From street corners to global stages, rock-funk band High Fade announce their second album ‘Twice As Nice’, due for release on 8th May via their own label RPN Records, alongside the arrival of thunderous new single ‘Swamp’. Dubbed Scotland’s most electrifying busking band, funk-rock trio High Fade have built a reputation the old-fashioned way: playing
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Sen Dog Los Angeles, CA – February 18, 2026– Bon Accord Picture Company has begun principal photography onMi Familia, a powerful new documentary centered on Afro-Cuban American recording artist Senen Reyes—aka Sen Dog—founding member of the groundbreaking, genre-defying Hip-Hop group Cypress Hill and lead vocalist for metal bands SX-10 and Powerflo. Filmed on location in
LostBoy is an emerging emo rap, punk, and rock artist based on the South Coast of Kent. Through his music, he creates deeply personal songs that reflect his own experiences, struggles, and unique perspective on the world shaped by his autism. Each track is a piece of him, offering listeners a glimpse into his journey
Grammy-nominated roots and bluegrass artistValerie Smithcontinues her chart-climbing momentum as her latest album,Maggie‘s Journal, lands at#2on the January 2026Folk Alliance International Folk Charts. The release also boastsone song in theTop 20, and Smith earned the distinction of being the#3 overall artiston the charts this cycle. In addition, the track“Started Wrong in This Life” recently debuted
Jon von Boehm has today released his new album titled ‘Reflections’ via Space Donkey Records. ‘Reflections’ feels like a quiet reckoning with memory and motion. From the first moments, the music carries a sense of patience, as if it understands that meaning takes time to reveal itself. The bass is not merely a foundation here.
With the worldwide release of his new single“Let Him,”Avohee Avoheroffers not just a song, but an initiation. Ethereal and delirium-like, the track blurs the boundaries between classical composition, sacred invocation, and modern rhythm — creating an immersive soundscape that feels less like a recording and more like a threshold experience. “Let Him” unfolds on a
“What do you all talk about when I leave the room?” Iron Out, the new release from folk songwriter Marnie Glum, explores anxieties with a stubborn playfulness, offering a much-needed burst of light after an unflinchingly cold winter. The soundscape juxtaposes juvenile synths with plodding basslines, dry drums and complex, steadfast guitar, perhaps making this
Heading off to FIMPRO the worlds largest Latin American Music conference. Latin America’s largest music industry gathering Well, next week I am off Guadalajara for FIMPROgdl 2026, the huge Latin American Music Industry conference hosted by the University of Guadalajara, (for perspective, UdeG has 280,000 students, two music schools, and its music/video/drama school complex, the
Ryder has dropped his new EP titled ‘RYDERHOOD 2’. Listening through this EP feels like bumping into someone cool at a party who won’t quit talking about the week they just had. There’s an approachable imperfection to Ryder’s production that’s part DIY charm and part deliberate aesthetic. The beats tap their feet in places you
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Gunsmith” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky has performed
Singer‑songwriter Jacob Giaimo, originally from Orlando, FL and now based in Los Angeles, returns with his most vulnerable and self‑reflective work to date, ‘Pity Party’. ‘Pity Party’ dives headfirst into the emotional remains of past relationships, but from the perspective of someone who’s grown beyond them. “I wanted to write about past relationship demons from
A higher salary does not automatically change how people spend their free time, but it does shift priorities. Many Romanians in Switzerland quickly realize that time, peace of mind, and reliability become more valuable than spontaneous bargains or loudly promoted trends. Daily life is structured and predictable: punctual services, transparent pricing, and stable infrastructure. These
SoManyDollaz has today released his new single titled ‘Let’s Go’. SoManyDollaz steps into the frame with ‘Let’s Go’ like an artist who knows exactly what kind of room he wants to fill. The track opens with a pulse that feels restless and hungry, built on crisp percussion and a bass line that refuses to sit
Grammy-nominated North Carolina singer-songwriter BeMyFiasco and acclaimed Finnish producer-artist Misha unveil Aura Gold, a radiant cross-continental EP that proves great music is truly borderless. The project, crafted between North Carolina and Finland, is a richly layered tapestry of 70s funk and disco, 90s R&B and hip-hop, Afrobeats, Amapiano, and modern soul, resulting in a luminous,
Michael Monroe has today released his new video and single titled ‘Shinola’, from his upcoming album ‘Outerstellar’, dropping this Friday via Silver Lining Music. The video for ‘Shinola’ by Michael Monroe kicks the door open like it has something urgent to prove. From the first few seconds it is clear that subtlety called in sick.
Hip hop force HoodTrophy Bino is blurring the lines between viral internet moments and cinematic art with his new music video for “The Real.” The video, produced by Ordinary Visions, features a shocking full-circle moment: the fan who went viral for sucking Bino’s toes during a live performance has been officially cast as the lead
Ringing have today released their new video and single titled ‘want2want2’, from their upcoming debut album ‘another cycle in the cosmic wash’, available March 20, 2026, via Julia’s War Recordings and Signal//Noise Records. From the opening seconds of ‘want2want2’, Ringing sounds like a band that’s already tired of being typed. The guitars crawl out of
Elvira Kalnik’s “It’s Valentine” arrives with the timing of a handwritten card slipped under the door just before February 14 — thoughtful, intentional, and designed to linger. The U.S.-based, European-born artist has long embraced theatrical flair and electronic textures, but here she pares things down to a focused message: reassurance matters. Built on a polished
July Moon, the Nashville-based trio comprised of Piper Bateman, Page Mackenzie, and Braelyn Watt, announces the release of their new single, “Devil Walkin’,” arriving February 18. The track is featured on the band’s forthcoming EP, set for release later this year. Written by Piper Bateman, Braelyn Watt, Cassidy Daniels, Marti Dodson, and Vanessa Olivarez, “Devil
In 1959, Detroit songwriterBerry Gordyfounded Motown Records with an eight-hundred-dollar family loan and a radical idea: Black artists could dominate pop charts without losing cultural identity. Working from a modest house on West Grand Boulevard, later called Hitsville U.S.A., Gordy built a disciplined creative system inspired by factory efficiency and charm school polish. Motown’s sound