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AXiS got elemental for their latest razor-sharp slice of reinvented 70s rock, Firewater

The Serbian/Romanian power trio, AXiS, ensured the 70s rock n roll era made a monolithic return to the airwaves in 2023 with their elementally overdriven reinvention, Firewater.

Taking the iconic sounds from Black Sabbath, Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin and channelling a modern twist into the high gain guitars, the rock-reverent originators slathered Firewater with swagger and burning hot riffs that will turn your speakers into smoke machines.

After forming in 2012, the trio has shared its fair share of success as a touring band and in the studio. After their sophomore album left them pigeonholed as a blues rock band, they’ve proven with Firewater that their raw live sound is a million miles away from those roots. It’s straight-up sleazenik rock n roll that you will want to line up and drink warm beer for.

Firewater was officially released on April 1st. Stream it on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Interview: Bella Moulden tells us all about her outstanding new single Wire

Chatting to us more about her striking new single Wire, Bella Moulden shows us all about her 80-synth-pop tone and her outstanding multi-instrumentalist lifestyle. Telling us more about her idols and watching proper MTV back in the day, this is a thrilling interview which will electrify and inspire many to reach their dreams.

Hello, there Bella. Please let us know where in the world you are from/based and how many instruments do you play?

I’m originally from Buffalo, NY and I currently live in Belmont, NC.

I play about 5 instruments—self-taught. Piano, Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, and Percussion. I have been playing piano and singing since I was 9.

Do you have any family members who got you involved in the music industry or how did you get the music bug?

I am the only one in my family that is involved with music. I am a strange anomaly. I can’t really tell you how I ended up involved with music, it really just happened. I think a lot of it could have been watching MTV when I was a kid, in the early 2000s they’d still play music videos and performances. I think that’s what inspired me really want to start doing music.

What inspired your retro style?

Sheesh, so many things. Austin Powers, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Wendy, David Bowie and so many more. The 60s/70s/80s had the coolest fashion. It also helps that I have a natural afro.

Please tell us all about your new single Wire.

My new single, “Wire,” is about the electric feeling of falling in love. I wrote, produced, composed, and performed the song in its entirety. The sound was definitely inspired by the 80s, with the synth-pop and reverberated guitar solo.

What inspired you to use a 4/6 double-neck guitar for some parts of your shows and videos?

Before using a double-neck for some of my stuff, I would literally stack my guitars on top of each other, having two separate guitars hanging around my neck. It was ridiculously heavy and immobilizing. I wanted to transition over to different instruments at a faster rate, so at the time this seemed like the best option. It made me wonder if there was a double neck guitar with a bass, rather than a 12-string. A lot of searching and I found quite a few, it’s a rare design, but I immediately had to get one! It works great when I use my loop-station, as seen in many of my videos.

Please tell us all about SelfCare and the process behind it being well-known all over the world?

I wrote, “SelfCare,” back in 2021 in the car waiting for my mom in the grocery store. It was a tough time due to the pandemic. Between school, music, and working I was highly stressed out. I was burning out quite a lot. With that, I really wanted to hear a song that reminds me to take a break and that it’s okay to not be okay. I couldn’t find any at the time, though I’m sure there are tons! I ended up writing my own. When we got home from the store I immediately went into my room and started recording. On the ride home I already had the melody in my head. I wanted it to be simplistic. Something repetitive, similarly an affirmation. I wanted it to get stuck in my head.

It began to get traction on Tiktok a year later, earning over 50 million views and over 150 thousand videos. With that, it also is doing great on Spotify! I’m glad this song is doing well and that its point is getting across. Definitely, the perfect song to jam to in the morning while drinking coffee!

Last, is there anything, in particular, you wish to achieve in 2023?

This year, I wish to perform at more festivals!

Listen up on Spotify.

Interview by Llewelyn Screen

Doully Yang leaves memories ablaze in his jazzy blues pop debut, Burnt Notes

Burnt Notes is the debut single from the Boston, Massachusetts singer-songwriter and guitarist Doully Yang, who never looked back from his obsession with the fretboard mastery of Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Johnson, and Pat Martino. He used those ironically evocative licks to push himself into his songwriting career; the airwaves are infinitely more dulcet for it.

His signature style finds itself between the realms of blues, rock, and jazz; the colourful staccato chops lend themselves blissfully to melodicism as they act as the perfect accompaniment to his distinctively harmonic vocals, which ardently ring across the tranquil ease of the saturated delayed tones.

Burnt Notes is now available to stream on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

 

Something Changed: Sublime South Seattle rapper Bundy wonders deeply if the vitally important spark has gone for good on ‘Wild’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ni3ZBwyAbE

The proud cousin of the late great Jimi Hendrix returns, as Bundy ponders making a massive decision that could change everything that was so strong and passionate before on the excellent visuals for ‘Wild‘.

Bundy is a thriving South Seattle-based indie rapper. He has a clear-to-see burning fire raging inside him to be the best that he can possibly be – as he flows harmoniously with a real confident edge – and you feel his quality here with a superb effort.

Bundy’s ultimate goal is to have a similar cultural impact if not greater with his sound in Hip-Hop as his cousin did in Rock & Roll.” – Bundy

He raps intelligently with such a calm nature and everything seems so effortless as he drops bars like someone who knows where he is headed in life. His style is smoothly textured, he flips the switch early on and its easy to be impressed. The quick-fire chorus has your head bouncing and the beat thumps into your mind, with so much inviting vigor.

Wild‘ from the rising South Seattle-based rapper Bundy, is the relevant story about being with someone who you care about so much and everything is so great. Then suddenly something changed as their devious actions worry you, and you get a feeling deep in your gut that really bugs you. After trying to brush it away, it just keeps on growing and you know what to do next. This decision will either make or break everything – as you grapple with either carrying on like everything is okay – or instead making a fresh start to something new, that will probably surprise many.

Ultimately, you have to make tough decisions in life that many won’t understand. There is only one person who sees you in that mirror each day after all.

See this new quality music video on YouTube and see more on his IG music page.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

London’s The Curious fly sky high with daydreaming single about love: ‘’Always Want More’’

Even if you go, even if you know, I always want more. Wanting more from those special moments is always a tempting notion. It’s always tough to accept that you should enjoy what you get and nothing more. 

‘The Curious’ are a 4 Piece ALT Indie band from London on the rise with their positive lyrics and terrifically produced music- this is a professional outfit. 

You can see the band are influenced by artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Marr, Blink 182, Arctic Monkeys and more. Their music is pure and likeable. Known for 2017’s breakout hit ‘’City Lights’’, the band are in top form here.

‘’Always Want More’’ is the follow up to March 2020’s fiery ‘’My Only’’- a song that gained some good traction in the UK. Let’s see how the band develops and they must be hungry to be on stage again, let it rip and show everyone what they are made out of.

Immerse yourself in more of ‘The Curious’ on their YouTube page.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

A&R Factory Present: Casey Hopkins

Casey Hopkins is a Brooklyn-based guitarist/songwriter who was deemed a prodigy of blues guitar at a young age. His current music is fueled by a deep love for The Cramps and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

After moving up from South Florida in 2014, he started playing live as a trio in NYC in the spring of 2015, quickly making an impression with a big guitar sound and high energy punk/blues performances.

This song Touch” was recorded live to tape on a Tascam 388 with minimal overdubs. Both the song and video were DIY.

For Fans Of – Nirvana, White Stripes.

https://www.facebook.com/TheCaseyHopkinsTrio/