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Claudia Blackstar: Where Mystery Gives Way to Music

Claudia Blackstar doesn't believe an artist has to explain everything.

Claudia Blackstar doesn't believe an artist has to explain everything.She describes herself as extremely shy and introverted. She is careful about what she shares, drawing a definite boundary between the person and the artist.“I don’t really share mu…

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Abberation

Stahlschlag

Produced by Sebastian Sünkler from Germany, this album uses a combination of rhythmic noise songs with influences of post-industrial genres which cover a wide range of dark electronic music. Their compositions are intended both for home listening and…

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Them Florida Men

Doomscroller

Them Florida Men from DoomScroller is a single off the album Agravelymistake, released June 15, 2018, this song puts dark distortion, with a metal sound into the spotlight.Written and produced by Jack Gravely, the song highlights a melancholy feel, a…

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You Don't Need Anyone To Rock

The Vegan and The Butcher

“I Don’t Need Anyone to Rock” by The Vegan and The Butcher, featuring Ben D Straw and The Lionhearted, is a hard-hitting rock song released on June 12, 2026.Described as a long-overdue collaboration between two best friends who have almost everything…

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Have you ever

Don Fanella

Swedish musician Don Fanella wants you to experience the intensity of discovering strong feelings for someone in his single, Have You Ever?The song mixes synths with an intense drumbeat, giving the music an almost ethereal feeling. There is something…

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Lone Star Blues

SC King

Lone Star Blues by SC King is a perfect vibe for dancing or, even just sitting on your deck enjoying a cold one. Written and produced by S.Cardoso, this song really showcases his talent, the laid-back guitar work and vocal delivery give the song

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Song for Gio

Recovery Brothers

Song for Gio- Recovery Brothers Coproduced by Drummer Claudio Gslbucci and bassist Ezio Bruzzese, this song will be on the upcoming album Made in Bologna, which will be released June 1, 2026. The song, a song for Gio, was released prior to this as

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My Childhood Dream

Johan Dahl

Johan Dahl is a pop singer from Uppsala Sweden. He is well known for his unique style and performances that make you feel like you are right there with him, experiencing the things he sings about. He is internationally known, especially in Italy, w

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The Best Bad Idea Was to Keep Doing It

Richie Warwick

In 2017, Richie Warwick thought he was finished with music.After more than 25 years playing in stoner rock and punk bands, he had become burned out on everything that came with it. He was ready to leave it behind, but there was one thing he still wan…

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Learning to Let the Song Go

Every song has to belong to someone before it can belong to everyone else.

For Thomas Warhuus Ådland, the songwriter at the centre of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, that journey begins in a head crowded with thoughts, stories, feelings and moments that need somewhere to go.“I’m a person with a head full of thoughts that som…

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Roses: The Art of Not Taking It Too Seriously

Never a dull moment!

Viktor “Thunder Ulf” Rosén calls himself a “tonedeaf musician” and happily describes his own songs as “shitty music.” But behind Roses’ humour is someone who has quickly discovered that making music matters to him.The Swedish artist behind Roses isn’…