In this episode of Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie we feature exclusive interviews with Johnny Indovina and Mark Balderas from rock legends Human Drama, #indie upstart Jonny Kosmo, and the original sounding Proper Nouns. Also new original music and videos from Aleks Grey, Electrobuddha, Max Embers, Royals, Yelpy, and Razorbats.
About Human Drama
In this Jammerzine Exclusive, we talk to literal legends of music in the form of Johnny Indovina and Mark Balderas from Human Drama. And by legends, I mean immensely talented musicians and true human beings. Human Drama is one of those sacred icons of music having evolved musically for almost five decades and showing no signs of slowing down while doing everything on their own terms. This, to me, is that unspoken achievement rarely achieved and almost never accomplished.
Their latest album, titled ‘Blurred Images‘, is a continuance of their evolution of revolution that began with ‘Hopes Prayers Dreams Heart Soul Mind Love Life Death’ and refined and remolded through ‘Broken Songs for Broken People‘. Retaining that core sound while evolving into new forms of music is the sign of true musicians and artisans.
On ‘Blurred Images’ throughout, you get a set of personal takes on the snapshots of life. You will hear about this in detail in the interview. Musically, the album is blurred in genres at times yet comes together succinctly as a concept. Some will say that this fits a metaphor of a scrapbook filled with images, but personally, I feel that it is a single canvas of paintings molding into one another. Not knowing where one begins and another ends, but, collectively, make something whole.
LINKS:
https://www.humandrama.net
https://humandrama.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/johnny.indovina.7
https://twitter.com/JohnnyIndovina
https://instagram.com/johnnyindovina
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZF4F-IRFJXU5GJeQDfr4cg/featured
http://sevendaysinmexico.com/
About Jonny Kosmo
Jonny Kosmo has given an exclusive interview to Jammerzine. I announce that because, when you hear his music, you will see. This artist is a true original. From his music to his life and everywhere in between.
And, in this interview, we talk about his new album titled ‘Pastry’, to be released June 4th on Feeding Tube Records and Dinosaur City Records (AUS). We also talk about his innovative video from ‘Pastry’, for the song ‘Fool’ (video below), featuring animation with personality by Peter Nichols (his YouTube link below).
Whatever your musical tastes are, I think it is safe to say that you will find space on your plate for Jonny Kosmo. His music comes from that part in all of us that wants to know our individuality and inner child. Jonny has found both and made them partners.
“There are two sides to every coin. “Fool” is about how our character struggles can also be our greatest assets. In this case, it is love and connection with another that allows the defensiveness and protection of the fool archetype to shift to that of a fool for life. I aimed to capture the movement from the rigidity of taking ourselves too seriously to the humor of being human. This song is accompanied by a video made by Kevin Kearney, Peter Nichols (animation), and myself.”
Jonny Kosmo on ‘Fool’ video
LINKS:
https://www.jonnykosmo.com
https://www.facebook.com/jonnykosmo
https://twitter.com/JonnyKosmo
https://www.instagram.com/jonnykosmo
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VyZH1zto2r7gkSYsUUBEx?si=Xm38MBHARQ-OW0AI3du-Cw
https://soundcloud.com/user-626752313
About Proper Nouns
Spencer Compton from Proper Nouns is our special guest in today’s Jammerzine Exclusive interview. Having just released their new album titled ‘Feel Free’, Proper Nouns are at that magic moment where they get a wider audience and those original fans can start saying ‘I remember when they started’.
In today’s interview, we get a personal glimpse at the man behind the music as well as the beginnings of Proper Nouns and how to overcome the trials life throws at you, both internally and externally, and convey them in the music. This can be inspirational.
LINKS:
https://linktr.ee/propernouns
https://www.facebook.com/propernounstheband
https://propernouns.bandcamp.com
About Aleks Grey
Aleks Grey has released his new single titled ‘B.A.B.Y.’. Standing for ‘Being Alone the Breaks You’, tells the story of not taking that chance in life. Finding that special someone. I’ve been there myself and thank God my fiancé is braver than I am.
Having said all of that, the song starts off with that Aleks Grey that has evolved into a more complex and thoughtful songwriter and such a different and diverse artist with a stellar track that is as pertinent as it is polished. This song sounds like a million dollars. And that, folks, is the secret to getting your name out. Listen. Learn. Love, baby!
LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/aleksgrey
https://www.facebook.com/aleksgreymusic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZDk9lPM0xUAZyzJqGZMn9?si=85SmSROuQ2mtIz-720et_
About Electrobuddha
Electrobuddha is set to drop the new single titled ‘Biba Love’ on June 4th. An almost retro-anthem with psyche-rock roots, ‘Biba Love’ sonically marches forth with the musical history of the past few decades and brings a dirty hook and raucous beat you won’t soon forget.
LINK:
https://linktr.ee/markhamiltonmccaffer
About Max Embers
Max Embers is set to drop his new single titled ‘Wildest Dreams’ on Friday. Before then, however, we get that exclusive first listen, and, this one is a privilege. It is a privilege because not only does ‘Wildest Dreams’ fit the sign of the times, it does it with such an earnest and honest way about it and a clear and vivid musical side that you will not only relate but rely on.
‘Wildest Dreams’ has a subtle orchestral vibe with Max’s weathered angelic vocals guiding and gliding throughout. Some songs need not shout the message in your face. Some just need to give you their heart. This is the latter. Beautiful. And over too soon.
LINKS:
http://www.maxembers.com
https://www.instagram.com/maxembersmusic
https://www.tiktok.com/@maxembersmusic
https://twitter.com/maxembersmusic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC36Mpr76HE8JuljZY7iOOig
About Royals
Royals have released their new single and video titled ‘Jaded’. Those first few notes make it obvious that Royals are master songwriters. The hook is strong and the song is solid. But there’s a message behind the music, and it is solid. The song is a lesson and a guide in this trying time of isolation and COVID. We are all there, whether we are still trying to figure out our new lives or we are resigned. ‘Jaded’ sings that we are not alone, and that change is here. We can all make our strength that strength of adapting, and learn that we are not alone, even if we are jaded.
LINKS:
https://www.royalsofficialuk.com
https://www.facebook.com/RoyalsOfficialUK
https://www.twitter.com/royalsbanduk
https://www.instagram.com/royalsofficialuk
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdxK48ctaYPF-IPdGaKJNzg
About Yelpy
Yelpy has released his new video for the track titled ‘Heartbeats’. Written masterfully and capturing that moment and emotion within the moment, ‘Heartbeats’ accompanying video is a visual aid to that future memory and style that is always copied but almost never improved on, except here. Simplistic video captures soar with the consistent hook that is the style of Yelpy. This is magic.
LINKS:
http://www.yelpy.net
https://www.facebook.com/YelpyPage
https://twitter.com/Yelpy
https://instagram.com/yelpy
About Razorbats
Razorbats have officially today released their new album titled ‘Mainline Rock ‘N’ Roll’. Multiple eras clash in multiple ways and collide with originality in this new album that showcases Razorbats’ songwriting and musicianship. There isn’t a single song that doesn’t deserve a foot stomp or a headbang in a solid rock album with signature riffs and distinct hooks. This is an anthem as much as it is an album.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/razorbats
https://instagram.com/razorbatsofficial
http://razorbats.com
https://razorbats.bandcamp.com
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An Interview with Brake Loose
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Brake Loose. This is a band that I highly recommend for more reasons than just the obvious. Take a listen to the playlist below. Brake Loose is yet another reason that COVID needs to f*ck off immediately. This is a band we need to hear and see live. With sheer rebellion in the music and the anarchy in the anecdotes, Brake Loose are a band that needs to cut loose and the place for that is on the stage.
Having said that, we get the gift of gab featuring the entire band! These are the interviews that really shine, imho. In this interview we get a glimpse of the mayhem behind the music from a band that has already found their sound and capturing them at that moment in their career between lockdown and blowup.
About Brake Loose
Based in Dublin, Ireland Brake Loose is a five-piece Hard Rock band with a fresh hard-hitting sound and a penchant for including provocative Spoken Word Poetry within songs.
Led and formed in 2019 by reckless Venezuelan frontman and poet Alex Murillo with his rough melodic tunes and theatrical vocal style. They’ve gigged extensively throughout Dublin, establishing themselves as a notable force on the Irish music scene. With Tico Pellegrino (guitar), David O’Grady (guitar), Eoin Madden (bass), and Johnny Krasuski (drums) they lay down madness dripping with head-banging grooves and electrifying solos. They released their debut single “Dublin Daze” as a music video in 2020, which was well-received online, driving the band forward.
Selling Out their first headline show November 2021 at The Workman’s Club Cellar – Dublin, with this hype, they are currently crafting their debut album.
LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/brakelooseofficial
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOQEZwprEC8II4l9tJvnSPg
https://www.facebook.com/brakeloose
https://twitter.com/brakelooseband
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0sklfNVhTLHQtAbLU1cqVA?si=Ub-9rbkyTRuO_JrC-6TXhg
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Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 5/30/2022
Chuck Wright gives Jammerzine an exclusive interview for the release of his new album and project titled ‘Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky’. We also have an exclusive interview with Wallis Bird for her new album titled ‘Hands’. Also exclusive interviews with Chris Tavener, Alysia Kraft, and Kenny Dubman. Premieres and new albums/singles/videos from Sunstroke Rain, Roqy Tyraid, Kat Koan & the Lost Souls, and Sam Louis.
About Chuck Wright
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Chuck Wright. Chuck has released the debut eponymous album ‘Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky’, released via Cleopatra Records. And we have the privilege of getting an exclusive interview with the mind behind this music.
In this interview we talk about Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky as well as his other projects and passions, past and present. The album features over 40 guest musicians including Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherinian, Skid Row guitarist Scotti Hill, TSO/Sweet’s Joe Retta, Flotsam and Jetsam’s Ken Mary, Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, Mr. Big drummer Pat Torpey, Lorelei, Whitney Tai, House Of Lords guitarist Lanny Cordola and more.
LINKS:
https://facebook.com/ChuckWrightOfficial
https://instagram.com/chuckwrightbass
https://twitter.com/chuckwrightbass
https://www.ultimatejamnight.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3n9oVvR7ONdsGYE99JQcut?si=w7FPrYlJTnSGlEaKaTjo9g
https://www.youtube.com/user/chuckwrightbassAbout Wallis Bird
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Wallis Bird. Wallis has released her long awaited new album titled ‘Hands’. To listen to ‘Hands’ is an event for the ears. You can get more of the story behind that in the interview. But to listen to an album recorded within and reflected of the times they were recorded in can be an introspective experience if done by the right artist.
Wallis is that type of artist, in my opinion. An already unique artist in her own right, her style and signature sound is expanded musically, lyrically, and socially. This is a timestamp for societal humanity as well as the times we are currently in, and, what I would call, a time-capsule album.
LINKS:
https://www.wallisbird.com
https://www.facebook.com/wallisbird
https://www.instagram.com/wallisbirdofficial
https://twitter.com/wallisbirdAbout Alysia Kraft
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Alysia Kraft as well as a first look of her new video titled ‘Hamilton Pool’, with both the single and video releasing today. Having already proven herself with Whippoorwill and The Patti Fiasco, Alysia breaks free on her own with a song dedicated to that perfect moment.
Subtle like an anthem yet sweet like finding that perfect someone, ‘Hamilton Pool’ is the best way to inspire listeners aspire anyone to have that form themselves: by placing that message within the actual feelings and moment that inspired the song itself.
LINKS:
https://www.helloiamalysiakraft.com
https://www.instagram.com/alysiakraft
https://www.facebook.com/helloiamalysiakraft
https://www.tiktok.com/@helloiamalysiakraftAbout Chris Tavener
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Chris Tavener. With his new EP titled ‘Easy Ways To Be Happy‘ recently released, we get an early preview of the process of making the album plus a glimpse of the musician behind the music.
In this interview, we talk with Chris about the songwriting process, writing with that bit of snark and social commentary lacking in most new music, and his future plans with his music.
LINKS:
https://www.christavener.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/ChrisTavener
https://twitter.com/ChrisTavener
https://shop.christavener.co.uk/shopAbout Kenny Dubman
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with guitarist/songwriter Kenny Dubman. With the release of his new album titled ‘Conflicted’, we get a behind the scenes look at that new album plus what inspires Kenny and his songwriting process.
More a good conversation than an interview, we get the feel for the inspiration behind Kenny’s music and find out that he’s just as much an honest and good person as he is an astonishing musician.
LINKS:
http://www.kennydubman.com
https://www.facebook.com/ken.dubman
https://www.instagram.com/kennydubman/About Sunstroke Rain
Sunstroke Rain is set to drop her new album titled ‘Spark’ on June 11th. Sunstroke Rain delivers a fresh sound with ‘Spark’ that envisions diversity with sheer creativeness.
Powerful percussion lays a foundation of electro-hooks and that distinctive personality that Sunstroke conveys as an artist that loves what she does. A signature sound that sounds as distinctive as any example of original music.
LINKS:
https://www.sunstrokerain.com
https://www.facebook.com/sunstrokerain
https://www.instagram.com/sunstrokerainAbout Roqy Tyraid
Roqy Tyraid has released his new video for the track titled ‘Tyraid Tuesday 10’. With the lyrics sung subtle like an assault rifle, Roqy sounds off with beautiful rebellion and lyrics meant for kings within a track too short for most yet just right for all. This is how to utilize the mic. By getting the point across like a sonic Picasso. Take this to heart after filtering it through your mind.
LINKS:
https://song.link/gb/i/1619913768
https://roqytyraid.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/RoqyTYRAID
https://www.instagram.com/roqytyraid/
https://www.facebook.com/TheCultureIsBackAbout Kat Koan & the Lost Souls
Kat Koan & the Lost Souls have released their new video for the track titled ‘Fangs Out’, from the upcoming album ‘Cocoon’, dropping June 7th. As Kat explains, the song is a sonic ‘note to the self’, but I feel it’s more of a call to arms to the self.
That ‘get off your ass’ feeling brought on from the all-too-long lockdown. Call it what you will, the style is signature, with hints of the influences listed below, but filtered through that ‘katty’ litter we will all soon be familiar with. A snarky swagger permeates the track with each lyric and coincides with that lazy rebellion of the music. This is the attitude this decade should take.
LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/katkoanmusic
https://katkoan.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccTfc134JXLgjOdkqJ12LAAbout Sam Louis
Sam Louis has released his new single titled ‘No More Running’. A mix of decades come together in anthemic styles to coalesce in a melting pot of musical mental mastering. Heavy guitars accentuate an already powerful hook and pop sense of timing with a flawless set of vocals, and it all works.
A quasi mix of 90210 and OU812 come together in a form of originality and creativity rarely achieved but always acknowledged.
LINKS:
https://www.samlouis.com
https://www.facebook.com/SamLouisMusic
https://www.instagram.com/samlouismusic
https://twitter.com/gnocchibaby
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ulTtPTKXPppYNOhdZCVy5?si=E7kgm8i7S4SZCmFTlPHsaA
https://www.youtube.com/c/SamLouisMusic
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John Dhali Premieres ‘In Time’ Video (The Week in #Indie Segment)
John Dhali releases his new video for the track titled ‘In Time’. an upbeat video in a downtrodden time, John Dhali lightens the mood with a beacon of hope and harmony with his new song ‘In Time’. Visually, what I get at first look is that a mask can’t hide the heart and a pandemic can’t suppress the soul. And that soul sings with the glee of the moment and the movement of the momentum created by the drive of a musician representing this new decade of individual beauty.
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM3WH0QJHznYmf4sjLSnTNQ