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Running Down A Dream

posted: September 19, 2012

  Amy Stroup is doing just fine, thank you. With an appearance in Prairie Home Companion and song placement on shows like Private Practice, One Tree Hill, and Drop Dead Diva under her belt, the…
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"Rock Boat Lucky 13" Competition Gives Artists The Chance To Sail The Sonic Seas

posted: September 17, 2012

Can you navigate by the North Star, me hearties? Can you tell which way the currents will take you from just a gust of wind? Does the sight of the sea fill you with an…
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Let's Hear It For The Boy

posted: September 3, 2012

Talain Rayne is shipwrecked. Thus begins Talain Rayne’s Kickstarter manifesto, a hilarious, touching plea for donations to help the singer-songwriter get a new set of wheels and get out of Dodge. (Dodge being Phoenixville, PA.)…
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Mourning Bells

posted: August 22, 2012

Warning Birds is a band of Perthians led by Sam Carmody, a virtuosic singer songwriter with a bent for storytelling that tugs at the heartstrings. With his bandmates”bassist Carmen Pepper, guitarist Bensen Thomas and drummer…
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Air Traffic Controller Takes Off With 'NORDO'

posted: August 7, 2012

“Thinking of You,” the final track on Air Traffic Controller’s new album NORDO begins just like any other folky love song. Bandleader Dave Munro quietly strums his acoustic guitar, languidly composing a simple song “for a…
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The Voice

posted: August 1, 2012

Most families keep a bowl of fruit on the dining table. Hannah Acfield’s kept one full of maracas, tin whistles, clap sticks, and harmonicas, which helps explain how the Melbourne artist ended up with a…
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