Month: February 2023

Portland’s Volcanic Pinnacles Ascend to Psychedelic Jazz “Tablelands” With Triumphant Vinyl Release

Volcanic Pinnacles is a Portland duo that creates dense clouds of ambient, melodic, and grooving sound. Drawing inspiration from the likes of spiritual jazz as well as avant-garde and post rock pioneers, the duo bridges the gap between free jazz, post rock, psychedelic rock, and world rhythms. Saxophone player Tony Mowe utilizes electronics to push …

ARABIC STAR HIBA TAWAJI RELEASES EMPOWERING ANTHEM “HABIBI KHALAS” TODAY

NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 3RD, 2023 – Lebanese sensation Hiba Tawaji drops her latest single “Habibi Khalas” (“My Love, It’s Done” in English) today via Universal Arabic Music—listen HERE and watch the official video HERE. The stunning music video for the breakup anthem was shot in Paris and directed by Nadira Amrani. Hiba says, “‘Habibi Khalas’ means ‘My love, it’s done’ in Arabic. Women …

GHANAIAN SUPERSTAR STONEBWOY RELEASES BRAND NEW SINGLE “MORE OF YOU”

February 03, 2023 – Kicking off the new year with a banger, Ghanaian Afropop, dancehall and beloved reggae artist Stonebwoy releases new single “More Of You.” The track was produced by GRAMMY-nominated American/Jamaican producer Supa Dups and is the third single since Stonebwoy’s historic global signing with Universal Music Group (UMG) label divisions, Def Jam Recordings …

I Am Nova releases new album ‘FIRE!’

After several singles and one EP released, along with national TV performances and countless radio plays, I Am Nova now releases their long-awaited first full-length album titled ‘Fire!‘. The album is filled with 18 energetic tracks encapturing both the duo’s songwriting and producing as well as their indie-rock origins perfectly. I Am Nova is the creative sum of the …

Tragedy to Triumph: An Update on Penny, one of Fauci’s Surviving Beagles, Now in California, by Marc Ang

News stories come and go, and most of the time only the negative aspects get documented. Subsequently after a horrific news story, people move on quickly, forgetting about the victims’ aftermath.  As one of the journalists that helped expose our government-funded torture labs to experiment on beagles (link: PETA Maintains Pressure on NIH To Stop Funding …

Pete Francis of Dispatch Announces ‘PTRN SKY!’ (out 5/12) + Shares Single “Scared Without Your Love”

February 3, 2023 – Today, Pete Francis announces new album PTRN SKY!, out May 12 via Noble Steed Music. The record is Francis’ first full-length solo release since 2010 and his 2019 departure from Dispatch, the alternative roots powerhouse he helped form in 1995. Along with the announcement, Francis shares the airy first single “Scared …

Dad Brains Release Song & Video For “Back To School”: Frontman Patrick Pedraza available for interviews, not available for daycare

Emeryville, CA — February 2, 2023 — Southern California dad rockers DAD BRAINS have released a new single and video titled “Back To School.”  This Oxnard/Ventura, CA-based band of punk rock dads is comprised of former members of No Motiv (Vagrant Records), The Missing 23rd (Sessions Records), Creep Division (members of Sick Of It All, Good Riddance and …

Tony winner John Gallagher Jr. stars in “You Have Changed” video by Bandits on the Run

(New York, NY) Recently named a Folk Alliance Band of The Day (The Pitch), Bandits on the Run now premiere the official video, “You Have Changed,” starring Tony-award winning actor, John Gallagher Jr. and Morgan Siobhan Green. WATCH HERE. The concept for the clip – a French-new-wave fantasy about a person searching for an earring, which symbolizes much more than just an earring …

Oregon songwriters launch Women’s History Month road show

Eight artists perform songs about women, by women, for everyone.      (Portland, Ore.) – Eight Oregon singer-songwriters, backed by a great band, comprise a dynamic and joyful new show, She’s Speaking-LIVE, hitting the road in March to commemorate Women’s History Month.      “She’s Speaking-LIVE celebrates women’s artistry; the power of women’s voices and stories,” said co-founder …

Dynamic Portland Wife/Husband Duo, Bees in a Bottle, Share “Jealous Mistress,” “Wet Widow”

The Sun Left and Took the Moon With It releases April 14 “Jealous Mistress” – Stream After losing two friends they lived with in the early 2010’s-one to suicide, the other to a sudden medical emergency, Christine and Chad McAllister, the Portland indie rock duo known as Bees in a Bottle, learned that there’s a rippling …