Last week I had the opportunity to check out Barricades, an album by Belgian singer/songwriter Steve Katz. The five-track EP is a collection of inspiring songs that demonstrate cleanliness in execution. Steve took the time to answer a few questions I had. This is part two of the interview. You can find part one here.
Q: Your singing is very fervid, not unlike Dave Matthews or James Blunt. How did you develop your vocal style and who were your influences?
A: Thanks for the compliment. We are all influenced by someone but I can't point to a specific singer. I would say that
Steve Katz – Barricades Interview Pt. 1
by Jason Lightner November 28th, 2012 | Emerging Artists
I recently had the opportunity to check out Barricades, an album by Belgian singer/songwriter Steve Katz. The five-track EP is a collection of inspiring songs that demonstrate cleanliness in execution. Steve took the time to answer a few questions I had. This is part one of the interview.
Q: You live in New York, but were raised in Belgium. When did you come to the United States and what were your initial impressions?
A: I came to the U.S. almost three years ago, in January 2010. My first impression was that everything seemed possible here. New York makes people believe that
Q: You live in New York, but were raised in Belgium. When did you come to the United States and what were your initial impressions?
A: I came to the U.S. almost three years ago, in January 2010. My first impression was that everything seemed possible here. New York makes people believe that
Other Factors – Spaces/Decade
by Jason Lightner August 1st, 2012 | Album Review, Emerging Artists
Other Factors is a New York rock outfit drawing inspiration from late-70s post-punk and 90s lo-fi rock. Their heavily distorted and reverbed vocals, along with generous vocal harmonies and powerful rock arrangements, create their defining sound.
Formerly called Mercies, Other Factors changed the group name in July with an announcement on their Facebook page that emphatically stated "We are Other Factors. Deal with it." Gotta love these guys.
To go along with their new moniker, the group released a new sampler called Spaces/Decade. If you're looking to get a glimpse into what it is exactly that this band does,
Formerly called Mercies, Other Factors changed the group name in July with an announcement on their Facebook page that emphatically stated "We are Other Factors. Deal with it." Gotta love these guys.
To go along with their new moniker, the group released a new sampler called Spaces/Decade. If you're looking to get a glimpse into what it is exactly that this band does,
Goulding’s Debut Album: Lights
by Louise July 6th, 2012 | Album Review, Emerging Artists
Lights is the debut album of English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding. It was released in March 2010 in the United Kingdom and was finally released in the States just last year. If you've heard that the album is called Bright Lights, it's because the original debut album was re-released under that name in November 2010, including six additional songs. The American release includes three of those additional six.
I'm not typically a big fan of electropop music. Fast beats, synthetic sounds and auto-tuned voices just don't get me going. It's hard for me to be impressed by an artist when I
I'm not typically a big fan of electropop music. Fast beats, synthetic sounds and auto-tuned voices just don't get me going. It's hard for me to be impressed by an artist when I
Avicii Who?
by Jason Lightner June 20th, 2012 | Artist Review, Emerging Artists
So the lady and I are cleaning up around the apartment when I decide to put on some music. Because I love sponsor interruptions and Adobe Flash, I naturally pull up Pandora. Unable to decide which station I'm in the mood for, and which station the lady will tolerate, I ask for her input.
"Put on Avicii," she says.
"Who?" I reply.
And it all went downhill from there.
Avicii's music is a melding of house and downtempo electronica. It's actually quite perfect for getting pumped to clean a humid and dusty Philadelphia loft. Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1989, Avicii (real
"Put on Avicii," she says.
"Who?" I reply.
And it all went downhill from there.
Avicii's music is a melding of house and downtempo electronica. It's actually quite perfect for getting pumped to clean a humid and dusty Philadelphia loft. Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1989, Avicii (real