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Signing Story: Against The Current
Against The Current hoped to avoid any major change when signing with Fueled By Ramen just last year. Instead, lead vocalist Chrissy Costanza’s ultimate goal was to enhance the band’s ... -
Signing Story: Cellars
When Alle Norton finally decided to move production from the confines of her small Hollywood apartment to a fully stocked recording studio, Manifesto Records provided the perfect opportunity. Initially, Norton ... -
Signing Story: Lukas Graham
Lukas Graham voiced a few simple (yet unwavering) requests during his first casual encounter with Warner Bros. Records Chairman/CEO Cameron Strang: provide ample time for music and his buddies. Or to ... -
Wolf Alice on Live Performance, the Band and Internet Trolls
What started as an intimate acoustic set between childhood pals in London quickly transformed into a ferocious yet compassionate group of “folk meets grunge” musicians. Eventually signing with Dirty Hits ... -
Signing Story: The Strumbellas
After a slew of bold emails—including the wacky pledge to eat a whole bottle of horseradish—Simon Ward finally enticed (current manager) Joanne Setterington to attend a local Strumbellas show in ... -
Signing Story: Ruth B
With a little help from her popular tune “Lost Boy,” Canadian student Ruth B is now bound toward becoming Columbia Records’ latest pop sensation. After sharing some original tunes that ... -
Signing Story: Finish Ticket
Driven by independent success throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Finish Ticket initially approached record label appeal with wary skepticism. But lead vocalist Brendan Hoye fostered a clearv vision that ... -
Album Review: Your Friend - "Gumption" (8/10)
What starts out as a rustic, introspective journey steered by unique instrumental fusions (“Heathering”), soon evolves into a blazing pursuit of poetic hope and spiritual awareness (“Who Will I Be ... -
Signing Story: Harriet
Harriet frontman Alex Casnoff wanted ample time to explore and refine the band’s sound without feeling bogged down by lengthy contractual obligations and confusing legalities. Harvest Records offered this sense of ... -
Signing Story: Dorothy
Dorothy Martin received the call of a lifetime one morning while eating a bowl of cereal in Los Angeles. Soon she was meeting with mentor Jay Z, and later snagged ...
