Unfiltered conversations with artists about the work, the moments, and the meaning behind the music.
by The Daisy Corner is a Philadelphia-based, women-led creative collective founded by producer and mixer Mackenzie Markstein and marketing director Olivia Paranich, longtime collaborators who first met as freshman roommates at the University of the Arts while studying music, business, entrepreneurship, and technology. After graduating in 2023, they transformed years of…
by BLKBYRD is an indie pop and alt rock storyteller built from past selves and future dreams. Her music reaches back to the young girl who wanted to be someone larger than life and stretches forward to the woman reclaiming her voice with clarity and fire. She writes with a nostalgic…
by Bobby Martinez is the founder of Dandy Boy Records, a living-room-run indie label rooted in Oakland’s gritty, genre-bending music scene. A lifelong DIY kid shaped by punk shows, record stores, and the Bay Area’s underground heartbeat, Bobby built Dandy Boy as a home for friends, local artists, and anyone making…
by Maya Manuela writes with a rare mix of clarity and softness, crafting songs that feel both sun-warmed and emotionally raw. Originally from the East Coast and now based in Nashville, she creates music that sits between indie folk and surf-pop glow — warm melodies carrying lyrics that know how to…
by New Jersey’s Gina Royale has a gift for turning ordinary emotions into melodic confessions. A singer-songwriter who bridges alt-pop polish with raw piano-born storytelling, she’s equally at home crafting glossy hooks or stripped-down heartbreak. Her music has already found its way into film (After Everything) and earned accolades like SongwriterUniverse’s…
by It was the heart of spooky season, and I’d just finished watching Netflix’s latest animated hit Haunted Hotel when I stumbled across a band whose name instantly sparked a memory of the show’s possessed child, Abaddon. But Voltaire’s Ghost wasn’t here to scare me — they were here to haunt…
by There’s a certain kind of artist who doesn’t follow the noise — they shape it. For Shai Pelled, the mind behind Basement Alchemy, that shaping began in a tiny basement flat in Camden, London. What started as a necessity — a place to create without distraction — became both the…
by RECKLESS GIANTS rose from the ashes of a past project, carrying the lessons and scars that only come from starting over. The North Florida trio — Jeremy, John, and Coty — built their sound on instinct, chemistry, and the freedom to make whatever feels right. Blending pop-punk urgency with alt-rock…
by Kissing Thieves is the musical moniker of Stefanie Fields, a Bellingham, Washington songwriter who turns weather, unrest, and emotion into melody. Rooted in the moody rhythm of the Pacific Northwest, Kissing Thieves builds songs that shimmer with honesty and cinematic depth — from the fire of protest anthem “Old Ass…
by At SONIQLOOX, we spend a lot of time exploring stories that connect sound and emotion. So when I came across a video about a Kickstarter campaign for a new TV show pulling back the curtain on Broadway life, I stopped doom-scrolling. It could’ve been just another afternoon—or maybe the middle…
