In 2014 my good friend Vickie Chang became the editorial director of Myspace and assigned me the very interesting task of finding up-and-coming artists for the feature “Artist of the Day.” I started hunting down bands that hadn’t made it big yet, which made me excited about music again. I continued doing it even after the great Katrina Natress took over midyear, and just now found out that I wrote 152 stories for the section in 2015.
- Rock Band Dorothy Stakes Their Claim to Ballsy Metal Sound
- The Ambient, Experimental Musical Direction of MIRS
- No Limits for UK Rapper Kapital
- From Bluegrass to Metal, Andy Wood Shreds on Guitar
- Afika Nx Mixes and Matches Hip-hop, Rock and Reggae
- Deaf Rhino Premiere Exclusive Track, “Don’t Believe What You Heard”
- EXCLUSIVE: Hannah Gill Delivers with the EP ‘I Feel Awake’
- Folklorist Elephant Micah Does it for Himself
- Stone Cold Fox is Stone Cold Serious About Rock & Roll
- Take a Bite Out of Neo Punk Rockers Happy Fangs
- Swedish Chanteuse Zara Larsson Set to Conquer America
- For the Blancos, It Really Is All About the Music
- Big Guitars, Big Choruses and Big Dreams Fulfilled for Cilver
- Janine and the Mixtape
- Luluc Makes Indie-Folk, Quiet and Clear
- Mikky Ekko—In His Own Time
- Punk Rockers the Heathens Rev It Up In Southern California
- Periphery’s Third Release is an Ambitious Concept
- PREMIERE: Chicago Pop-Rock Band AyOH Gets Radio Ready
- Roisto Brings Chill Waves From Scandinavia
- In Tall Buildings Stands On Slow-rising, Solid, Melancholic
- Remi Rises Up From Down Under
- The HOWLS Make Sweet Synth Rock Out of Los Angeles
- The Bright Light Social Hour is Ready for the Big Cities
- Pop Singer Tony Ferrari Channels Old Into Gold
- Ibeyi Activates Wonder Twin Power on Magnificent Debut
- Indie Pop Singer Frankie Perfects the Catchy Pop Hook
- Switzerland’s Electropop Duo From Kid Deliver a Natural Flow
- Who Needs the Drop When You’ve Got DJ Duo Prok & Fitch?
- Electropop Artist Penguin Prison Creates a Soundtrack for NY
- Rangleklods Bring the Fun From Denmark
- Pop Singer Lily Elise Poised to Take Off
- The Rua Prove That Siblings Make the Best Bands
- DJ Dynamix On Keeping the Energy Going
- Meet Meg Mac—She’s Going to Be Huge
- A Sweet Spot for Singer-Songwriter Duo Mideau
- Indie Band Winters Island Draw Inspiration From ’90s R&B
- Get Lucky with Nashville Buzz Band COIN
- Domino Kirke on Music and the Cycle of Creation
- Life of Dillon is Bringing Free-spirited Good Vibes
- Australian Pop Star Lenka Sings on the Bright Side
- Deaf Rhino Premiere Exclusive Track, “Don’t Believe What You Heard”
- Brooklyn Rapper Junglepussy is the Girl of Your Dreams
- LA Duo Kaneholler Just Wanna Make You Dance
- Producer/DJ Infuze Creates EDM for the Future
- Colony House Play Straight-Up Rock and Roll
- North of Nine is Headed for the Top
- In the House: Crookers Brings Italian Electro to the United States
- Getting Personal With Expert Turntablist Jayceeoh
- Perfectly Named Pop Noir Premiere New Single
- For William Pilgrim and the All Grows Up, the Personal is Political
- 90s Alt-Rockers Ash Are Back
- Bigger, Better, Sweeter, More: Turbo Fruits Grow Up
- DJ/Producer Dyro is a Dutch Treat
- Five Knives Cut a Wide Swath Across Genres
- Tyranis Does Thrash
- Pop Singer Rozzi Crane Gets Ready for Fame
- PREMIERE: Pop Star Mizgin Says Love Yourself First
- Dig Singer-songwriter Matt Jaffe’s Intellectual Power Pop
- Corsica Arts Club Bring the Sunshine in With Synth-Pop
- Dannic Delivers, From Mash-ups to Big House Hits
- Singer-Songwriter Cody Crump Sings About Death
- There’s No Doubting the Passion of Pop-Rock Band Noise of Rumors
- Heavy Does it for Dave Lombardo’s Alt-Metal Band PHILM
- Kid Wave’s Wonderlust is Going to be Your Summer
- Finnish Producer and DJ Darude Talks About Life Beyond ‘Sandstorm’
- Pop! Goes LA Songwriter Colette Carr
- PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ “The Last Drop”
- Austin’s the Vanity Credit Their Rock & Roll Sound to a Lot of Hard Work
- Aussie Band In Hearts Wake Reach New Heights
- DJ and Producer Yves V. is on the Rise
- Swedish Synthpop Act Hortlax Cobra Strikes Again
- DJ/Producer Abel Ramos Gets Back in the Mix With Love
- Myspace Exclusive: DJ/Producer Henrix Drops New Single
- Small Town Boys Shattered Sun Play a Gigantic Metal Sound
- Guitar Virtuoso Hamish Anderson’s Rock & Roll Blues
- Los Angeles Crooner B. Miles Goes for a Dark, Electropop Vibe
- X Ambassadors Mark Their Spot
- Soilwork Release Teaser Video of New Album
- Exclusive Premiere: Scarlett Parade’s “Hold On”
- On Debut LP “Transgressor,” Rapper and Singer Tunde
- Sincerely Yours from Lena Fayre
- French Producer, DJ Arno Cost Declares EDM in France is Dead
- Sweet Spirit Want To Be On Top
- Singer-songwriter Lael Neale’s Debut is Strong Yet Sweet
- On ‘Portraits,’ Electronic Duo Maribou State Present
- Harrison: Just Call Him EDM’s Rennaissance Man
- Gossamer: Creating Soundscapes In Beats And Measures
- Genre-hopping Angelenos Dustbowl Revival Have Celebrity Style
- Teen Daze Grows Up on ‘Morning World’
- Thy Art Is Murder Slay With Latest Release, ‘Holy War’
- Sure They Have Mullets; Just Don’t Call Biters a Throwback
- Unbounded by Genres, Oxymorrons are ‘Complex but Basic’
- Through Reggae, Artist Nattali Rize Says Less Selfies, More Self Awareness
- Risa Binder Sings Cosmopolitan Country-pop Songs
- Count Counsellor Mines His Childhood‘
- Exclusive: Orlando Band Savannah Stream New EP
- The Gooch Palms Want to Leave Their Mark All Over You
- Flying Solo with Shanee Pink
- EXCLUSIVE: Emily West Premieres ‘All for You’
- EXCLUSIVE: Rubikon Premieres ‘Vipers’ Video
- Baby in Vain Is On Some Next Level Shit
- Gal Pals’ Music is a Warm, Fuzzy Soundtrack for Your Besties
- PREMIERE: Listen To Walsher Clemons’ New Single
- PREMIERE: Listen To Kyle Lucas’ New Song, “Veritas”
- Singer-storyteller Sophia Black Transforms from Teen Prodigy to Hitmaker
- Premiere: Watch ThatOneEyedKid’s Video for Bouncy Title Track
- Premiere: Watch Trapdoor Social’s ‘Fine on My Own
- Dream-pop-electronica Creator Luna Aura Figures it Out
- Electropop Duo Smoke Season Catches Fire
- EXCLUSIVE: A Love Like Pi Premieres “Wide Awake”
- For 3 Headed Dog, Home is Where the Rock Is
- EXCLUSIVE: Myke Terry Premieres New Single, ‘Slide’
- Darwin Deez on Deez Nuts, Idolizing Toto and Styling His Perfect Curls
- EXCLUSIVE: Go Behind the Scenes on ‘Lights Out’ with AudioDamn!
- XXI Rises From Tragedy on Debut ‘Inside Out’
- R&B Crooner Harrison Brome Is As True As Can Be
- EXCLUSIVE: The DownBeat Keys Premiere Video For ‘Fluid’
- Cady Groves Makes Her ‘Dreams’ Come True
- Meet Soda Shop, Purveyors of Indie Pop Gems
- The Relapse Symphony On Playing Balls-to-the-Wall Rock
- Will the Real Knox Hamilton Please Stand Up?
- EXCLUSIVE: Rabid Young Premieres New Video, “Pieces”
- Candice Pillay Puts out Positive Vibes on EP ‘The High’
- EXCLUSIVE: Watch the Premiere of Alvarez Kings’ ‘Tell Tale Heart’
- EXCLUSIVE: Spencer Sutherland Premieres Selena Gomez cover
- Fever High Deliver Earwormy Indie-pop Gems With A Dose of Girl Power
- Meet Mishka Shubaly: Memoirist, Marathon Runner, Musician
- Steven Roth’s “Good Times Go So Fast” is a Soul Pop Nostalgia Attack
- Clay Cages Pack A Post-Rock Punch
- EXCLUSIVE: Listen to MC Lars’ ‘The Zombie Dinosaur LP
- Southern California’s Wildling Premiere
- Exclusive: So Much Light Premieres Acoustic Video
- Alexx Mack Celebrates Being Comfy in Her Own Skin
- Sit Back and Chill with Indie Rockers The Kickback
- EXCLUSIVE: Pete RG Premieres ‘Divine’ Lyric Video
- Exclusive: Alt Rockers the Drama State Premiere ’38th and Central’
- Drug Church: Sounds Like Seaweed, Feels Like Awesome
- For Singer, Songwriter and Author David Berkeley, Every Song is a Story
- Fine Fine Titans Tell a Mighty Story
- TeamMate Turns Love and Loss into Musical Gold
- Marco With Love is Cosmic Country
- The Highs and Lows of Kaleigh Baker
- Astropol: It’s OK to Call Them Sweden’s Newest Supergroup
- EXCLUSIVE: Take a Peek Behind the Scenes of Lipstick Gypsy’s ‘Awesome’ Video
- Brenna Whitaker Gives You the Feels
- Caspian Rises From Tragedy in ‘Dust and Disquiet’
- Mental Physix Says Namaste with Free Single
- Secrets Go Out to the World with New Singer and New Album
- Kate Crash Pops It Off in 2016
- The Shelters Create the Quintessential Los Angeles Sound
- WatchTheDuck Aim to Blow the Lid Off 2016
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Posted on October 12, 2016 by lillitot
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