I first came across Rain in August last year with the release of the debut single Forget About You, since when there has been a string of singles, all of which have been thoroughly enjoyable. Rain came to fruition […]

To those living outside Aotearoa, the name Reb Fountain is probably totally new, while even those who live here may yet to have come across her, although she has been active since the 90’s. She has been s […]

I was sat working away at my desk one evening recently, when I had a message come through from TeMatera Smith, asking if I would be interested in hearing a brand-new album which he had literally just finished […]

In the Nineties, guitarist and singer Scott Pilgrim had a band in Melbourne called Soda, who released the Pan EP. Fast forward 23 years and he walked into Warwick Donald’s control room and saw a multi-track tape d […]

Steve Bonino A New York City native, Steve is the son of Roz Vallero, a professional actress. Steve’s father, Ernesto Bonino, was a famous Italian crooner who was very popular in Europe and who also enjoyed s […]

US band GABAGOOL has been in development since 2018 and thereabouts, and while the material was written and recorded mainly by Shelby Neil Smith I understand that this is a proper band unit as well, seeing that […]

US composer and musician TRISTAN WOOD is a young artist based in the pacific northwest that has been developing his career as a pop musician for a few years. Following a good handful of singles he released his […]

US based power trio BUZZED & LOADED is a fairly new band, launched a couple of years back it would seem, and consist of seasoned musicians with a strong pedigree from the US, Canada and Australia respectively. […]

UK band FABIAN JACK started out back in 2016, and from 2017 and onward they have been releasing singles at a steady pace in addition to trying to establish a firm presence in the live scene. In the spring of 2021 […]

US band THE DRUIDS OF STONEHENGE started out back in the second half of the 1960’s, and while the band as a fixed band unit broke up in 1969 they have reappeared here and there over the years but mainly in the […]

RACK and GRIDFAILURE are, based on the descriptions that followed this promo, two artists with a similar approach to their music. Harsh noise textures and dystopian atmospheres is the order of the day, and the […]

John Lodge, legendary bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is to release a new digital single entitled “The Sun Will Shine” on April 30th 202 […]

In a stunning, full-color book, author Anthony Garone details a 22-year journey of transformation in mastering the intricate complexity of “Fracture” – described by composer Robert Fripp as “impossible to play. […]

Veteran composer and musician Krigeist, with past activities in both the UK and New Zealand, is currently based out of Serbia in Europe. His project Bròn has been in development there since at least 2014, and […]

Luxembourg-based composer and musician Jerome Reuter has led his project ROME for just over 15 years at this point, releasing new material at a steady pace, and with the last couple of years being among his most […]

UK band AS DECEMBER FALLS was formed back in 2014, and have chosen the DIY approach to build a career ever since. With one album top their name and a second album to be released this coming summer, the band chose […]

UK band THE CHEMISTRY SET has been a feature of the English music scene since some time back in the 1980’s and they are still going strong several decades later. For the calendar year of 2021 they open their […]

US band STARER is the creative vehicle of composer and musician Josh HINES, a man that has been rather busy in the last couple of years as far as creating and releasing material is concerned: Starer is at least […]