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Alt-rock duo Lovelorn Dolls released their 4th album called "Deadtime Stories" via Alfa Matrix / SPLEEN, produced , mixed and mastered by Max Maryan, known for his work with cult electro-goth metal duo Helalyn Flowers and IMJUDAS . Hailing from Brussels, Belgium, Lovelorn Dolls is made up of Kristen Lowagie and Bernard Daubresse.  After a 5-year hiatus that saw Kristell transform into th...

Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Then Comes Silence was founded by Alex Svenson in 2012, originally inspired by frequent touring with A Place To Bury Strangers and an attraction to horror and the occult. Today he is joined by drummer Jonas Fransson and Hugo Zombie (Los Carniceros del Norte) on guitar. They released their seventh album called Trickery on Metropolis Records. Recorded by Jörgen Wall (Jay-...

German-Italian post-punk duo Circolo Vizioso released their debut album Verruckt, created mainly with electric violin, guitar and drums.  Hailing from Berlin,  Circolo Vizioso was founded by Tony Scafidi (guitar, bass, drum, hi- hat, vocals) and Paul Geigerzaehler (violin, snare drum, vocals). Formed in March 2020 on a balcony in Friedrichshain, Berlin during the first Covid-19 lock-down, Circolo...

I spoke with Jsun Atoms,  lead vocalist of Portland's alternative pop rock band called Sun Atoms. The project released two singles:  A tribute to iconic songwriter Leonard Cohen with "Tower of Song " and the band's original single "Ceiling Tiles" on  Little Cloud Records. The songs are mixed by the iconic Jagz Kooner (Massive Attack, Primal Scream, Oasis and Garbage)....

Since 2014, Zanias has existed as the unrepentant creative venture of Alison Lewis, born in Australia, raised in Southeast Asia, and also known for her vocal work with Linea Aspera, Keluar and a record shelf’s worth of collaborations with the likes of Black Rain, Ancient Methods, Dax J, I Hate Models and Infravision. As the sole custodian of Fleisch Records she spent many years attuning herself to...

Ali Jafri  is a multi-instrumentalist known for his involvement in various projects - as a member of David J's live band, playing rock- sitar for Pigface (or through his projects ARIEL, The Gotham City Drugstore, Saintfield or his solo work and so much more.   His newest project is called The Shadow Majlis and his debut album called The Departure.  This album has been Jafri's means to ad...

I had a conversation with Bill Armijo, president of Transworld Metals, Ltd. regarding investing in precious metals and diversifying your financial portfolio and so much more. Based in the Big Island of Hawaii, Tran World Metals, Ltd is a recognized retailer for the United States Mint  and an authorized precious metals bullion broker/ dealer and has been in the precious metals business for over 38...

I had a conversation with the dark, mysterious and beautiful Emese Árvai-Illés of the Hungarian band Black Nail Cabaret. We talked about their music, her fascination with tornadoes which was quite interesting and so much more.. listen to the interview - please like, subscribe and share on YouTube. Their 6th studio album Chrysanthemum is out now on Dependent Records of Germany. Thank you https://bl...

I had a conversation with Lillian Cumic, a gourmet vegan chef, cooking instructor, and cookbook author hailing from Sydney, Australia, who has dedicated over two decades to crafting plant-based recipes. During her three-decade stint in Sendai, Japan, she honed her culinary skills while managing her dining bar as owner/head chef, where she ardently shared her passion for vegan cooking with clients,...

I had the opportunity to chat with Austin rock duo  The Caughtery.  Formed in 2020, The Caughtery is long-time Austin music veterans Lisa Tingle and David Gayler, whose contemporary rock output is influenced by musical threads running from the 60s through current.  Their 2022 debut EP "The Caughtery" presents a series of “musical paintings”, expressing the pressure and fragility of the h...

I had a conversation with Ren Toner, the founder of the French dark wave electronic act known as Divine Shade. They recently revealed their single “Stars,” which was performed live during Divine Shade’s set supporting Gary Numan’s 2022 UK tour. The song delves into the theme of the disappearing “inner child” as time passes. Ren Toner elaborates, that he crafted this song to explore how love and re...

Leeds-based Italian-born artist Stella Wembley  began her musical career in Italy as a soprano while studying opera at the Royal Conservatory of Music "San Pietro a Majella" in Naples. Upon graduating, she found limited opportunities on the Italian music scene, she moved to London in 2017, where she found inspiration and avenues as a musician, performing at venues in Leeds, Blackpool and...

SABATTA is the musical project of London based alternative -psychedelic rock artist guitarist and songwriter Yinka Oyewole . He released his debut album "Middle of The Night" in 2015 in which the album's lead single "Politician" garnered national play on BBC 6 Music, setting the band off touring nationally. SABATTA recently released his latest album called "How to Get...

Step into a realm where artistry meets innovation with the latest offering from composer extraordinaire, Jean-Marc Lederman.  Jean-Marc Lederman   is known for his connection and collaboration with bands such as Fad Gadget, Gene Loves Jezebel, The The, The Weathermen, Ghost & Writer (with Frank Spinath from Seabound) and more recently Rohn-Lederman with Emileigh from Chiasm. His latest offerin...

KMFDM , the multinational musical project from Hamburg, Germany is led by the legendary producer Sascha Konietzko  who founded the band in 1984.  Their early albums were recorded in Germany before moving to the USA, where they found much greater success with Chicago-based seminal record label Wax Trax ! Throughout the 90’s, KMFDM constantly evolved with a revolving door line-up, becoming a househo...

JESSICA MACHADO is a senior editor on NBC News' Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team. She was also a staff editor at Vox, Rolling Stones, Vice, Elle, The Cut, Bust, Bitch, among others. Jessica holds BAs in journalism and sociology from the University of  Hawaii and an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Portland State University. Born and raised in Hawaii by a father whose ancestors are...

Pete International Airport is the project of guitarist and founding members of the Dandy Warhols, Peter G. Holmstrom.   The third album released in late 2023 is called "It Felt Like the End of The World" released on Little Cloud Records, is a meticulously crafted psychedelic rock journey into the dark heart of electronica, mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The...

Charlotte, North Carolina’s synthpop, dark electronic act is  IIOIOIOII (Pronounced IO "eye-oh"). Formed in 2012 and founded by Christopher Gurney, along with his keyboardist and wife Niki, Iioioioii is best described as dark and atmospheric electronic synthpop with a big dose of classic New Wave and Industrial music. IIOIOIOII explores lush melodic soundscapes and combines them with har...

UNITCODE :  MACHINE is the Industrial/ dark electro project of Texas native Eric Kristoffer.  His music and songwriting crafts a paradoxical blend, fusing vibrant, energetic sound with brutally raw lyric. For Kristoffer, music is an emotional conduit. Songwriting becomes catharsis, a channel to confront personal stories and share vulnerabilities. His latest album was recorded at Code Violation Stu...

Octavian Winters was formed in San Francisco, California in 2021 when Randy Gzebb (drums) and Stephan Salit (guitar), former bandmates in Thrill of The Pull, met up to discuss a film/television publishing deal for Thrill’s catalog (a four-year licensing deal has since been finalized with Expressive Artists). A subsequent jam session produced several motifs, inspiring several more jams in the next...

Growing up in New York in an Italian- American home,  Sapphira Vee is a prolific electronic artist who emerged in late 2018 with a steady stream of releases that combine alluring, elegant vocals with her trademark percussive beat approach and emotionally affecting synths. After the success of her debut album in 2022 called "Aerial Human," released on Distortion Productions, Sapphira Vee...

London psychedelic pop artist Black Market Karma is the project of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Belton. Black Market Karma colourizes the world with a carousel of jingle jangle, distorted wobble and flavours of psychedelia, fuzzed out tones and thumping grooves. With a thick and colourful sound channeled through vintage equipment, their music is rooted in 60's guitar and pop m...

VEiiLA (Pronounced Vay-la)  is Vif Nute and Bes Eirid, a "band without a country," the duo fled their homeland of Russia with a couple of suitcases when Russia invaded The Ukraine in 2022 unwilling to support the ugly war and the horrible autocratic regime.  They embarked on a journey without a destination. "VEiiLA" is a stylized reference to a Baltic mountain dwelling demon th...

Indie Rock project The Persian Leaps presents "Jeane" an addictive rendition of one of the Smiths Lesser known tracks celebrates the band's colossal body of work and the impact it has had on so many people. Originally released in 1983 as the B-side  to "This Charming Man" it was released on 7-inch vinyl and later released in several formats. Based in Minneapolis, The Persi...

Astrologer in both Western and Vedic Astrology, Fred Abong looks at how to find musical talent in Astrology by examining the birth charts of Prince, Leonard Cohen and Kristin Hersh.  Fred Abong is also a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Getting his musical start in the 1980s as the bassist for Throwing Muses and Belly, he also earned a PhD in Humanities and serves as a professor.  He...