Israel-based pop-rock artist Roy Niv recently unveiled the music video, “Stay Up,” a song written in the midst of the pandemic.
Although Roy’s primary passion is music, he’s also a talented actor, witnessed by his star status on Israeli television with his role in Spell Keepers.
The video for “Stay…
“I grew up in Los Angeles when the racial tensions between blacks and Mexicans were very high. Gang violence was very prevalent.” — Miguel
Black gang culture was forged in the 1920s when African-Americans were not permitted to amalgamate with their white peers. Instead, they were shunted into their own…
The Fred Wickham Caravan recently dropped their album, Town Without Soul,” a ten-track collection produced by Grammy-winner Jimmy Nutt and recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
The logical sonic conclusion of Fred Wickham’s previous projects — his solo release, called Mariosa Delta, and Kansas City’s roots rock outfit Hadacol, the Fred…
“Blood gang and I’m in bleed mode.” — Lil Wayne
According to Julia Dunn, a gang “is an interstitial group, originally formed spontaneously, and then integrated through conflict.”[i] The term ‘interstitial’ refers to a culturally isolated or marginalized group of individuals, who, because of external circumstances (racism, lack of education…
By John Lee Brook
CONTENTS
Intro: East & West
Chapter 1: Meat and Potatoes
Chapter 2: Dime and A Nickel
Chapter 3: O.G. Mack
Chapter 4: Charm City
Chapter 5: Get Mine or Be Mine
Chapter 6: Burn, Baby
Chapter 7: Gangsta Killer Bloods
Chapter 8: Zoe Pound
Chapter 9…
Chicago-based R&B/pop outfit Attack the Sound released a compilation of their celebrated hits not long ago. Entitled Reboot to the Sound, the album fuses jazz-flavored hip-hop with rock and gospel savors, producing the unique sound called “Chi-Pop.”
Talking about the album, lead vocalist Davo Sounds shares, “I had a blast…
Multi-talented musician, actress, filmmaker, and two-time SXSW best female vocalist winner Patricia Vonne releases a new album, My Favorite Holiday, via Bandolera Records.
Produced by Rick Del Castillo, the album showcases a parade of all-star guests, including Rubén Blades, David Grissom, Alex Ruiz, Rosie Flores, Stephen Ferrone on drums (Tom…
Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy Award winner Céu drops her brand-new cover album, Um Gosto de Sol, a collection of 14-tracks that influenced her as an artist.
Since her first album in 2005, Céu had wanted to record an album dating back to the time prior to her emergence as…
Folk-rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Oliver James Brooks dropped his third studio album, Storm Chasing, a few days ago.
Recorded between 2020 and 2021 at Gavin Gardiner’s All Day Coconut studio in Toronto, Ontario, using a Tascam 388 8” track tape machine, the sound of the album is organic and genuine…
Austin-based artist Kiko Villamizar recently released his brand-new single/music video, “Todo El Mundo,” the title track from his forthcoming album, slated to drop in January 2022. The video won Best Music Video at the Lost River Film Festival.
Talking about the song, Kiko says, “The inspiration behind the single was…
