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BEFORE AND WAY AFTER: AN INTERVIEW WITH JUSTIN MASTERS

Posted Sep 17, 2021

interview by Michael McCarthy Singer/songwriter Justin Masters is one cool dude! He’s also a great friend. As someone who’s known him since the mid-90s or thereabouts, I am proud to know him and I’m even prouder that he’s releasing his music. Before And Way After is his second album, but rather than a...

MICHAEL RIDER, AMERICAN FIGHTER: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Posted Jun 18, 2020

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interview by Michael McCarthy I’ve known singer/songwriter/painter Michael Rider for several years now. Their piano-centric indie pop blends irresistible pop hooks with thought-provoking lyrics that sometimes feel like poems and occasionally sound like journal entries, which I mean in the best way possible. Insightful is the first word to describe Michael that came...

RISING DURING THE PANDEMIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH RORIE KELLY

Posted May 23, 2020

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interview by Michael McCarthy photos courtesy of Rorie Kelly “You can’t keep this fucker down,” sings indie favorite Rorie Kelly on her ferocious new song, “Up From Here,” which she just uploaded a live version of on Youtube this week. It’s just one of several new songs the powerful singer-songwriter has unveiled as...

#songoftheday = BUTCH WALKER: “END OF THE WORLD (ONE MORE TIME)” (#songsforourtimes #18)

Posted Apr 8, 2020

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"Skyrockets in flight / Get ready for a fight!" proclaims Butch Walker excitedly before a "hey, hey" during the bridge of his ultra-catchy ode to the end of the world, appropriately entitled, "End of the World (One More Time)." ...

#songoftheday = MATT NATHANSON: “I HOPE THAT SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG” (#songsforourtimes #11)

Posted Mar 28, 2020

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"Don't mean to scare ya, my friend, but I betcha / Come Father's Day, the litter bug is gonna getcha / The urge is righteous, but the face is wrong / Well, I hope that somethin' better comes along," sings Matt Nathanson...

#songoftheday = CITY AND COLOUR: “HOPE FOR NOW” (#songsofourtimes #8)

Posted Mar 25, 2020

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Today's song of the day is "Hope for Now" by City and Colour, which is the moniker the insanely-talented singer/songwriter Dallas Green goes by. It's a bit of a somber song, but we also feel like it's an inspiring one. ...

#songoftheday = BEN GIBBARD: “LIFE UNDER QUARANTINE” (#songsforourtimes #7)

Posted Mar 24, 2020

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Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard will be releasing a new single called "Life Under Quarantine" any day now, but in the meantime, you can watch him perform it from home in the video above. ...

#songoftheday = MANDY MOORE: “I’D RATHER LOSE” (#songsforourtimes #5)

Posted Mar 22, 2020

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"If the only way to win / Is by breaking all the rules / I'd rather lose," sings This is Us star Mandy Moore on "I'd Rather Lose," the first track from her gorgeous new album, Silver Landings. ...

#songoftheday = LENKA: “THE END OF THE WORLD”(#songsforourtimes #2)

Posted Mar 19, 2020

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Today's song of the day is Lenka's "The End Of The World," which hails from her exquisite sophomore album, Two. ...

FRENCH-AMERICAN STYLE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ARIANE

Posted Mar 17, 2020

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interview by Michael McCarthy The following interview with French American singer/songwriter Ariane took place last Thursday on the 12th of March 2020. Not long after many people in the United States had finally started to feel the gravity of the COV-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. I think both she and I felt a little strange...

CAUGHT UP IN A SPHERE: AN INTERVIEW WITH POLLY SCATTERGOOD

Posted Mar 13, 2020

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interview by Michael McCarthy On May 1st, Polly Scattergood of solo and onDeadWaves fame will release her breath-taking new solo album, In This Moment. It features 12 tracks that each tell their own story, which one might breathe in like unique snapshots. These scenes portray everything from hospital waiting rooms to Viking sea...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = POLLY SCATTERGOOD: “RED”

Posted Feb 15, 2020

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Spoiler alert: the above video for Polly Scattergood's seven-minute+ new single, "Red," is part two of a five-part short film she'll be releasing this Spring. We've included part one here as well....

#songoftheday / #amlistening = ADAM JENSEN: “INMATE 8576”

Posted Feb 8, 2020

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"Lost my head inside this cell / I'm all alone / This place is hell," sings alt-pop/electro-pop singer/songwriter Adam Jensen on his powerful new single, "Inmate 8576." It's the first new song we've heard from Mr. Jensen in quite some time and...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Yael Naim – “How Will I Know” (Live at Studios Ferber)

Posted Jan 24, 2020

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There's a strong foreboding feeling to French-Israeli singer/songwriter Yael Naïm's new single, "How Will I Know," for which she's just released a devastating live video recorded at Studios Ferber....

#songoftheday / #amlistening = MANDY MOORE: “WHEN I WASN’T WATCHING”

Posted Sep 17, 2019

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It’s hard to believe, but it’s been an entire decade since Mandy Moore released her last album, Amanda Leigh. During many of those years, she was married to someone who I will not name and I couldn’t fathom why he didn’t produce an album for her. After all, her last two albums had...

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