Symphonic Metal band Beyond the Black was formed in Mannheim, Germany in 2014. Fronted by vocalist Jennifer Haben, the group originally featured guitarists Nil Lesser and Christopher Hummels, keyboardist Michael Hauser, bassist Erwin Schmidt, and drummer Tobias Derer. They made their first significant live appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in 2014 before releasing their debut album, SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH, in early 2015. The album was a success and Beyond the Black [...]

Born in Nigeria, raised in Chicago, and now based in Los Angeles, Tobi Lou is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer with a unique musical approach that is distinctly his own. Initially interested in sports, he focused on a career in either football or baseball until his dreams were dashed by a life-changing physical injury. However, instead of letting those dreams die, he merely fine-tuned his focus and turned to Hip-Hop / Rap music. Since [...]

Formed in Tallahassee, Florida, alternative rock band Pool Kids began life as a duo comprised of Christine Goodwyne (vocals and guitar) and Caden Clinton (drums). While Tallahassee, Florida may not be known for being a music industry mecca, it has been the birthplace of many influential artists. Soft rocker Lobo (you know, the 1970s singer/songwriter that sounded like a one-man Bread) was born in Tallahassee, while Jazz legend Cannonball Adderley was born in Tampa but [...]

Born Hannah Collins in Ohio in the late ‘90s, the artist currently known as Scene Queen was raised in Los Angeles, California. Surrounded by the glitz and glamor of both the music and movie business, by the time she was in her teens, she had integrated herself into the music business by running social media accounts for Emo/Alt-Rock bands. Learning more about the music business and how it worked, she eventually set her sites on [...]

By the time Ultravox released RAGE IN EDEN in 1981, the band members were already seasoned music veterans. The British group had formed in 1974 with Billy Currie on keyboards and violin, Warren Cann on drums, Chris Cross on bass, Stevie Shears on guitar, and John Foxx on lead vocals. However, after three studio albums, Foxx left in 1979 for a solo career and the group was pared down to the trio of Currie, Cann, [...]

It has been 12 years since iconic Gothic Metal band Type O Negative split up following the death of bassist and lead vocalist Peter Steele in 2010. Since then, their influence can still be felt on Doom and Gothic Metal albums released since the band’s breakup. However, Type O Negative first made an impact on the music business with the release of their debut album – SLOW, DEEP, AND HARD – in 1991. Founded in [...]

Born Natalie Mering, the Santa Monica, California-born singer, songwriter, and musician is better known by her stage name Weyes Blood. Born into a family of musicians – her father was the leader of Sumner, who released a self-titled album on Elektra Records in 1980 – the young Natalie moved several times with her family before settling in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She began writing songs while in high school, penning them under the name Wise Blood. After [...]

Country Music is like a Timex watch – it takes a licking and keeps on ticking! In decades past, the popularity of Country Music would infiltrate the Pop music charts, turning many of the Country artists into ‘crossover’ artists. In the 1970s, Kenny Rogers gained attention on the Country charts and would eventually become a fixture on the Pop charts. In the ‘80s, George Strait and Reba McEntire may not have become bona-fide Pop stars, [...]

Born in New Jersey in 1990, Kaya Wilkins is a musician, actor, and model better known by her stage name Okay Kaya. While born in the U.S., she grew up on a peninsula outside of Oslo, Norway. Learning to play guitar with her brothers, who were members of a local black metal band, she organically grew into her own unique writing and singing style. But music was not how she first came to prominence in [...]

In the US, the title “Tubular Bells” (by British guitarist Mike Oldfield) usually conjures up frightening memories of the 1973 motion picture THE EXORCIST. However, the short excerpt of the album-length song that was used as the theme to that legendary film was only a small part of the music written and performed by Oldfield. In fact, on the 1973 album TUBULAR BELLS, the title track took up both sides of the album. And in [...]