Author: Kim Muncie

Posted on: January 2, 2023 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Sarah Diamond and the Soul Miners Release New Single/Video

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…

Posted on: December 16, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

The Real J Israel’s “A Better Me”

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…

Posted on: December 15, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Dianña Releases Breathtaking Christmas Singles

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…

Posted on: December 12, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Migrant Motel Shares New Single & Video ‘Shame’

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…

Posted on: December 8, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Digging into The Tribe Band (An Interview)

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…

Posted on: December 3, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Sitting down with Jim Jacobs

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.…

Posted on: December 3, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Dark Below Lament Our Divisive World With New Track “Hate Being Human”

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…

Posted on: November 22, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Spider Rockets Checking in with NeuFutur

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…

Posted on: November 18, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Rockers Of Limbo Deliver Raucous Fun With New Track & Video ‘Let’s Go’

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…

Posted on: November 17, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Little Hurt Shares New Single “Buttercup” Featuring The Ready Set, Announces Tour

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…

Posted on: November 15, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 1

A few moments with Greg Hoy and The Boys

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…

Posted on: November 11, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Checking in with No Signal

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…

Posted on: November 11, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Messer Share Empowering New Single ‘Unfvckwitable’

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…

Posted on: November 4, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Global Rock Band Sick Puppies collaborate with ESPN to cover Paul Oakenfold’s ‘Ready Steady Go’

Global Rock band Sick Puppies are collaborating with ESPN/ESPN+ to launch their new single ‘Ready Steady Go’, a cover of the Paul Oakenfold hit song. The music will be used in National Hockey League (NHL) on ESPN promos on all their platforms through the end of 2022. Watch the initial ESPN promo spot here: The intense, driving version of ‘Ready Steady Go’ has been released on all streaming services and is sure to…

Posted on: November 3, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 1

Dude Reppin Knowhere sits down with NeuFutur

When and where did you discover your passion for writing songs and raps? What made you want to pursue music professionally? Upon moving back to the East Coast from Venice Beach CA, I really took my raps to the next level upon hearing high energy electro beats made by Colormind. When I became part of the music production process, it revealed a deeper writing opportunity where I could act upon…

Posted on: November 3, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Matthew Squires and The Learning Disorders Releases New Music

‘I don’t know at which point the world stopped validating romance. Divorce and breakup rates are on the rise, the influx or responsibilities that no longer allow for intimate relationships due to stress or worry. It’s awfully present even in the music of today, breakup ballads, selfish examinations to skirt mutual responsibilities. For many like myself, it’s a little sickening. When a piece of art comes along that actively wants…

Posted on: November 3, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Meet Everett De Morier: Acclaimed Author with a Secret

If you know Everett De Morier, you know unpredictability. In a career that has spanned more than twenty-five years, Mr. De Morier has written everything from the Weekly World News’ My Wife Is Having the Reincarnation of Elvis to the Hollywood optioned Thirty-Three Cecils. He’s an essayist, an author, a humorist, a contributor, a thinker. And, a seeker. Because a decorated career that has included appearances on the likes of…

Posted on: October 28, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

“I Was Told To Be Quiet” by MOMO

Marcelo Frota, aka, MOMO, has evolved from an experimental psychedelic artist, to a scorching Adult Contemporary Singer/Songwriter. His 6th album, I Was Told To Be Quiet, is being reissued by his record company, to celebrate its 3 year anniversary. It will be pressed to vinyl for the first time, which is a cause for celebration in many ways. The reemergence of vinyl has to be considered a major victory in…

Posted on: October 26, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Quarry Releases ”Positioning the Sun” LP

There’s a lot to be said about the last two years. For Quarry, they took the time between 2020 and 2022 to craft an album worthy of the times, soaking up every ounce of anguish, disarray, and togetherness; coming up with something that could not only portray the worst of times without the best of times was undoubtedly a challenge, but Positioning the Sun is a critical hit of a…

Posted on: October 20, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Taking a moment with Star 2

Did your upbringing impact your passion for music? When did you realize that music was something you could pursue professionally? Music was a way for me to express difficult emotions in my life. We came to the U.S. from a refugee camp in Thailand and had massive culture shock as well as constant financial pressure to pay rent, pay back our airfare from the camp, buy food and buy a…