Welcome to the blog Cosette Gobat, a DIY experimentalist and dream pop queen, who also happens to have the same name as a character in my all-time favorite musical, Les Misérables (sorry had to throw that in). Cosette Gobat was signed to her first record label, Decapolis Records, at just 14 years old in June [...]
A combination of the senses Joey Heins is a current Drexel University music industry, and, in his words, more importantly a solo artist under the name 'gouda'. 'gouda' is an identity project, as he also releases recipes and food photography, in addition to music. After releasing three experimental 'prelude' tracks, he has recently his debut single named after his [...]
Welcome Alyssa Kaplan, founder of the Scrunchie Club to Positive Publicity! In addition to being a business founder, Alyssa is also an expert brand manager and baker extraordinaire. She's also been a friend for nearly 10 years, from when we met at Penn State. Alyssa is sharing her nuggets of wisdom of starting your own [...]
A story of survival Waiting For Smith is British singer/songwriter Harry Lloyd. Formerly a ski instructor in the French Alps, Lloyd broke his back in two places during avalanche training. Wondering whether he’d survive in the helicopter on the way to the hospital, he had an epiphany that if he was ok that he should [...]
I heard I've got your respect at last, because I went for my dreams and you wish you had done that You're about to listen to my new summer bop - Cool Kids by British singer/songwriter Beth Keeping, Creating songs that speak about real-life situations, Beth's honest lyrics and emotive vocals have been garnering attention [...]
From Australia to the West End of London, singer Ebony Buckle shares a message of hope in trying times. Ebony Buckle is a London-based singer/songwriter, originally from the seaside town of Townsville, Australia. Taking listeners on a whimsical pop journey with her complex harmonies and imaginative storytelling lyricism, Buckle sings about universal themes of romance [...]
There are no bad shapes Formed in 2018, Bad Shapes is a Philadelphia-based DIY shoegaze/rock band, seeking always to create commonality between discomfort and discovery. The result is a cohesiveness found between heavily effected guitars that shimmer and surge over driving rhythmic foundations, modulated synths that bounce and bend, and found-audio samples carefully deployed both in [...]
The band's new single "Floating Away" is out Friday, May 1st Meet Ash - a lively, seven-piece pop/R&B band from New York City. Meet Ash again - that is, the songwriter Ash McMillan, who was born in Northern England, and is now based in NYC. The band Ash was formed while all seven members were [...]
Love is a miracle... so don't f*ck this up Proclaims Loud Forest on their new single Miracle, which details codependency in relationships and the uncertainty of where the future leads. If you're into CHVRCHES, you'll be into Loud Forest. The band is comprised of husband-and-wife duo Bernard and Rachel Chadwick, and they have landed multiple [...]
Photo by @limestrawberry I recently met with Philly musician Stone Cold Grace (her "real" name is Sara) at Elixr. The name Stone Cold Grace is in reference to a Joni Mitchell (of whom she is a very big fan of) lyric from her song, "People's Parties". I immediately knew the girl with the guitar in [...]
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