Interviews

Some people might be familiar with the name Gimmik, whose experimental electronica compositions reached their pinnacles in the early 1980s Toytronic record label canon. Gimmik’s creator, Martin Haidinger, has also released music under the names Low Profile Society and Num Num (among many other epithets). 15 years after leaving the…

Red Letter is more than just a Buffalo, New York, metalcore band with five members. Red Letter is a call to action, a message to unite the world through music, and a demonstration to humanity that anything is possible if they have enough metal in their veins. There is only…

A three-piece rock band from Swansea, Wales, called Strange Company is made up of accomplished musicians from the South Wales music scene. Their music speaks to the gloom, disaster, and ultimately hopeful feelings felt around the world. It was born out of the fear and isolation of a global lockdown.The…

SKIES have built everything from scratch. With their debut EP, “If You Feel Like It,” they set out on their journey (2015). The band’s sophomore EP, “We Fear Change,” was released in 2017 during a period of transition as they embraced working alone. In fact, the band’s song “Green” asks,…

Lewis Pe, a musician from many diverse bands like “Lewis and the Strange Magics” and “Asforteri,” was born in Barcelona in 1994. His first solo double single, featuring two songs from his upcoming debut album, was released in 2020. His musical influences range widely, including Mediterranean music as well as…

Stacey Jackson is a mother of four, a singer/songwriter, an entrepreneur, and a TV presenter. After starting her music career at age 40, she shot to fame and became an inspiration for stay-at-home mothers. Following the success of her debut single on the charts, Stacey has since released four albums…

Joshua Ketchmark, an American singer-songwriter, has released BLOOD, his tenth studio album. It comes after the 2021 album “The Huntington Hotel,” which Ketchmark produced and mixed and which details Ketchmark’s past. According to Ketchmark, the album is based on real-life incidents, and the title was influenced by both those involved…

After spending a few years studying and honing his craft, Robbie Mautner is now aiming to make music that is both sonically palatable and brutally honest. His upcoming album’s lead single, “Hope On The Horizon,” provides a candid look into his battle with alcoholism from the beginning to the end.…

KIMMERLY is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who was born Carson Ruby Kimmerly. Her references to pieces like the “Mona Lisa” and artists like Degas demonstrate that she draws her inspiration primarily from the history of art. The release of her most well-known song, “Waterlily,” in late June, which…

Nick La Riviere, a talented trombonist who has performed all over the world with groups like the JUNO Award-winning Paperboys, Michael Kaeshammer, and 54-40, demonstrates both his vocal and trombone abilities on the soulful piano-driven pop song “Where We Go.” According to Nick La Riviere, he wrote this song around the…