In songs like “This is for Someone,” Nolen Sellwood is so much more than a singer; he’s a vocalist who can own the energy of the room even when he’s coming to us from within the four walls of a recording studio. His charisma is one of the focal points to be found in his new album Otherwise, and whether you’ve heard his work before or not, he’s likely to make…
“Insane” is an intriguing take on the inside of your mind. Why is it necessary to cover mental health topics in your music? Mental health is a very important topic to cover because so many people still have such a negative view on those who struggle with mental health. It’s something that people don’t take seriously until it’s too late. Many people keep their struggles to themselves because they are…
Whether grinding out a cerebral jam in “New Blood,” laying down something a bit more calculated in “Soul Power,” hammering away at texture-based ridges and grooves in “Electric Revolution” or disassembling what feels like a familiar arrangement in “Cold Outside,” there’s something very experimental about what The Veldt is playing in their new album Entropy is the Mainline to God. Still keeping a flame lit in the American underground and sporting…
1. Can you describe your songwriting process? Does it differ for every song you write? My process works this way, pick up a guitar or sit at a piano and try to stumble on a seed of inspiration. From there it’s about doing the emotional digging to fully uncover the story and message of the song and then applying craft to it in a way that avoids cliché. 2. Why…
Do you find that your upbringing contributes to your current musical creations? If so, in what ways? Yes. I came from a family of musicians. Music was in our home, and it was always a part of our culture. My mother and my father, as well as my sister are singers. My brother, Paul Lakatos, is considered one of the foremost guitar players in the world today and I’ve been…
How did Tim Snider & Wolfgang Timber come to fruition? At what point did you all know you wanted to work together? The band started playing together in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic and I’m still trying to wrap my head around how the whole thing came about. It can take a long time to find the right players for band and weirdly enough it almost felt like…
What is the meaning behind “Touro de Lide”, and what made you choose a Portuguese title? RONE WORTHEN (lead singer): The meaning of “Touro de Lide” is to be as bullish and as aggressive as necessary to protect what’s important to you. We choose a Spanish title because bull fighting is romanticized but the reality is the matador is seldom in any serious danger, and the bull has virtually no chance…
Music snobs harbor the misguided idea that modern country music, Nashville in particular, produces dreck the way rabbits birth offspring. Doom and shallow diving await any listeners wading through the slush pile of any modern music as creative pools in many genres are drier than ever before. Country music, as we know it today, isn’t an inherently vacuous vehicle for aspiring singers and musicians. Profiteers abound wherever you look willing…
With a brooding introduction via the guitar strings, the stately melody that will power The Real J Israel’s incredible juggernaut “A Better Me” comes into focus ready to crater anything that comes in its path. Israel begins to sing, his voice tainted with a hesitance that will grow into a rather endearing quality as we press forward, but there’s nothing but assertiveness in his lyrics. He straddles the rhythm of…
If you are looking for an excellent Christmas song this year, you will not find better than Dianña’s new single “Missing You Underneath the Mistletoe”. This gorgeously rendered, patient, and powerful track doesn’t try grabbing you immediately but, instead, unfolds with simmering yet understated passion throughout. It’s the third single that she has released this year following earlier tracks such as “Hands” and “Calm Down Karen” The track is currently…
Migrant Motel combines modern Alt.Pop sounds with contemporary production techniques into a blend that is unique yet familiar. They have been making music and developing their sound since 2017 and the band has built their fan base in Mexico and throughout Latin America. They are now aiming their sites on the growing Bi-Lingual and Bi-Cultural youth movement in the United States. With the release of the new song ‘Shame’, the band is expanding its…
Answers by Lauri Reimer, project coordinator and band manager Describe the process of gathering the all-star line-up to help bring this rendition of “This Christmas” to life? With Kevin Wachs being a long time publisher of Rock Cellar Magazine (www.rockcellarmagazine.com), we have had ongoing relationships with many recording artists and their publicity teams, so it seemed only logical to reach out to some of these local artists who already know…
What originally drew you into the country genre? When did you begin making music? And when did you first pickup a guitar?I believe I was drawn to country music since I was a kid for It was the only thing on the radio and records and 8 tracks that I was around all the time. Hearing the steel guitar cry and blended harmonies my ears were just drawn to it.…
Missouri power trio Dark Below are continuing their Breakout year with new single ‘Hate Being Human’. The song was produced by Malcolm Springer (Matchbox 20, Collective Soul, Fear Factory) and Jason Schrick for JPS Productions at East Iris Studios in Nashville. Noted music manager Jeff Hanson (Creed, Alter Bridge, Paramore, Sevendust) has joined the team to help take the band to the next level. The song is a post-grunge anthem with a…
How have your New Jersey roots influenced your musical beginnings, and how do they continue to shape your band’s sound now? That is hard to say. We are a New Jersey band but have never sounded like the famous New Jersey bands that have come before us. I’ve heard people say that we embody a New Jersey attitude. It could mean that our sound has an energetic rock feel paired…
Of Limbo/Big Panda Records. Long Beach, CA Rockers Of Limbo have released a raucous & fun new track and video, ‘Let’s Go’. Known for high energy, on the brink of out-of-control live shows, they create an electric atmosphere that is infectious – making it impossible not to have a good time. The band is racing forward and ready to move to another level with their career. Of Limbo says “The song started with the riff and everything just fell into place around that. “Let’s Go” just felt like the right sentiment for the energy of that riff. Then lyrically…
The Century Family Records. Alt.Pop artist Little Hurt is heading out on a co-headlining tour with Hembree to support his new single ‘Buttercup’ . The song is a compact, clever nugget of pristine pop-rock perfection that features longtime friend The Ready Set on guest vocals. ‘Buttercup’ offers a frank confession of romantic uncertainty and insecurity — set to a funky backbeat, pulsing guitars, colorful layers of emotion and an instantly memorable whistled refrain. Little Hurt (Aka Colin…
Greg, how do your New Jersey roots play a part in shaping the Greg Hoy and The Boys sound? How and when did you and The Boys officially meet? Being born as a songwriter in New Jersey gives me certain rights. Example: my top two karaoke songs are ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ by Bon Jovi, and ‘It Was a Very Good Year’ by Frank Sinatra. (Fun fact: I won a…
1. What was it that got you into making music? How Old were you? “I was 14 when I started getting serious ideas and intentions with music. No Signal spawned in just a couple days of conceptualizing. As cliche as it sounds it felt like a ‘calling’, I kind of feel like a messenger, if things go good it’ll all start to come together and make sense to everybody. As…
Modern Rock powerhouse Messer are sharing their empowering new single ‘Unfvckwitable’, the follow-up to their Top 40 Active Rock song “Hope In This World’. Known for their catchy hooks and high energy live performances, they continue to build their career as a truly independent Rock band. The band says “Unfvckwitable” is a state of being. It’s the conscious decision to be unfazed and unaffected by the storms around you. It’s a commitment to…