In this episode of Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie, we feature video premieres from Dope Sagittarius, Ernest Moon, Hongza, Madisyn Whajne, and Pentral plus Jammerzine Exclusive interviews from Tombstones In Their Eyes and Josh Altfater from Southwood Studios. Also featured are album and single premieres from Ventrelles and Addison Clapp.
About Dope Saggitarius
Dope Sagittarius has released their video for the track titled ‘Black Empress’ featuring Mike Ladd. Presented as a giant fusion fueled ‘funk you’ to the masses with a sonic cleansing and rebuilding of originality on a level not heard since the great Sun Ra.
It’s refreshing to hear a song and see a video on such a level and to know that creativity is still thriving. Multiple instruments collide in ways I never thought they could and sound like disgruntled angels in a turbulent tribulation. Put this on infinite repeat. you won’t get bored.
‘Define Love’ is out now across digital stores such as Apple Music and streaming platforms at Spotify. The ‘Sacred Places’ LP will be released on vinyl on May 14, and can already be pre-ordered via Bandcamp and also from Buddhabug Records.
LINKS:
https://www.buddhabugrecords.com
https://dopesagittarius.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/dopesagittarius
https://twitter.com/dopesagittarius
https://www.instagram.com/dopesagittarius
https://soundcloud.com/dope-sagittarius
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dope-sagittarius/414492887
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7guMyy0GzHZVrzPvZ8OXzn
About Ernest Moon
Ernest Moon drops his new video for the single titled ‘Big Wow’, with the single releasing on April 29th. A unique blend of Rockabilly, mild rap, shoutout, and campy rock blended all together in that magical melting pot that is #indie. This is a song that will be an anthem for the isolated and a cringe to the parents of those who want to get out. Bravo!
Check out our other features with Ernest Moon HERE.
LINKS:
https://ernestmoon.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/ernestmoon-244815177
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4-lITLajtU_q4qHN-KEsg/videos
https://twitter.com/ErnestMoonMusic
https://www.facebook.com/steven.doran.545
About Hongza
Hongza has premiered his new video for the track titled ‘Dream, Sleep, Eat’. That first look gives the impression that, visually, this is a stunning video. And it really is. The animation is amazing. It has its own style. But what got me to stay was the song. This is a brilliant mix of rock, alt, and pop, in all of the right degrees. Hongza has that perfect voice for this song. That tells me he has found his sound. And that is almost impossible for an artist as new as Hongza. But here he is. And he is here to stay.
LINKS:
https://www.tiktok.com/@hongzahongza
https://www.instagram.com/hongzahongza
https://www.facebook.com/Hongzaofficial
https://twitter.com/hongzahongza
About Madisyn Whajne
Madisyn Whajne has released her new video for the track titled ‘Save My Heart’, from the album ‘Save Our Hearts’. Constructed as a cinematic and lucid well-orchestrated track with Madisyn’s signature vocals, ‘Save My Heart’ is a subtle yet powerful dive into the brilliant mind of musicians that celebrates life for what it is and appreciates what they have. The satisfaction is in the search.
The album, ‘Save Our Hearts’, is out now, available everywhere digitally, including Apple Music, Spotify, and also directly from the artist via Bandcamp.
Check out our other features with Madisyn Whajne HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.madisynwhajne.com
https://www.facebook.com/madisynwhajne
https://madisynwhajne.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/misswhajne
https://twitter.com/whajne
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdMe_395EavNwqWj-8M9T2g
https://open.spotify.com/artist/177Cg6LjXfuhEAkyGAMxD4
https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/madisyn-whajne/id1527208883
About Pentral
Pentral has released their new video for the track titled ‘Aiming For The Sun’. Stacked with guitars and a full sound that demands a decent stereo, Pentral delivers the riffs and old school monster hook from an era where metal was catchy and makes it cool once again with the talent of giants. Now I want to see how many future guitarists this spawns.
‘Aiming For The Sun’ is available everywhere digitally, so be sure to catch them via Apple Music and Spotify or your other favorite online platforms. Their full ‘What Lies Ahead of Us’ album will be released on May 7.
LINKS:
https://pentralmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/pentralmusic
https://www.instagram.com/pentralmusic
https://twitter.com/pentralmusic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2AXLFVIhosACuumLmolRPX
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/pentral/1514782602
About Tombstones In Their Eyes
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Tombstones In Their Eyes frontman John Treanor. In this interview, we get a glimpse of the construction progress that was the recording of ‘Looking for a Light’ as well as the beginnings of the band and how this new era in music and music promotion has affected and affected TITE.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/TombstonesInTheirEyes
https://www.soundcloud.com/tombstonesintheireyes
https://tombstonesswc.bandcamp.com
https://tombstonesintheireyes.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzU9R4E3wcXBkfK__2Z6mGw
https://twitter.com/tombsinthreyes
https://tombstonesintheireyes.tumblr.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/15nZziu6BOdIcHkcZdLQk5
About Josh Altfater
We have an interview that is a lesson. A lesson not only to those just starting out in the music business, but a lesson in how to record your music, and make it better. This interview is with Josh Altfater. An up-and-coming producer/musician, and business owner of Southwood Studios.
In this interview, we learn some important and somewhat overlooked aspects of the music business such as recording techniques and the importance of getting that trained ear into the studio with you. The producer can be, and oftentimes should be, a member of the band. And, speaking with Josh, we learn why. We also get a unique glimpse into the business side as well as how Josh got his start and what his plans are. This is a conversational must listen for the independent artist.
LINKS:
https://www.southwood-studios.com
https://www.instagram.com/southwoodstudios
https://www.facebook.com/SouthwoodRecordingStudio
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsaM3hxXRTS9i9nmiZierJA
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bLBiQzontogdHzcZyYkeq
https://soundcloud.com/user-993594017
About Ventrelles
Ventrelles returns with their new single titled ‘Call of the Morning’ on April 16th. That familiar sound of originality and spacious musical caverns is more prevalent and pronounced on this new single. That airiness that comes from the open guitar chords and post-punk and ‘seen in color’ feel gives a potential feel-good track for the upcoming summer.
Check out our other features with Ventrelles HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/theventrellesound
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGx425T6hcVV6uaZelj0dcw
https://twitter.com/Ventrellesound
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7JTOVfG953bnJ6u3l815qh
https://www.instagram.com/ventrellesagram
About Addison Clapp
Addison Clapp has premiered his new album titled ‘A Drive Down Hollywood Boulevard’ on Jammerzine. Addison Clapp is an artist who is obviously young, but, his music is way beyond his years. Filled with hooks and hip, songwriting, and pop sensibility, ‘Hollywood Blvd’ is a timestamp on Addison’s career. Whether it be as an addition to his musical evolution or a statement such as ‘This is where it started…’, you can hear the star within Addison’s music. His vocals are youthful yet experienced. He does all the right inflections and falsettos. The strength of the songwriting has a timeless pop appeal. Yet, what I hear, is an artist with a solid future. He has the chops. He will grow into this role with experience. All we need to do now is listen.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/Addison-Clapp-108600274400170/
https://twitter.com/addisonclapp
https://www.instagram.com/addisonclapp
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/addison-clapp/1532745408
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XFXQwhV9oinh6wLBlvD4y
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From Carbon Premiere ‘Petty Tom’ Single (The Week in #Indie Segment)
From Carbon are an Indie band from Manchester, England. Formed 5 years ago, the band has developed a creative sound and a great live reputation.
They released their debut album ‘Wealth’ in 2014 to critical acclaim and led a UK theatre tour as main support for Heather Small (M People). A song from their debut album called ‘Demons’ also featured in the movie ‘Strangeways Here We Come’ which was released in 2018.
On March 30th, 2019 the band are releasing their follow up album ‘Existence’ ( Limited number of physical copies) produced by Chris Oliver with a very special album launch at The Breadshed in Manchester, which will include a collaboration set with Joe Duddell and his classic ensemble. (Joe has worked with legendary acts including Elbow, James, The Charlatans, and New Order).
The first single from Existence ‘Petty Tom’ is released digitally on 1st March 2019
From Carbon are donating 10% of all physical album sales to ‘Musicians Against Homelessness’ who will also be promoting the album launch.
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https://www.facebook.com/FromCarbon
http://www.fromcarbon.co.uk
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Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 5/11/2020
This week Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with hip-hop legend R.A. The Rugged Man as well as new music and videos from Prof, Black Needle Noise, Diamond Shake, Drew Davies, Ethan Gold, Lazaris Pit, Lycio, and the new charity video from Indie AllStars for the British NHS titled ‘Chasing Rainbows’.
About R.A. The Rugged Man
R.A. The Rugged Man is one of those artists who remains humble despite having a career that has not only spanned decades but has crossed genres and included the likes of Ice-T, Ghostface Killah, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and many others as well as spanning music and film. But what really impresses me is that he remains both humbled and grateful for what he has worked for. And that, to me, is the mark of a true artist. Someone who not only remembers his roots but holds on to them with reverence.
And it is that reverence that shines throughout his latest album titled ‘All My Heroes Are Dead’ released April 17, 2020, via Nature Sounds Records.
In this interview, we talk with R.A. about his beginnings as well as the new album and how it further advances his evolution of revolution that is his music and much, much more. Check out the album below!
Check out our other articles about R.A. The Rugged Man HERE.
LINKS:
https://ratheruggedman.net
https://twitter.com/ratheruggedman
https://facebook.com/RATheRuggedMan
https://www.instagram.com/ratheruggedmanofficial
https://www.youtube.com/user/RAtheRuggedManTVAbout Prof
Prof has dropped his new video for the single titled ‘Squad Goals’. This has got to be the most original and interesting video I have seen this year, by a longshot. I know that’s a hardcore way to start a review, but this video demands that declaration. I mean, Mr. Rogers, PTSD, pill-popping, and more in under four minutes. Try fitting that many lucid subplots together in anything, even involving music.
Having said that, this music is brilliant. Steady. Rhythmic. Staccato. Each deserving itself as a sentence. One thing I like about the Rhymesayers artists is that they bring entertainment and introspective reflection back into music, but now Prof brings the fun.
LINKS:
https://rhymesayers.com/artists/prof
https://facebook.com/profgampo
https://instagram.com/profgampo
https://twitter.com/profgampoAbout Black Needle Noise
John Fryer, the globally recognized producer and curator of the project known as Black Needle Noise, has dropped his new video titled ‘Seed of Evil’ featuring <PIG> a.k.a. Raymond Watts of KMFDM fame. A contoured divide between the industrial overtone and gothic underpinnings, ‘Seed of Evil’ crosses that great divide into a darkly original mindset with grinding rhythm and a purely black chord progression.
The video adds to the musical mindfuck just short of epileptic orgasm designed to muse as much as it is to shock. Decadance now has a soundtrack.
‘Seed of Evil’ is out now, available digitally across online stores, such as Apple Music, and streaming platforms such as Spotify. It is also available directly from the artist via Bandcamp.
Check out our other articles about Black Needle Noise HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.blackneedlenoise.com
https://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/BlackNeedleNoise
https://www.facebook.com/John.Fryer.Official
https://www.instagram.com/black_needle_noise
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTC_bNQDfUviTBDiBHYAiSg/videos
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3KkYK2dnIfRb9EDrCRndB6About Diamond Shake
Diamond Shake continues his momentum with the release of the fourth video in his series titled ‘Shake’. Continuing his video partnership with French animator Dominique Bloink, the visualization and integrity of style are maintained with brilliance and the marriage of panache and originality are excelled with the dark beauty of the video and the emotional grit of the song. Almost its own undefinable thing, ‘Shake’ becomes it’s own in such a way that you find out who did what, if you don’t know who this is, just to see who could come up with such a thing. Let this sink into your memory.
Check out our other articles featuring Diamond Shake HERE.
LINKS:
http://www.diamondshake.com
https://www.instagram.com/thediamondshake
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUT0cqzCanrCsAlqgaZRqhQ
http://www.soundcloud.com/diamond-shakeAbout Drew Davies
Drew Davies has just released his new single titled ‘X and Y’. Sounding like a song that gets right down to business, that business seems to be the sound of an original artist. When I first hear the name Drew Davies I think of originality. And that is not a word to toss around. Listen to ‘X and Y’ for example. It sounds signature from the first note. And the passion is evident in everything from the voice to the hi-hat and everything in between. Beautiful chord progressions accompanied by stellar vocals and a steady backbeat, ‘X and Y’ continue the evolution of Drew’s musical journey that is rapidly defining itself into a wonderful legacy.
Speaking of the single, Drew Davies tells us, “I wrote ‘ X and Y ’ on women’s day a few years ago. It’s a song that on one hand calls for equality for all people, no matter their age, sex, or orientation; whilst on the other hand, calling out hypocrisy stemming from the kinds of people who say one thing publicly and another behind closed doors. It was originally written on piano but for the single and album we decided to add a pseudo-Tarantino vibe with vintage guitars and synthesizers.”
Check out our other articles about Drew Davies HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.drewdaviesmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/drewdaviesmusic
https://www.twitter.com/drewdaviesmusic
https://www.instagram.com/drewdaviesmusic
https://drewdaviesmusic.bandcamp.comAbout Ethan Gold
Ethan Gold has officially released his new video for the single titled ‘Not Me. Us’. Beginning as a somber anthem the song slowly builds up to the hook with pop-sensibility and a craft only a good songwriter can achieve, ‘Not Me. Us’ gives a poignant reflection on the better qualities of humanity with the craft of a poet and the form of an artist.
‘Not Me.Us’ is out now everywhere digitally, including stores such as Apple Music, and streaming platforms like Spotify.
About Lazaris Pit
Lazaris Pit drops their new single titled ‘You Don’t Tag Me in Memes Anymore’ plus the B-Side ‘Cloudsculpting’. This is the perfect ‘capture the band in the moment’ moment. We get that garage-perfect sound with that quirky attitude and tight-yet-loose feeling in the vein of Dinasaur Jr. and the like but all Lazaris Pit in execution and scope.
With ‘Cloudsculpting’ we get the same side of a different coin with an adventurous song climbing to the top with varied guitar chord progressions and a hypnotic varied beat with that lovely feeling of falling apart at the seams while sticking together tightly in that true alt-rock sound at its purest.
‘You Don’t Tag Me In Memes Anymore’ is available everywhere digitally, including Spotify and Apple Music. The full ‘Coniphers’ album will be released on May 22.
LINKS:
https://www.lazarispit.com
https://lazarispit.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/lazarispit
https://twitter.com/themLPboys
https://www.instagram.com/lazarispit
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_mbHlwbaZgIBhb56ybbiAgAbout Lycio
Lycio has officially dropped their new single titled ‘Somebody’. The sweet combination of electronic and soul collide in glorious fashion with a solid rhythm and backbeat that throws emotion on the dancefloor and showcases vocalist Genie Mendez’ beautiful vocal range oozing with feeling and meaning every word.
Speaking of ‘Somebody’, Genie Mendez tells us, “I actually thought I’d try a different lyrical approach with this song. I’m rarely one to write about romance and our songs are usually entangled with expressions of my own mental health. So to have such a lyrically open chorus where I’m so clearly talking about unrequited love is definitely a first for us. Although I’ve still kept the verses dark and mysterious, this song is definitely about wanting someone so bad but them not quite wanting you back. Then you get this really catchy chorus, and I did want it to be as catchy as a Jess Glynne or Fickle Friends track, ‘cause they’re really good at grabbing the listener like that. So I hope you all enjoy listening to it the way we enjoy performing it.”
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/lyciomusic
https://twitter.com/lyciomusic
https://www.instagram.com/lyciomusicAbout #Indie Allstars
he Covid19 pandemic has proved how essential they are and funding cuts need to be addressed. Stoke-on-Trent DJ, Terry Bossons wanted to thank them by the power of music. The rainbow has been the symbol of the NHS, so the song ‘Chasing Rainbows’ by Shed Seven is a fitting tribute. Terry asked Rick Witter of Shed Seven to get involved with the video project and without hesitation, he jumped onboard.
Next, a crescendo of indie music royalty joined the fold: Nigel Clark and Matthew Priest (Dodgy), Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets), Gary Powell (The Libertines), John Power (Cast), Keith Mullin (The Farm), Chris Helme (Seahorses), Dave McCabe (The Zutons), Alan McGee (Creation Records), Baz (The Fratellis), Ryan & Jack Dooley (All The Young), Alfie (Holloways), Matt Bowman (Pigeon Detectives), Johnny Dean (Menswear), Leon Meya (Northern Uproar), James McColl (The Supernaturals), Rikki Turner (Paris Angels), Billy Bibby (Catfish and the Bottlemen) teamed up with radio royalty Mark Radcliffe and Eddy Temple-Morris (plus a few surprise guests) to make this happen in just seven days.
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Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 8/12/2019
Exclusive interviews with Wayne Hussey from The Mission as well as UK Singer/Songwriter Drew Davies as well as the exclusive premiere of ‘Behind the Beauty: Remixing the Chaos’. Also, premieres from Anton Barbeau, Dizraeli, Mike Milan Dedic, Nature of Wires, Tarah Who?, and The Awakening.