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Interview with Accent Sorrow
So, to begin with, I met the artist who would become Accent Sorrow about 5 or 6 years ago through one of my closest friends. I didn't have too many initial reactions of him, though I did know I wasn't a tremendous fan of his taste of music. Coincidentally, it was indirectly through this particular set of musical tastes that I came to determine that my thinking about music had ossified, and I'd reached the age where I thought the music "of my generation" was the best, and everything new sucked.
By Creativity Risk4 years ago in Beat
ENERGYNEVERDIESS— THE NEW WAVE
Christopher hugh Hamilton, better known as ENERGYNEVERDIESS is one of the most versatile and talented artist to come out of Metro Atlanta. Born November 29, at 3:13am and originally from Brooklyn, New York, the artist spread his wings in Atlanta and took the scene by storm. Most listeners hear one or two songs by ENERGYNEVERDIESS and attempt to place him into a category or a box, but it would be foolish to categorize such talent as just rapping or singing. ENERGYNEVERDIESS openly dabbles in hip-hop, r&b, and alternative genres of music. ENERGYNEVERDIESS has earned his comparisons to several alternative artist such as Linkin Park and Kurt Cobain, and in hip-hop he receives comparisons to the late XXXtentacion and Juice world. Several sources say ENERGYNEVERDIESS alternative nature is best seen in his video to "Cokkiyee" and his EP "6FeettilHell". Although ENERGYNEVERDIESS seems to have come out of nowhere with various stand-out styles of music, but none of this was accomplished over night. ENERGYNEVERDIESS has worked with talent from YSL, Rich Gang, and Roc Nation, and through these connections he was able to study the industry from behind the scenes, and now what we are witnessing is ENERGYNEVERDIESS' ability to apply what he's learned to his own career. ENERGYNEVERDIESS aside from being a dope artist that has built a buzz that can be heard and felt across the country, he also received criticism from various listeners. He is criticized not for his alternative music but instead for his alternative lifestyle and love for all.
By Jason James 4 years ago in Beat
Alternative New Music from Quarantine
One of the biggest disappointments this year for any music lover will be the rescheduled or canceled concerts due to COVID-19. Luckily, quarantine has been a great time for new music. These new alternative releases won't bring back the thrill of making it to the front row at your favorite standing room only venue or singing your heart out with hundreds or thousands of other fans, but they do bring something new to this otherwise boring time we're all living in.
By Kay Husnick4 years ago in Beat
Ed Cusati takes Pause while Moving his Musical Career Forward on Spotify
Ed Cusati’s introduction to music began with his mother. A singer who studied at Westminster Choir College, she started Ed with piano lessons and her large Rock n Roll record collection moved him onto the worship of Joe Satriani. Taking on the guitar, Cusati formed a band in middle school that was, “ahead of its time,” according to the Katonah, NY resident, and was pretty easily explained. “Well, I was in the band,” he joked. But the lighthearted look back is no way emblematic of how seriously he approaches his art, and putting himself out there as a performer, goes well beyond the words.
By Rich Monetti4 years ago in Beat
The lights go out and I can't be saved.
I’ve been playing piano since I was 6 years old. I started while I was living in South Surrey, along with my two older sisters. My teacher, Leslie, was a dream. She actually came to our house to teach, and she knew the right balance of pushing me and laughing at my kid jokes. She let me choose the pieces I wanted to play, and wouldn’t let me back out easily when I wanted to give up on them. She was kind and organized, and created the perfect environment for my passion garden to grow. My interest in piano had always been there. But she was my watering can. I’d watch my sisters play before I was old enough to take lessons, and mimic their hands on my jeans, watching them from the stairs. When I was finally old enough to start, once I’d mastered even just a couple bars of Mexican Jumping Beans or Row, Row, Row Your Boat, that was all the house would hear for days. Piano became my sole way of pleasure and escape. When my mom said no to another serving of Honey Nut Cheerios at breakfast, I was hammering away at the piano. Or my sister said I couldn’t hang out with her and her other 9 year old friends, the piano was going to hear about it. It was a way of moving through my emotions, even though I didn’t quite understand that yet.
By Gillian Hinton4 years ago in Beat
VARIOUS STORMS & SAINTS
A life willfully lived began taking its toll on me before I was ready for realization or reckoning. Because of good luck and a winsome naivety I once thought myself invincible, free. I could do whatever I wanted and get whatever I wanted and go wherever I wanted; obstacles were a nonfactor.
By Lauren Harsma4 years ago in Beat