This was something that needed to happen. There simply had to be a vision for the voice. And now that vision is here in the form of Minx’ new video for her stellar track titled ‘Female Dirtbag’. This premiere is simply an honor. After listening to the track last month (review HERE), and talking with her HERE, I realized that some artists were simply meant to be.
‘Female Dirtbag’ is not what you may think by reading just the title. You have to read between the lines. And those lines are clearly drawn with the track by Minx, who draws it with a big stick and keeps it with an even bigger mic. Empowerment can mean many things, but in Minx’ case that definition is written in stone with the simple fact that gender is not a roadblock, but the road itself. You can use that empowerment to define your character and, in turn, let that character define you to others. Beautiful in many ways.
About Minx
Minx’s brand of ‘inclusive feminism’ shines through in her stunning new track ‘Female Dirtbag’, an ode to a powerful breed of women who know what they want and how to get it, as you can see from her Dave Chappelle inspired cover for the single.
Sexy, funny lyrics delivered with smooth and sultry aplomb are fast what is giving Minx her name. Produced by Cooler Ruler Divine (Onyx, The Lost Boyz, Sean Price) it’s a perfect pairing as Minx’s love for classic Hip Hop from the ‘Golden Age’ is strong and this is undoubtedly a smooth Boombap banger.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/minx4music
https://twitter.com/minx4music
https://soundcloud.com/minx4music
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An Interview with Prima Donna (The Week in #Indie Segment)
Prima Donna is a band that has strong ties around and within the music scene. They are, to me, the underground underdogs. What I mean by that is that they keep their street-creds while raising the flag for the indie scene showing just how awesome it is.
And, in this interview, we get to talk with one-fourth of this awesomeness in the form of David S. Field, drummer for Prima Donna. We cover a lot of ground here too. We get a glimpse of the beginnings of Prima Donna as well as collaborations including there inclusion into legendary musician Steven Van Zandt’s illustrious Wicked Cool Records stable of artists as well as the side project David and Prima Donna frontman Kevin Preston have with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong called The Longshot.
Prima Donna clearly has a full plate throughout 2020, as you will hear in the interview, including a new video for ‘Sing to Death’ (read our single review HERE) as well as a new album and more.
Watch the full episode HERE.
ABOUT PRIMA DONNA
Prima Donna has shared the stage with such notable acts as Andre Williams, Andrew WK, Angry Samoans, Anti-Nowhere League, Ash, Avengers, Backyard Babies, Bellrays, Blondie, Boys, Briefs, Business, Charged GBH, Chelsea, Cock Sparrer, D-Generation, Demented Are Go, Dollyrots, Dragons, Dritte Wahl, Duane Peters Gunfight, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Electric Frankenstein, Electric Prunes, Electric Six, Emily’s Army, Exploited, Fitz & the Tantrums, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Fuzztones, Gears, Girl In A Coma, Glen Matlock, Green Day, Guana Batz, Hangmen, Humpers, Iggy & the Stooges, Joneses, Josie Cotton, Kepi Ghoulie, Lords of Altamont, Lower Class Brats, Mad Sin, Mau-Mau’s, Michael Des Barres, Motorcycle Boy, MU330, Muffs, Nick Curran & the Lowlifes, Nikki Corvette, 999, Phenomenauts, Pointed Sticks, Polecats, Razor Dolls, Rezillos, Rikk Agnew, Rocket from the Crypt, Semi Precious Weapons, Sham 69, Skulls, Sonics, Steel Panther, Stitches, Stranglers, Stza Crack, Subhumans, Sylvain Sylvain & Cheetah Chrome’s Batusis, Texas Terri, Throw Rag, Tornado Rider, Toyah, Turbonegro, TV Smith, 20/20, U.S. Bombs, UK Subs, Undertones, Vibrators, Weirdos, Willie Nile, Zeros.
LINKS:
http://primadonnarocks.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/PrimaDonnaVision
https://twitter.com/primadonnaband
https://www.instagram.com/primadonnaband
https://www.facebook.com/PrimaDonnaOfficial -
Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 4/25/2022
In this Season 8 premiere we find the band Partisan return in triumphant form with a new single and video, ‘Animal’, plus an exclusive interview with frontman Stuart Armstrong. We also have exclusive interviews and new music with Animalweapon, Kate Cosentino, Tamar Berk, and Van Chamberlain. We also have new videos from The Mercy House, Lukas Rossi, Svvarm, and Cody Jasper.
About Partisan
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Stuart Armstrong from the band Partisan. Partisan are back with their first single in over a year titled ‘Animal’. And, to say the least, this is a clear evolution in the sound and future of the band musically and, as you will see in the interview, the start of the new Partisan.
In this interview, we talk with Stuart about the new single, as well as the video for ‘Animal’, which drops today as well as the future plan of all things Partisan. This is definitely a band to follow.
LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3zNHap1Yn9j3vM3wrp6tkp?si=rPmtZb8ISGGXYJgSWSfyZQ
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09T6BJPV9/ref=dm_rwpmb_pur_lnd_albm_unrg
https://music.apple.com/us/album/animal/1611251457
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9y8T9U1rjPs&list=RDAMVM9y8T9U1rjPs
https://www.facebook.com/Partisan-360533304938173
https://www.instagram.com/wearepartisan
https://twitter.com/wearepartisanAbout Tamar Berk
Tamar Berk has released her long awaited album titled ‘Start at the End’ on jammerzine.com. And we also have the bonus of an exclusive interview with Tamar about the new album as well as a great conversation with a legend of an indie artist. Having just come fresh off the heels of the 31st Annual San Diego Music Awards as a multiple nominee, Tamar showcases a clear evolution of an album with ‘Start at the End’. I have no other way to say this than this is a beautiful album.
Done as a series of life-stories and as a therapeutic diary, Tamar makes each song a personal and relatable journey that we can all not only relate to, but learn from. And in this interview, we talk with Tamar about those life-stories and how they molded into what became a very personal and introspective set of songs.
LINKS:
https://tamarberk.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/TamarBerkMusic
https://soundcloud.com/tamar-berk
https://www.instagram.com/tamarberkmusic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcWZ8eEq0W5bxexMyWRi6Kw
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2A3VeCpyVPOSRW4woZXt8qAbout Animalweapon
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Animalweapon (a.k.a. Patrick Cortes). today also sees the release of his new album titled ‘Set Of Constraints’. Animalweapon is more than an electronic based music project. It is an immersive experience for the senses. And, in this interview, we get a solid glimpse of how and why that came to be with Patrick’s insight on, not only his new album, but how his music came to be and how it is evolving.
We also get that glimpse into the mind behind the music and what drives and inspires him from music to movies to life and everything in between.
LINKS:
https://animalweapon.com
https://www.facebook.com/animalweapon
https://twitter.com/animalweapon
https://www.instagram.com/animalweaponAbout Kate Cosentino
Kate Cosentino has released her new single titled ‘I Don’t Know Where It Went Wrong’ and, in celebration of this release, we have an exclusive interview with Kate herself. And what an interview it is! More like a good conversation between old friends, imho. With this interview, we get a glimpse at, not only the artist, but mindful entrepreneur, social media star, and just all around good person and how she tackles the creative process and mix between business and art.
LINKS:
https://www.katecosentino.com
https://www.instagram.com/katemcosentino
https://www.tiktok.com/katemcosentino
https://www.facebook.com/katecosentinomusic
https://www.twitter.com/katemcosentino
https://www.youtube.com/k8thegreat13About Van Chamberlain
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Van Chamberlain. With their new album titled ‘In The Sun’ dropping today, we get a behind the scenes glimpse at the minds behind the magic behind the music. And today we talk with Van about this new album as well as how everything VC came to be and the recording process of this first full length album during COVID.
Recorded during the lockdown and released via Very Jazzed, ‘Into The Sun’ is a uniquely retro style of sound with hints of post-modern and smooth #indie rock. What I hear, that is totally signature, is the harmonic mix of the beautiful vocal mix and chord progressions via guitar. This gives such a blend of energy and inertia that one can’t help but crack a smile when listening. Think the vintage sound of 70’s AM radio hits with the fuel of MTV’s ‘120 Minutes’.
LINKS:
https://www.vanchamberlain.com
https://open.spotify.com/track/1sq4IoKOY4VpnF2MbToOLA?si=1858fb8ac41f47b5
https://vanchamberlain.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/vanchamberiain
https://www.facebook.com/vanchamberlainbandAbout The Mercy House
The Mercy House return with a dose of original music and visuals in the form of ‘Redemption’. As the elation wears off of me, I get giddy like a little girl as I watch this, for the first time. The music has an evolved sense of that hard edge, gritty, yet melodic sound that The Mercy House has peppered their fan base with for years, but, we also get that natural evolution from artists that know their music and progress as life happens.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/themercyhouseband
https://www.instagram.com/themercyhousebandAbout Cody Jasper
Cody Jasper has today released his new video for the single titled ‘Disco Lemonade’. To be honest, if this song and video totally sucked, I would still give it a good review just for the sheer coolness of the titled. Lets be clear, however, this song and video kicks all the asses.
A total future classic. Just saying the name alone demands that first listen. Having said all that, holy shit this song is dripping with awesomesauce fresh out of SRV’s nutsack. And, if you don’t get that, just keep listening to this monster-track until you do. You will. Or you won’t. Doesn’t matter. Because with ‘Disco Lemonade’ we have that stuff. That certain something not released from that bottle of funk o’ magic since the last of the original delta blues bars was closed down and replaced with a Dave & Busters.
LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/codyalanjasper
https://twitter.com/CodyJasperAbout Lukas Rossi
Lukas Rossi has released the video for his latest track titled ‘A Perfect World’, from his upcoming album to be released later this year. Lukas has come a long way from his ‘Rock Star: Supernova‘ days. A very long way. In fact, I would say he has long ago found his sound and established himself musically.
With ‘A Perfect World’, we get a continuation of Lukas as he delves deeper from life and those affecting his life with meaning in the music and soul in the lyrics. We have an artist with an introverted heart and that heart is on his sleeve. This is what makes music resonate with most of us. We relate. We ingest. We make the song a part of us. This, to me, is what Lukas will be remembered for. Let’s listen.
LINKS:
https://www.lukasrossimusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/LukasRossiOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/LukasRossiOfficial
https://www.youtube.com/OfficialLukasRossiAbout Svvarms
Svvarms (Swarms) has premiered their new video for the track titled ‘Oceans’, from their upcoming EP of the same name. Filling the headspace with imagination and originality, Svvarms gives an earnest performance in a stripped location that highlights the music in a pure and true atmosphere.
While atmospheric, ‘Oceans’ also gives a storybook feeling for the listener and an almost dreamlike state to absorb what you are hearing. Svvarms show, with ‘Oceans’ that simply being yourself, musically, can be the best way to showcase your music. Signature sounding from that first note, there is that certain something that endears this song, and in other ways, the band into your collection as well as your heart.
LINKS:
https://svvarms.com
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The Brightside of 2020 (A Jammerzine Exclusive)
Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie presents a special about the best in independent music. We all know that 2020 wasn’t the best of years and we’ve all had to endure isolation physically and mentally. But we must highlight those wonderful bright sides of this year with this presentation of great music.