Israeli folk-pop six-piece The Secret Sea is one of the more recent musical ventures of Amit Erez, a critically renowned guitarist and songwriter who’s been held in modern-legend/virtuoso status throughout Europe for quite a few years. The band came together in 2010 and could be considered a concept band.  They’ve characterized themselves as “six musicians trying to show the world […]

You could call them the “Little Pop/Rock Band From Kentucky That Could” or you could call them Sleeper Agent, which is their actual name so we’d recommend that. Frontwoman Alex Kandel, singer/guitarist Tony Smith, bassist Lee Williams, guitarist Josh Martin, drummer Justin Wilson and keyboardist Scott Gardner are Sleeper Agent and are only two records into their career, yet their […]

The Lovebirds consist of award-winning songwriters Lindsay White and Veronica May, who characterize themselves as “Folk that pops.” They recently released their third album, Breakup Shmakeup, which was inspired by the breakup of their very own romance (Don’t worry, they’re still songwriting together). Even more recently they took some time to tell us about the album and what they are […]

We caught up with these talented canines before their show last December at The Roxy in Hollywood. To our surprise, Sid Wilson from Slipknot was also hanging out backstage… HV: First of all, thank you for meeting with us. Jean-Ken Johnny: No, not at all. HV: Please introduce yourself and the band. JKJ: I am a member of Man with a […]

When a studio and rehearsal complex, located in the Los Angeles musical community of Echo Park, decides to put on a festival that caters to no one particular genre or rules, what do you get? LA Weekly’s BedrocktoberFest. Saturday, October 5th was a typically sunshine-y LA day as the rock, hip hop, beer, backup dancer, food truck, magician (yes, there […]

D&M (or Danny Fornasa and Matt Klahre) describe themselves as “John Mayer sits in with Fun. and writes some rock & roll love songs.” We describe them as a promising and soulful sound out of Philadelphia. Here, Danny chats with us about things that matter: John Mayer, rivalries and dirty love. HV: D&M as a band name, it’s pretty to […]

We caught up with lead guitarist of Dir en grey, Kaoru, before their concert in Los Angeles. HV: It’s the last show of the tour. How are you doing? Kaoru: It’s been hectic. But tonight’s the night that everything is finally coming together. We’re excited to play tonight. HV: I heard you guys got stuck in LAX during the shooting earlier this month. […]