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7.2
New Music Critique: Quinston Pugh
Contact: quinstonpugh@gmail.comWeb: c5fold.com/quinstonpughSeeking: Booking, Film/TVStyle: R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop Quinston Pugh’s latest offerings prove that Virginia Beach remains a fertile ground for inherently vibey artists. While ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Fresh Caps
Contact: jamesjoda8@gmail.comWeb: linktr.ee/freshcapsSeeking: Film/TV, BookingStyle: Trap, Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Pop, Afro Fresh Caps, based in Yola, Nigeria, has a sound that is simultaneously old school ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Carlyle Myrie
Contact: ctmgroup5@gmail.comWeb: carlylemyrie.bandcamp.comSeeking: Film/TVStyle: Reggae, Positive, Inspirational Let’s be honest here—it’s really hard to offer a balanced criticism of an artist who describes his music ... -
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New Music Critique: Equatorial
Contact: equatorial9999@gmail.comWeb: youtube.com/@dilemmamusicSeeking: Review, Exposure, DistributionStyle: Electronica, IDM, Beats-Ambient Right from the opening moments of the song “Among the Shadows of the Dervishes,” electronica artist ... -
8.6
New Music Critique: Claudia Hoyser
Contact: maggie@milestonecollective.comWeb: claudiahoyser.comSeeking: Label, BookingStyle: Indie-Country According to her bio, Claudia Hoyser “began in her parents’ basement, singing into a karaoke machine she ‘sang into ... -
Album Review of "GOLDEN HOUR: Part.4" by ATEEZ (8/10)
KQ Entertainment, RCA Records and Legacy RecordingsProducer: Various ATEEZ keeps the momentum going with their 13th mini-album, GOLDEN HOUR: Part.4. The eight-member K-pop group continues ... -
6.6
New Music Critique: The Antennas
Contact: antennasrecords@gmail.comWeb: theantennas.netSeeking: Label, Distribution, ManagementStyle: Folk/Roots Rock There’s an intriguing quality to The Antennas, driven by guitar work that feels fresh and purposeful, especially ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Cindy Kalmenson
Contact: cindykalmenson@me.comWeb: cindystylemusic.comSeeking: Review, Booking, Film/TV, DistributionStyle: Americana Cindy Kalmenson takes on theatrical Americana with a slow but charming sensibility. The vocals, reminiscent of early ... -
8.2
New Music Critique: Arily Michele
Contact: arily.michele@gmail.comWeb: arilymichele.comSeeking: ReviewStyle: Dream-Pop Nashville-based artist Arily Michele describes herself as dream-pop, and that certainly makes sense given the other-worldly, mildly trippy, and defiantly ... -
Gaga Brings Mayhem Back to the Forum
Approximately seven months after Lady Gaga kicked off this Mayhem Ball tour, quickly playing four dates at the Kia Forum in July and August, the ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Dawn Derow
Contact: beatrice@empktmedia.comWeb: dawnderow.comSeeking: Booking, Film/TVStyle: R&B, Adult Contemporary Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that Derow was reviewed in our Live section recently, and so impressed ... -
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New Music Critique: C. Steven Blue
Contact: cstevenblue@gmail.comWeb: wordsongs.comSeeking: Label, Booking, Film/TVStyle: Rock, Pop, Blues, Folk, Country, EDM A poet, it seems, according to his bio, C. Seven Blue is also ... -
8.2
New Music Critique: Sophie Gault
Contact: alex@torrezmusicgroup.comWeb: sophiegault.comSeeking: Booking, Film/TVStyle: Americana, Rock Nashville-based Americana artist Sophie Gault is a bit of a throwback, in the best possible way. While the ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Summer Colds
Contact: info@summercoldsmusic.comWeb: summercoldsmusic.comSeeking: ReviewStyle: Indie/Alternative Rock There may be nothing worse than a summer cold, but Nic McNamara (whose moniker is Summer Colds) is the ... -
Album Review of "Wonderlust" By Pavlov’s Dog (8/10)
Ruf RecordsProducers: David Surkamp, Abbie Steiling, Jacob Detering, Thomas Ruf With a history that dates back to the early ‘70s, Pavlov's Dog scored a modest ... -
Album Review of "Creature of Habit" By Courtney Barnett (8/10)
Mom+Pop MusicProducers: John Congleton, Stella Mozgawa, Marta Salogni There’s a natural irresistibleness to Courtney Barnett. Her awkward-cool persona lands at the exact midpoint between larger-than-life ... -
Album Review of "What A Time To Be Alive" By The Lone Bellow (7/10)
IndependentProducers: Self-produced Recorded in legendary Muscle Shoals and entirely self-produced and released, The Lone Bellow’s latest album, What A Time To Be Alive, carries a ... -
My Favorite Album: John Corabi Journeys Down Abbey Road
The Beatles Abbey Road (Apple Records) Solo rocker John Corabi (formerly of The Scream, Mötley Crüe, and Union) told us about his love for a ... -
Book Store: "Rhythm of My Heart: The Authorized Biography of Marc Jordan" By Don Breithaupt
Canadian singer and songwriter Marc Jordan is one of those “if you know him, you really know him” sort of artists. As well as an ... -
Book Store: "Intimate Conversations: Face to Face with Matchless Musicians" By Larry Ruttman
Attorney and author Ruttman has written a “deep dive into the minds of celebrated composers, conductors and performers, written not by a trained musician but ...
