Devin James Fry’s “Purple Glue” Is Out Now

You can fathom, or at least conjecture, exactly what Devin James Fry’s favorite color is, simply by familiarizing himself with his music.
Read moreYou can fathom, or at least conjecture, exactly what Devin James Fry’s favorite color is, simply by familiarizing himself with his music.
Read moreIt’s simply astounding what Mohamed Assani is able to put into a mere 6 minutes (almost), in his latest release “Solace”.
Read more“I don’t know; that’s a hard question because I still feel like I haven’t gotten that,” Cogliano said—in perfect earnestness—when asked to recollect what was the first big thing he’s done in his career.
Read moreArnab Sengupta was well into his early 30s when he seemingly abruptly, although it was all part of an established pattern dating back to some of his most memorable experiences, quit his job as a software engineer and heeded the calling within him to become a vocalist and, by extension, a musician.
Read moreThere are few recording artists, likely in the entire history of the annals of music itself, brazen enough to not just hold up a mirror to society and depict what they find thither, but to point a finger at it, wag it in its face, and issue condemnation, blame, and unabashed judgments.
Read moreThe unfurling—of the career, the terrains covered, and the metaphysical planes—of the artistry of Swansgate is a wonder.
Read moreBy Deuce The true artist, so they say, knows no bounds. All things are possible, nothing isn’t, the muses are many, the talents aplenty. Life itself? A purpled tapestry with which, as the inimitable Gil Scott Heron observed of John Coltrane, is there “to conjure and entice”, to reproduce either the ideal or decimated state of existence, as he or
Read moreBy Deuce The essence of music, particularly that which is recorded, revisited, and recapitulated every time it’s played in the form of a recording, was and always will be sound itself. The vast pastiche of sonic endowments to support the artistic endeavors of a particular tune, commercial, film score, etc., includes a range of qualities from ultra clean to grungy,
Read moreBy Deuce You would never know it from looking at him now. No one would believe it if they listened to just about any of his singles, albums, or EPs. Ditto for the live performance thing. Actually, especially for the live performance thing. But, quiet is kept, there actually was a point in time in which Ajay Mathur couldn’t play
Read moreBy Deuce The story that’s most revealing about J’Moris—as an artist, a man, and a grifter—took place well before he ever shot a single music video, dropped any of his assortment of singles, published even one of a handful of EPs (of which there’s at least 5), and released two albums (including February’s Moris Better: Loveless Confessions). Revelatory, perhaps, it
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