indie
Indie music features a sampling of maverick musicians that favor the DIY approach to music making.
From Reality TV to Your Spotify Playlist
You may be wondering who this AMMO is? Well, we have the inside scoop on the former Reality TV star. AMMO came from a Mormon family who expected him to carry on the family legacy in faith. Instead, he dropped out of school, moved to New York City, denounced his former faith on MTV’s ‘Real World’ and ‘The Challenge’, and committed himself to becoming a truly great singer-songwriter.
By Amanda Gabrielle5 years ago in Beat
An Inspiring and Soul-Baring Journey to Release a New Album Kickstarter Campaign: Why You Should Support It
Hey, October Evans here. I wanted to share some thoughts about why I am writing this and why you should support this Kickstarter campaign... So let's get down right into it, shall we? Cool.
By October Evans5 years ago in Beat
'Her Name Was Rain'
This is my latest single and my first as a solo artist. The backstory of this song is very personal to me. I have had an on and off relationship with music, but I have never stopped writing. As my life experiences were collected, my writing began to flourish, becoming something that I am extremely proud of for the first time. As my brother puts it, I am a self-hating artist and the constant struggle to share my writing or music is like a weight sitting on top of my head. As I give up, it pushes me more and more into the ground. I awoke one day, telling myself that I will die within regrets arms for not sharing my talents and capabilities. I at least have to try to be satisfied knowing I gave it all I could.
By Russell Koontz5 years ago in Beat
'Magical'
On the 11th of January, this year, I dropped a new track. Now, this seems a normal thing to do, as I am a singer and a writer, but the reason it was a bit of a feat was that I had not released a track since May 2018. The track itself, "Magical," should have been released in September 2018.
By #Elizmi Haze5 years ago in Beat
'Homesick'—Kane Brown
I'm Brandon. I am from the San Francisco Bay Area in California. I am an 18-year-old freshman in college who has a passion for music and helping other people through it. I believe music is more powerful than education if it's used in the right way. I have been a songwriter for the last four and a half years of my life. My dream is to get signed to a record label by the end of this calendar year.
By Brandon Young6 years ago in Beat
"Foothills" Music Video: A Multi-Parallel Journey
Standing at the Foothills “Foothills” the music video carries themes of reconnection, rebirth, and a shedding of the material world. Inspired by the song, the “Foothills” music video is about being at the base of a mountain, ready to climb toward my destiny. The narrative for the music video was co-written by Ryan Lampert, Ostara, and myself, Oriel Poole. More like a short film than a music video, the imagery in “Foothills” is rich with symbolism.
By Oriel Poole6 years ago in Beat
Arctic Monkeys: Back with a Bang in Birmingham
The latest stop on their 2018 UK tour brought Arctic Monkeys to the Barclaycard Arena in the centre of Birmingham. The Sheffield band treated the crowd to tracks from all six of their albums, including Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino which was released earlier this year.
By Patrick Hollis6 years ago in Beat
Girl Groups to Listen To
From the Spice Girls in the 90s to Little Mix now, the world has seen a whole lot of girl groups. The Fader released an article in June of 2018 hosting the question, "Where are all the girl groups?" In the article, they mentioned that it seemed like the world had a plethora of boy bands, but the girl groups were nowhere to be found. Then, they spent half of the article talking about boybands. Here's a hint: maybe, if they hadn't done so much in-depth research on the boybands of today, they would've been able to find some girl groups like the ones I'm about to mention. Here, the Fader, I did the dirty work for you!
By Mina Johnson6 years ago in Beat
Men Without Armies
The music I'm about to describe is not for the faint of heart. This is muscular rock music, original and raw, but it can also be melodic and thoughtful. A fusion of high energy rock, electronic, jazz, classical, tinged with, what I hear as almost Celtic music. Confused? Wait and I will try to explain why I come to this conclusion.
By Michael Blair6 years ago in Beat
Julien Baker: Sad Songs for the Soul
Who would enjoy Julien Baker's music? A question I find difficult to answer, for all the right reasons. A wonderfully despair-ridden lyrical selection would draw in the lonelier side of the better of us. Blended with an atmospheric, yet isolated instrumental backing on the majority of her tracks, at first a listener could be led to believe that Baker's key focus is dwelling on the heartache of life and thus craves the affectionate attention of the forever damaged listener.
By Mathew Moody6 years ago in Beat