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POPDUST ON RECORD: DAYGLOW

POPDUST ON RECORD: DAYGLOW

I sit down with Dayglow the week of his album release. We’re calling it his debut album, but to be fair to him, he’s released a few mega-successful EP’s that have solidified him as a key voice in the indie scene. Let’s back up to 2018, where Dayglow created a sonically sound EP, Fuzzybrain. Many […]

Cali-based Alt-Rock Trio Rec Hall Talks Touring, Surf Culture, and New Music

Cali-based Alt-Rock Trio Rec Hall Talks Touring, Surf Culture, and New Music

Southern California-based trio Rec Hall, made up of John Barry (vocals, guitar), Lance Meliota (drums), and Ben Tyrell (guitar, bass) burst onto the scene in 2021 with breakout single “She Doesn’t Get It.” The song, over the next two years, slowly but organically gained traction, now accumulating over 20 million streams, and led to the […]

Akira Galaxy: Rockstar, Poet

Akira Galaxy: Rockstar, Poet

Akira Galaxy is part rockstar, part poet, and full romantic. We talked to her at SXSW 2024 about her debut EP, “What’s Inside You.”

Exclusive Interview: Obai On His Debut Album, svnteen

Exclusive Interview: Obai On His Debut Album, svnteen

At 17 years old, most of us were day-dreaming about our crushes, hopelessly scrolling through social media fantasizing about the glorious day when we don’t live with our parents. Unless you’re Obai, one of Gen-Z’s hottest rising stars who just seems to understand the industry so early into his career. His music has a hint […]

Exclusive Interview: Oliver Cronin On "I Need You"

Exclusive Interview: Oliver Cronin On

Oliver Cronin sits in his room that doubles as a studio for our Zoom call, you can tell by the paneling on the walls for sound. For Cronin in Australia, it’s early in the morning, for me in Hoboken, it’s about time for bed. We’re here to talk about his new single with Lil Xxel […]

OTR Takes Us Into The World Of "Be Quiet, They're Listening"

OTR Takes Us Into The World Of

Sometimes in life, your career in music just sort of…happens. At least, that’s the case for OTR, who started out as an aerospace engineer while creating tracks in the meantime. After leaving his job, his music quickly began to manifest into something much bigger when, in 2020, he released his debut album, Lost At Midnight. […]