Artists
Mac Lethal thinks Nikes are obscenely trendy. He also wears them from time to time. After putting in over a decade of hip-hop elbow grease; he one day realized he has put entirely too much time into honing his craft. The… (Read More)
Maceo Parker: his name is synonymous with Funky Music, his pedigree impeccable; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on earth. Everyone knows by now that he’s played with each and every leader of funk, his start with James Brown… (Read More)
Main-Flow perhaps one of the most skilled and ambitious MC’s to have blessed the Hip-Hop scene, has worked with artists such as Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Black Thought (Roots), Killah Priest (Wu Tang Clan), Dj Greyboy, Dj Lethal, Mos Def and Dr… (Read More)
It’s just ten minutes from Marc Broussard’s hometown of Carencro, Louisiana to Lafayette. He makes the journey from Lafayette to the heights of the music world seem equally short. Broussard’s high octane take-off uses no formula at all. Instead he offers… (Read More)
Marcus Eaton is ambitious in a way musicians ought to be. He spent 40 days laying down tracks at The Tonic Room in Boise. Drummers flew in from out of state. A Vocals coach coaxed his singing to new heights. Eaton… (Read More)
Mark Darling is an indie rock/folk artist from Colorado. Some of his influences include: the beatles, nick drake, arthur rimbaud, the doors and many more. (Read More)
A native of Syracuse, New York, Martin Sexton grew up on the timeless sounds of ‘70s radio, from Stevie Wonder to Led Zeppelin (who led him toward blues legends like Howlin Wolf and Willie Dixon). Sexton eventually migrated to Boston, where… (Read More)
Britain’s two leading contemporary music magazines Q, and, MoJo, respectively, describe Martyn Joseph as having ‘a depth, resonance and emotional punch, which belies comparisons’, and as being ‘an artist of enduring worth’. Meanwhile The Guardian was transfixed by this gifted and… (Read More)
“I am interested in the experience of life, not it’s meaning,” Mason Jennings says. This purposeful embrace informs Mason’s music, and the songs on his new album, Boneclouds (Glacial Pace/Epic), are richly worded reflections that address the hidden struggles and neglected… (Read More)
Masta Killa was first introduced to the world on the Wu-tang Clan hit “Da Mystery Of Chessboxin’” in 1993 from the classic album “Enter the 36 Chambers”. Due to being incarcerated at the time, Killa was unable to appear on any… (Read More)
In a music world longing for a new voice, Mat Kearney represents the singer-songwriter for the 21st century music lover. While keeping an acoustic base, Kearney incorporates a wide range of influences that color his songs with unique textures. At the… (Read More)
Matisyahu was born Matthew Miller on June 30, 1979, in West Chester, PA, although his family moved to Berkeley, CA, when he was a child before settling in White Plains, NY. He was given a traditional Jewish upbringing, against which he… (Read More)
The man responsible for this throwback to simpler times is 23 year-old Matt Costa. At age 12, Costa received his first guitar but it was quickly shelved and replaced with a more “thrilling” gift: a skateboard. Costa compensated for his late… (Read More)
As long as the craft of songwriting has been in existence, there have always been young writers hoping to become the new voice for a generation. What sets Alaska-native Matt Hopper apart from the masses is that there’s actually nothing fantastical… (Read More)
Born Matt the Electrician on a frosty San Francisco morn, Matt and his family soon moved to Oregon in search of culture, nice weather and vineyards. Once there, Matt spent much of his youth obsessed with Woody Guthrie, The Hollies and… (Read More)
There’s nothing like the feel of a favorite old t-shirt paired with a worn-in pair of jeans. Some of the best things in life move into their prime as they age, making them more enjoyable, more valuable. And so it is… (Read More)
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER aim to kidnap your musical imagination with “II”, their highly anticipated new album, and Ferret Music debut. The date is January 16, 1935. After a twenty-year spree of organized crime, mayhem, and murder, Ma Barker… (Read More)
She began her career singing and playing in coffeehouses in the Boston area. She received a great deal of publicity in 1991 when she replaced, at the last minute, the opening act for the singer Morrissey on tour; her emergence onto… (Read More)
Mellowdrone’s singer, guitarist and chief songwriter, Jonathan Bates admits that he has a compulsive streak when it comes to making music. “I don’t like playing a song the same way twice, which will either win people over or do me in,... (Read More)
Melvin Seals, whose musical roots seep deep into gospel soil, has always been seeking that point where music merges with spirit, what he calls “church vibe.” He found it with Jerry Garcia over two decades ago, and he is finding it… (Read More)
Cast members include Paxil Rose, Tracy DC, Ritchie Sombrero, and Tricky Stix to name a few. METAL WARD takes you right back to the days of concerts in arenas, long hair, leather pants, and girls. With meticulous attention to the era… (Read More)
In the dark, womb-like sanctuary of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady studios in downtown Manhattan—a place that has birthed historical musical moments—sits the artist known as Iron Lung, Tical, Wu Brother #1, Johnny Blaze, and of course (Read More)
Since his days as a member of the Beatnigs while in his early twenties, Michael Franti grew from an angry young hip-hopper with a political, socially conscious bent (the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Spearhead) to a man who channeled his seriousness… (Read More)
50 million Americans are uninsured, and those who are covered often become victims of insurance company fraud and red tape. Interviews are conducted with both types, including former employees of insurance companies who describe cost-cutting initiatives that encourage bonuses for insurance… (Read More)
There are three things you need to know about Michelle Shocked. Number one, she possesses an outsized ambition; number two, she abhors unfinished business; and number three, she has a thing for the number three. These factors play into Shocked’s latest… (Read More)
Listen to him on myspace: www.myspace.com/mickkelleher Mick Kelleher is on the upswing. The unsigned singer/songwriter has been packing house parties to festival shows with his scat-like vocals, storytelling style, and stripped-down sound. “I never really planned on pursuing a music career,... (Read More)
With a childhood rough enough to guarantee him rock star success, by the time he was out of his teenage years—at least according to the few details he’s given—Mickey Avalon had sold pot (with his mother), been… (Read More)
