
Author: Ashley Oken


Tyler Small of Saving Vice on their new single ‘Phantom Pain,’ coping with the absence of live music, and what comes next
The band is ready to show their full range.
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Hyro the Hero on his new mixtape Kids Against The Monsters, the staying power of genre-bending rock-rap, and how his Trinidadian heritage makes its way into his music
Houston-bred rap-rock fusion artist Hyro the Hero (formerly known as Hyro da Hero) is burning down the familiar lines that separated genres with a unique creative fire that brings them together and makes the old new again.
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Soundhoose on new album Quarantine Psycho, “Mr. Bad Luck”, and staying true to yourself
Soundhoose has written the perfect album to make sense of all the feelings and thoughts you’ve had during quarantine with their 2021 release Quarantine Psycho, and they’re just beginning to scratch the surface of their talent.
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Multi-platinum producer and author Jeff Blue on his new book One Step Closer, Linkin Park, and going after your dreams
Multi-platinum A&R executive, songwriter, music publisher, attorney, journalist, producer, and author Jeff Blue tells an inspirational, true story of perseverance, young musical visionaries’ rise to fame, and what it takes to build a dream while confronting his own truths and showing readers how to work hard and show up for what they want in his new music novel One Step Closer.
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Tishmal on her new single ‘Bed of Roses’, her new EP, and tuning into your softness
Alternative pop upstart Tishmal (real name Rachel Brockbank) is here to give you brooding, intelligent pop and expand the depths of the electronica scene. Given to her as a young girl around the time she started to pursue music seriously, the name means hummingbird in Luiseno, the language of her Native American heritage.

44 Phantom on his new single ‘Sound Off’ and new EP die sometime, it’s good for u, being honest in one’s music, and the realities of small-town living
After quietly generating over two million streams independently and amassing a growing fanbase, listeners will get to meet Oklahoma born and Seattle raised 44phantom on the new EP die sometime, it’s good for u.

Cloe Wilder on her new EP Teenage Lullabies, growing up with social media and achieving success at a young age
Cloe Wilder, an indie-pop singer/songwriter from Clearwater, FL, is quickly establishing herself as someone to watch in the music industry with her catchy songs, personal lyrics, and insight into being a teenager in modern society.

Rene Mata of ReachNYC on new single ‘Back From The Dead’, depression, and his friendship with Chester Bennington
ReachNYC’s story is one of redemption. Coming to prominence in the early 2000s hard rock scene, the band has returned with a fittingly named new single ‘Back From The Dead’ featuring Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix, their first one in 17 years.
