Showing posts with label Music Interviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music Interviews. Show all posts

Stacking The Deck with I Am Snow Angel


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

Armed with her samplers, keyboard, guitar, and laptop, I Am Snow Angel creates a brand of sultry, ethereal, downtempo electro-pop that could even get a monk in the mood.

Her hypnotic live shows have been known to make the most

Stacking The Deck with Kasador


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

If you’re looking for the next rock band that could take over Top 40 radio, look no further than Kasador.

Hailing from Kingston, Ontario, and consisting of (photographed left to right) Boris Baker (bass), Nick Babcock (keys/

Stacking The Deck with Corina Corina


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

You may ask yourself, why is Brooklyn, by way of Oakland, hip-hop soul artist Corina Corina standing in front of a parking garage in the above picture? Well, while looking for a quiet place to do this Stacking The Deck

Stacking The Deck with The New Tarot


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

Every once in a blue moon you find a band that has the ability to do basically anything. The New Tarot are one of those bands.

The NYC-based group, which is led by sisters Monika and Karen Walker, has a seemingly impossible

Stacking The Deck with Birch


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

Armed with killer synths, and a frontwoman with an incredible vocal range, Birch have been at the forefront of the NYC’s indie pop scene since releasing their debut EP, Halfway, in 2015.

The Birch duo of Michelle Birsky and Mat

Stacking The Deck with Ada Pasternak


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

Whether you’re listening to her music, or having a casual conversation with her, it doesn’t take long to recognize kindness is front and center in singer-songwriter-violinist Ada Pasternak’s life.

The concept of being kind is

Stacking The Deck with Tony Lucca


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

It would almost be an insult to call Tony Lucca a natural born performer, because that would imply he doesn’t work hard at his craft. In truth, he combines an innate ability to relate to people, with an incredible passion for

Stacking The Deck with Chaser Eight


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

One of the preeminent hard rocks bands in the state of Connecticut, Chaser Eight have built up a reputation for wowing audiences with their explosive live performances. I can speak to this having brought numerous friends to

Stacking The Deck with Anna Rose


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

Whether she’s performing a blues song, rocking out, or slowing things down with a ballad, all of Anna Rose’s music has one thing in common – she makes sure it kicks ass.

While many artists like to claim the stage is their

Stacking The Deck with Lee


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

Hip-hop soul artist Lee has been making music that’s universal for over two decades. This is due, in part, to the fact that he’s lived all over the world.

With performances on stages at all corners of the globe, and having

Stacking The Deck with Fjer


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

When I sat down with Danish electro-soul-pop artist Fjer for this feature she was open about being slightly nervous. Her nerves had nothing to do with doing an interview, as we’d done plenty of interviews over the years. Her

Stacking The Deck with Xombie


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

If you’ve attended any metal shows in NYC over the past half decade there’s a pretty good chance you’ve rocked out to Xombie. The foursome have graced a plethora of stages throughout the city, and metaphorically torn the roof

2Mex Checks Into the 'Lospital' – A Foot Amputation Isn't Derailing This Cali Legend


It was during a concert in April of 2016 that famed Project Blowed, and The Visionaries, emcee 2Mex knew something was seriously wrong. His right foot had swelled to the size of a football four days prior, and he was unable to stand up on stage. Seated, he could only remember the lyrics to a handful of his songs.

Read the full story at UndergroundHipHop.com.

Stacking The Deck with Warren Britt


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

If you appreciate when artists take their time with their work, it will probably interest you to know NYC hip-hop artist Warren Britt’s just released album, With Laurel., is an effort that was seven years in the making. It was

Stacking The Deck with Jake Palumbo


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

You’ve heard of a person being a Jack of all trades? When it comes to NYC’s hip-hop scene, the phrase should be changed to Jake of all trades, as Tennessee transplant Jake Palumbo has been wearing the hats of producer, emcee,

Stacking The Deck with LTrain


Stacking The Deck is a feature exclusive to Adam’s World where I bring packs of 1991 Pro Set Superstars MusiCards to artists, and we discuss who they find in each pack.

Unlike the L Train subway line, NYC-based rock foursome LTrain are a ride you can count on. Not only do they have no plans to shut down for 15 months in the near future, they’ve been hitting stages throughout the city, and

Moe Pope Has Been The Sound of Change For Boston Hip-Hop


When Boston emcee Moe Pope started rhyming he heard a common critique of his work. “I remember when people were like, ‘This dude don’t even sound like he’s from here,’ as if that was a bad thing,” he says with a laugh.

Read the full feature at UndergroundHipHop.com.

FITNESS Talks Dynamic Duos & Finding The Love


When Max Collins, and Kenny Carkeet joined forces to create FITNESS they had one idea in mind – making music should be a good time.

According to Carkeet, this is exactly the feeling FITNESS has reinvigorated in them. “Playing music, and writing music, has become very fun again to us.”

While Carkeet and Collins have enjoyed their time in other bands – Carkeet in AWOLNATION, Collins in Eve 6 –

6 Things Akrobatik & Mr. Lif Know About Life


Between Akrobatik’s emergency aortic dissection surgery and Mr. Lif’s near-fatal tour bus crash, the legendary Massachusetts-based duo The Perceptionists have experienced major events that have affected their perception of life.

Read the full feature at UndergroundHipHop.com.

PackFM Embraces a New Role & New Life


PackFM isn’t thinking about rapping right now.

He isn’t thinking about gripping a microphone, flowing over a beat, or even putting together a new album. “I’m just trying to live life, and see what life is like outside of hip-hop,” the Brooklyn-based emcee explains.

Read the full feature at UndergroundHipHop.com.