Interviews

MR. STRONTIUM (DRUMS, TEAPOT, BACK UP VOCALS) AND MEG CRATTY (ELECTRIC UKULELE, LEAD VOCALS) FORM ONE BAND THAT INTEGRATES GARAGE ROCK, PROTO-PUNK, FUNK, AND SOUL TO CREATE A SWIRL OF SLOPPY TRANSCENDENCE.Why do Mr. Strontium and Meg Cratty collaborate on music? It’s simple; they share a home, and in 2020…

Doruk Doyran is an independent musician, model, actor, and writer based in cosmopolitan Berlin, Germany, who writes music for films, television shows, and other media.A neoclassical/avant-garde project called L’enfant Rebelle includes piano sonatas, a tango, and an avant-garde experimental score.Although he currently resides in Berlin and produced and recorded the…

What results when two-thirds of the Boston post-punk band Native Tongue split up, aged separately for more than 30 years, then reunited, added some new technology, thoroughly mixed, and served? In that case, you get Dream of a Man in a Top Hat if the guitarist and drummer are involved.…

Soul singer and songwriter Scarlett Fagan was born in London and now resides in Bristol. On May 13, 2022, Scarlett released her debut album by herself. Scarlett wrote the songs for the album, which was produced by the brilliant Matthew Dyer, who will play piano for her at all of…

New York City-based power trio Heavy riffs and otherworldly soundscapes that defy time and tempo are nothing new to Grandpa Jack. Grandpa Jack’s self-titled debut record is a heavy-handed take on psychedelic rock that explores the deeper parts of the soul. It features primal grooves, fuzzed-out guitars, and a thundering…

Sam King, who was born and partially raised in Lake Tahoe and spent his formative years in a small town in Northern Nevada, spent countless hours lip-syncing and dissecting his favorite songs online as a child. A few months after graduating from high school, he dove headfirst into the various…

Farmgirl Aldís Fjóla began her career at the age of ten in a local singing competition. She was raised in the breathtaking nature and gloomy fog of Borgarfjörur Eystra. She took it very seriously and even though she lost, she kept penning dramatic lyrics about the passing of her cat…

DJ G-String is renowned for her taste in dance music and ability to get the crowd moving. She cultivates a setting where the music seems to be alive and evolving. She has the ability to manually match beats on the fly while looping, sampling, and performing live mashups. When DJ…

Soul, hip-hop, funk, and classical music are just a few of the genres that Nadav Sivan mixes in his music. From contemplative piano ballads to opulent band anthems, Nadav’s performance style and combination of influences produce a stirring and expansive experience.Up until the age of 18, the pop singer from…

Since AUXR has been making music for dance floors for 15 years, the inspiration has vanished along with the dance floors during the pandemic. To relieve the stress of the situation, he felt the need to create music. I created 8 demos during that period of creativity, with SUITE OF…