After three years of finding subjects, interviewing, and organizing the calendar for Myspace’s Artist of the Day section, it died in mid-2017. Frankly I’m surprised that the Myspace Music Site revival lasted that long – I’d figured that Time Inc (which had bought it from Viant) had forgotten about it when they bought the brand in 2016. Alas, Time consolidated their content and basically just started feeding music stories from NME and Entertainment Weeklly instead of gathering original content. I was sad for my freelance flow, but at least I got to write 135 stories for the site in 2016 and 2017. That pretty much funded our vacations. I miss looking for up-and-coming bands, though. Anyone else want to host an Artist of the Day section?
2017
FREIA: Vibing an Electro-tribal Sound, with Feelings
Ninet is Ready for the World Stage
The Ceremonies Channel New Wave for Neo Nostalgia
8 Musicians the Weeknd Owes His Act To
8 Musicals That Will Bring You to Your Happy Place
Future Thieves Will Steal Your Heart
8 Disney Stars Who Have a Bright Future
Get Crunk and Wired with Crizzly
Helena Legend Needs No Explanations
The Active Set Shake Things Up
How 20 Musicians Inspired Scientific Names
Dig Singer-songwriter Matt Jaffe’s Intellectual Power Pop
Dancing Queen Gavin Turek Holds Court
8 Best Cities to Live in If You’re in an Indie Band
Jake Xerxes Fussell Reimagines His Songs
8 Types of Aging Hipsters You Could Become
Sejo Turns Pop into Emotion and Power
Alina Bea Rises Like a Phoenix
Amba Shepherd: The Woman Behind the Voice
The Spare Buttons are Modern Day Jazz Gold
Pillow Talk Wants to Lift Up Those Who Need it Most
Indie Pop Sibling Revelry with Bordeen
Hyborian Brings High Concept to Stoner Metal
Young Fox Brings Old Tricks to New LP
Jordan Klassen Takes Us on His Adventure
The Sore Losers Win Bigly on Third Album ‘SKYDOGS’
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Play Ugly-Pretty Indie Pop
Zeshan B Delivers Politics via Brown-Skinned Soul
EXCLUSIVE: Dela Kay Busts Out Stories on Electropop
Poeta Positively Blooms on ‘Golden Fields’
Corey James Just Wants You to Dance
Amani Sounds Off on Life in EP ‘Perpendicular’
Rod Melancon’s Swampy, Dirty Rock & Roll
2016
Narc Twain: Guitar Rock for 21st Century Anxiety
Aye Nako is OMG Legit, Intelligent Punk
Liskka: 100 Percent Electrofeels
Andrew Watt Turns Up the Voltage
Exclusive: Great Caesar Premieres Live ‘Hey Mama’ Video
R&B Singer Sugar Joans Finds Her Own Voice
FMLYBND Show the Love on New EP ‘Hearts on Fire’
Grizfolk Go Big on Debut ‘Waking Up the Giants’
Cellars Channels the Dark Side of the ’80s
EXCLUSIVE: Rosedale Premieres ‘Written by the Artist’ Video
Davis Gives His “Two Cents” in a New Acoustic Version
Electronic Rock Music Trio Savoy Are Pioneering a Genre
Electropop Act Pillar Point Finds Solo Groove
Grayscale Writes Stories of What Ifs on Latest Album
Critics’ Darling Emily Wells Makes Cerebral Soul Music
EXCLUSIVE: Singer-songwriter Haroula Rose Premieres This Old House
EXCLUSIVE: Great States Premiere “Daisy” Music Video
EXCLUSIVE: The Knitts Premiere “Erotic Aquatic”
Dutch DJ/Producer Roulsen Goes Solo
Future Thieves Will Steal Your Heart
EXCLUSIVE: Lucky Jukebox Brigade Premieres ‘Savage Fantastic’ EP
EXCLUSIVE: Stream Lost Element’s EP ‘Stereo Dream’
EXCLUSIVE: BANDITS Premiere Video for “Kill Tonight”
Parisian Rock Band PÆRISH are Really Kids of the 1990s
Emcee and Producer Duo Koncept & J57 Make You Feel
Silver Snakes Draw From Los Angeles Chaos in Third Album
EXCLUSIVE: Jonny Rice Premieres ‘Love is a Gamble’
EXCLUSIVE: Boulevards Premieres “Move and Shout”
Maszer is Where East Meets West
O’Brother Goes for Epicness on Latest Record
Jackal: Making Bangers for the Masses
Get Charged with The Life Electric
Tame Impala’s Jay Watson Talks His Solo Act, GUM
EXCLUSIVE: Italy’s The Anthem Premiere “Like You’re James Dean”
EXCLUSIVE: Alt-pop Artist JoLivi Premieres ‘Just for You’ EP
Texas Hippie Coalition Says HAPPY 4/20
EXCLUSIVE: Modoc Premieres ‘Black Eyed Lover’ Video
Battleme’s Slacker Pop is the Soundtrack of This Generation
EXCLUSIVE: Them vs. Her Premiere ‘Swing Sets and Handguns”
EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Markley Premieres Self-Titled EP
DJ/Producer Bobby Puma Lets the Bass and Kick do the Talking
Kiwi Singer-songwriter Marlon Williams Plays Pure Americana
Philly Rockers Up the Chain Premiere Live Video
Library Voices Learn About Tragedy, Turn It Into ‘Lovish’
EXCLUSIVE: Banta Premieres “Hungry Heart” Unplugged
EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Martindale Premieres “Walk the World”
Watch Scream Out Loud’s ‘Just Another Song’ Video
Pop Sophisticates Yumi Zouma Come Together
For Gordi, Music is a ‘Clever Disguise’
A Giant Dog is A Little Naughty
Binary Code: Yes and No, Something and Nothing
EXCLUSIVE: 2 Mile Hill Premiere EP ‘Uncovered
VISTA Aspires for Anthemic Alt-rock on Latest Set
Kemba Tackles Social Justice & Systemic Racism on ‘Negus’
Watch I, The Victor’s “Searching for You” Video Exclusively on Myspace!
Singer-songwriter Todd Lewis Kramer Lays it All Out
Welcome to Empty Houses, Detroit’s Power Pop Trio
EXCLUSIVE: Leah Culver Premieres ‘Ex is a Loser’ Video
Alt-indie Duo Bassh Burst on Through with Single ‘Body’
Handsome Ghost’s Pop Songs are Adulting
Xenia Ghali Sends a Message of Peace
EXCLUSIVE: The Walcotts Premiere ‘So Much For Love
Madi Wolf Shines Positively on ‘Glare’ EP
Julia Jacklin Won’t Let the Kids Win
The Brocks Make Electronica with a Soul
The Bad Suns, Masters of the Pop Hook
Watch V²’s ‘Hard and Fast’ Video Exclusively on Myspace
Listen to Eryn McHugh’s ‘Shatter’ Exclusively on Myspace!
Former Paramore Drummer Gets Shimmery with HALFNOISE
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Talk ‘Medicine,’
Break the Internet with Moshow the Cat Rapper
Luke Roberts Doesn’t Say Much, But He Says It with Passion
Paper Route Go All In with ‘Real Emotion’
Janelle Kroll Sings Heady Dance Tracks
Holy Sons Does Lo-fi Like No Other
DJ/producer Alle Farben’s Name Lives Up to His Music
Elle Belle Gets Schizophrenic with Double Album Debut
EXCLUSIVE: Celebrate Halloween with Death Valley High
Lori Cullen Heads a Power-folk Trio on ‘Sexsmith
Carly Robyn Green Follows Her True North on Debut Single
Mac Sabbath Delivers Drive Thru Metal at its Finest
Nuela Charles Slinks in with ‘The Grand Hustle’
EXCLUSIVE: David and the Curse Premiere “Diamond Ring”
EXCLUSIVE: FIVES Premiere “Lovers in Lullaby”
9ELECTRIC Makes Fast and Furious Music
American Wrestlers’ Stripped-Down, Homemade Pop
J Motor’s Slinky Electropop from Down Under
Tafari Anthony Brings the Power and the Pathos
From Rock Bottom, XMeKate Rises on EP ‘Expectation’
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