Interviews

Folk singer-songwriter Michael Kiel Cash, who is currently based in New York City, incorporates tradition, authenticity, and years of performing into his brand-new, roots-inspired solo project. Since becoming a full-time musician more than 15 years ago, Cash has toured more than 20 nations, primarily as an upright bassist, while co-leading…

Singer-songwriter Melanie Wehbe from Sweden has received numerous gold and platinum awards. She developed an early understanding of the value and impact of having music in life as a result of growing up in a musical family. She began writing songs when she was 14 years old, and it soon…

The queer and non-binary musician ku:hu tells her own story of heartbreak and finding a sense of identity “in an otherwise confusing world” by fusing elements of lo-fi with R&B and neosoul to create a distinctive soundscape. Born in Vadodara, India, spent her early years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and…

Jesabel’s latest song, “This Small Town,” is like a fine casserole that combines electronic pop-folk instrumentation with front porch storytelling. The song is based on her own experiences growing up in a small Georgian town. The detours involved in trying to understand or fit in somewhere you don’t quite belong.…

Israeli musician Yoav Landau is the founder of the alternative rock solo project The Gloom. The Gloom’s layered, atmospheric approach to rock music, which draws inspiration from punk and alternative scenes, also draws from post-punk, grunge, shoegaze, art rock, college rock, electronic music, Gothic rock, ethereal-wave, post-rock, psychedelia, industrial rock,…

High-energy productions and evocative vocals have made Alpha Paris one of the most prominent voices in contemporary pop music’s LGBTQ community. Work That Muscle, his infectious synth-pop anthem about grit and willpower, is the perfect soundtrack for a hot summer party or a hard workout. Songs like this have a…

Tav13n (Tavien Bradley) released a new single “Again” Tav13n (Tavien Bradley) His moniker is derived from the age he began rapping, which was 13 years old. He has always created music and freestyled, and at the age of 15, while still in high school, he gave a performance at the…

Assembled by means of every conceivable social network (longtime friends, coworkers, dating apps). From riotous punk to foot-stomping power pop to tender ballads, their combined musical sensibilities take them all under one roof. With Amanda Bysheim on lead vocals, Kat Delitto on lead guitar, Krista Marie Setera on ukulele, Ben…

Minhy [mini] is a multi-award-winning songwriter and designer who explores the nuanced facets of her own life’s narrative from both a subjective and objective standpoint. Minhy, who was born and raised in Melbourne, is motivated by her family’s experience as refugees following the Vietnam War. Minhy is motivated to take…

Many people recognize Claire as the voice behind the rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon” featured on the wildly popular Japanese anime “Neon Genesis Evangelion.” Frank Sinatra’s version of the song is frequently preferred to her iconic performance of it, which has been streamed hundreds of millions of times…