FIRST LISTEN: Stream Erin Bowman’s “Apartment 101” EP

When Los Angeles-by-way-of-New Jersey singer/songwriter Erin Bowman traveled to London, a random night open mic night in the city became the catalyst for, not just new songs, but also a new musical direction. The results of that trip across the pond evolved into Bowman’s full-bodied, heart on sleeve and lyrically open debut EP, Apartment 101. With songs like “Steps On […]

VIDEO PREMIERE: Local Hero Explore The Dark In “The Big Think”

“We shot it together with our director David Munce on my farm outside of Sydney in Australia. Two videos, actually,” says Los Angeles-based Austrailian troubadour Andy Clockwise. “Just the three of us. It was freezing cold in the middle of winter and the horses kept running into the shot, so we thought we would keep them in it. David is […]

Fiona Silver Tour Diary Pt. 3: Oh, Canada…

My name is Cortney Armitage and this is part three in a five-part stream of visual consciousness, taking a two-week photographic journey through this strange, wonderful, exhausting, and wild world of tour life with the badass rock ‘n roll chanteuse called Fiona Silver. Days 4 & 5: Somehow the rock gods smiled upon Fiona, Chris Geller (drums), Steve Salerno (bass), […]

Fiona Silver Tour Diary Pt. 2: S*** is starting to get weird…

My name is Cortney Armitage and this is part two in a five-part stream of visual consciousness, taking a two-week photographic journey through this strange, wonderful, exhausting, and wild world of tour life with the badass rock ‘n roll chanteuse called Fiona Silver. Day #2: To quote Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, “Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.” […]

Behind The Scenes With Ben Hazlewood’s “Save Your Sorries”

Anger. Not only can it be one of our most powerful emotions but it can also be one of our most healthily cathartic.   With the release of his single, “Save Your Sorries,” in August Ben Hazlewood made a statement unlike any that he had made before: he was musically confronting and raining vengeance down upon someone who hurt him. […]

Fiona Silver Tour Diary Pt. 1: Find Your Tribe

My name is Cortney Armitage and this is the first in a five-part stream of visual consciousness, taking a two-week photographic journey through this strange, wonderful, exhausting, and wild world of tour life with the badass rock ‘n roll chanteuse called Fiona Silver. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a tribe as, “a social group comprising of numerous families, clans,…or adopted strangers.” I […]

Video Premiere: “Girl Pusher” By Love Ghost

The Who: Love Ghost (Los Angeles, CA) The What: The next time that you hear someone grouse about youth being wasted on the young feel free to scoff at such generational disenchantment and, perhaps, even point out that they may be looking at the wrong youth. As teenagers specializing in thick, alternative rock on the grungier side of the street, […]