Mara Connor is an Los Angeles based Americana musician. Her penchant for melancholic melodies, lovelorn harmonies, and rich soulful guitar licks create her oeuvre. ‘Decades’ her new EP drops May 20th and features her take…
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INTERVIEW WITH… VIBRANT CANADIAN POP SINGER VIBI
Vibi is the nom de plume of Canadian pop singer and Niagara Falls native Valerie Borghesi. Her dynamic vocals and high energy Gen Z Pop aesthetic are garnering attention. Vibi’s latest single is “Fallback Girl”…
INTERVIEW WITH… JANUARY JANE
NYC based Alt-pop trio January Jane are signed to legendary musicologist and KLOS DJ Matt Pinfield’s Whiskey Vinyl label and BMG. The trio have been preparing for their forthcoming Summer EP release and have just…
GET TO KNOW: SHOWGRAPHERS FOUNDER AND CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHER CHUX ON TOUR
This week we chat with Berlin creative, Concert Photographer Charlotte aka CHUX ON TOUR. Charlotte is not only a formidable photographer amongst the Berlin concert photography scene, making a name for herself quickly (like many…
INTERVIEW WITH… EDM MUSICIAN AND SONGWRITER ELEPHANTE
Parts of our Zoom interview have been edited for clarity. Electronic musician and songwriter Elephante is on the rise and wants to make a name for himself. In a world where audiences matter (the bigger…
WATCH NOW: VEVO X EASY LIFE LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS
English Alternative R&B band Easy Life have premiered two new live performance videos of “Skeletons” and “Daydreams” for VEVO music. The live performance sessions are the first time Easy Life teaming up with VEVO since…
GET TO KNOW: BO LIEBMAN OF THE INDY REVIEW & THE YOUNG ASTRONAUTS
For today’s interview, we chat with a man of many hats, The Young Astronaut’s Creative Executive Bo Liebman. Liebman also a music blogger at The Indy Review, artist, and screenwriter, shows the intersection of the…
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WHO WORE IT BEST? MY 93rd OSCARS® BEST IN FASHION PICKS
As I prefaced in my first post for the first time ever, my publication, The Reclusive Blogger received credentials to cover The Academy awards. Super thrilled to have had this opportunity I hope I can…
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THOUGHTS FROM A FIRST TIME OSCARS® PRESS POOL MEMBER
For the first time, my publication The Reclusive Blogger had been credentialed to cover the awards ceremony. Although the press pool was at home covering virtually, due to the unprecedented year because of the pandemic….
GET TO KNOW: INDEPENDENT MUSIC PUBLICIST ALISON PIRON
This week we talk with Independent Music publicist Alison Piron. Alison discusses her journey in the professional music world which started at age 20. Then she had a focus on journalism with hopes of being…
GET TO KNOW: MUDDY PAW PR PUBLICIST ERICA D’AURORA
This week we talk to music publicist Erica D’Aurora. Erica works at Muddy Paw PR and was one of the first publicists to support this blog. Erica talks about Muddy Paw, what she does as…
INTERVIEW WITH… BRIT FOLK POP UPSTART ALICE PISANO
Alice Pisano is an Italian-born and British-bred Folk-Pop artist. The rising singer crafts emotive and intimate tunes that have ostensibly connected her to a wider audience gaining fans amongst the major Spotify streams, and support…
GET TO KNOW: LONDON SESSIONS VOCALIST & BASTILLE COLLABORATOR BIM AMOAKO
This week's ‘Get to Know’ London vocalist Bim Amoako. Bim created the music choir experience company Sessions by Ascension. She also works as a sessions and backing vocalist where she works with many of Britain’s…
GET TO KNOW: NASHVILLE BASED MUSIC & LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER DEVYN VAUGHN
This week we are highlighting another photographer whose bold and dreamy work I love. We also met at a show. ‘Get To Know’ Devyn Vaughn, the once Los Angeles based music and lifestyle photographer. She…
GET TO KNOW: MICHELLE SHIERS, A FREELANCE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER & THE GREEK THEATER’S HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER.
The third creative we are spotlighting is one I have had the chance to share the photo pit with. Her name is Michelle Shiers and she has photographed some of the biggest names in music….
GET TO KNOW: A&R MANAGER JENNY POWERS OF BLUE AVE MUSIC GROUP
In our second interview of the series. We ‘Get to Know’ A&R manager and owner of Blue Ave Music Group, Jenny Powers. Jenny talks about her start in A&R and what A&R is. She also…
INTERVIEW WITH… ELECTRO POP SINGER AND DANCER MARIE CLO
Meet Indie-Pop singer-songwriter and dancer Marie-Clo about her latest release, “Shell(e) Pt III” is the third and last from the Canadian singers' trio of EPs. It takes on a more bold and brighter tone than…
GET TO KNOW: PRESSED PR FOUNDER DAWN JONES
Welcome to the first interview of the new series. The series will focus on the many voices in the music industry. Today’s conversation is with Dawn Jones. Dawn founded Pressed PR in 2017 as a…
INTRODUCING: THE ‘GET TO KNOW’ MUSIC INDUSTRY INTERVIEW SERIES
In hard times people seek out comfort and for me like so many others is music. For awhile it was live music and concert photography. It was through this vehicle I grew and met many…
CATCHING UP WITH… MIAMI INDIE POP SINGER/SONGWRITER JULIA BHATT
Last time I talked with singer-songwriter Julia Bhatt she had just released her debut single. The track ‘Tall’ was indicative of the Miami based artist. A fun, catchy, and quirky debut single. Fast forward a…
INTERVIEW WITH… POP SINGER & SONGWRITER JULIANA
L.A. Pop Singer-Songwriter Juliana is truly making the most out of this time in quarantine. As the artist has been releasing a new single each month. The latest being ‘Mixed Signals’. My initial chat with…
INTERVIEW WITH… MELODIC POP DUO JUNACO
Junaco are the L.A. based and NorCal bred duo comprised of Shahana Jaffer and Joey LaRosa. The duo craft sincere and heart-centered tunes using their emotionally raw life experiences. Junaco means rolling with the pace…
INTERVIEW WITH… ALTERNATIVE ART POP NEWCOMER LISEY TIGRA
London Alternative Art pop artist Lisey Tigra returns with the Brett Shaw (Florence Welch, Lady Gaga) produced single, ‘Crime Scene’. The dark and mysterious track off Tigra’s forthcoming EP. It sees the artist delving into…
INTERVIEW WITH… LONDON SINGER-SONGWRITER MARIE NAFFAH
Impassioned British folk-pop artist Marie Naffah is truly making a name for herself. Known for her signature blend of ‘contemporary folk with a brush of soul’. Announced as 2014’s ‘MTV's Unsigned Artist Of The Year’….
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MALCOLM & MARIE REVIEW: ZENDAYA & JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON POWER THROUGH
Malcolm & Marie is an arthouse style drama by Euphoria’s Sam Levinson. It stars Emmy Winner Zendaya & BlacKkKlansman’s John David Washington as the sole characters a couple. The entire movie takes place in one…
PALE WAVES RELEASE FOURTH TRACK ‘YOU DON’T OWN ME’ FROM UPCOMING SECOND ALBUM
Manchester Indie Pop quartet Pale Waves have started off a new era of music with quite the bang! Pale Waves’ highly-anticipated sophomore album ‘Who Am I?’ is due out February 12 via Dirty Hit. Since…
INTERVIEW WITH… POP JAZZ NEWCOMER CINDY LATIN
Fusing an effervescent mix of jazz, pop, and R&B singer-songwriter Cindy Latin creates vivid and realistic song scapes. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music in 2019, she released her debut EP “With You”…
GUEST BLOG: COUNTRY NEWCOMER CARLY TEFFT’S TUNES THAT DEFINED HER 2020
Carly Tefft released a new LP at the tail end of 2020 titled ‘The Songs Past Dark Project’. Tefft shares the songs that defined her 2020 below… Rising country act and songwriter Carly Tefft has…
INTERVIEW WITH… TREASVRE MUSIC THE SAN FRANCISCAN POST PUNK BAND
Meet San Franciscan post-punk quintet TREASVRE music. The band features dual vocalists, Sabrina Simonton and Sam Peña. Whose wistful and melancholic harmonies underscore the often thematic songs lyrically. TREASVRE music creates a somniferous sound on…
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THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER’S TOP FIFTY SONGS OF 2020
These are my top fifty songs of 2020! Let’s go! Hi, music lovers!!! It’s that time of the year again! I pick my top fifty songs of 2020. Yes, the one where every publication big…
INTERVIEW WITH… ART POP ARTIST EMPARA MI
A conversation with fierce new voice and artist on the rise Empara Mi. British-Irish Singer-Songwriter Empara Mi fuses passion, pop sensibility, drama into her electro-pop songs. Born and raised in Guernsey as Chloe Curran. At…
YUNGBLUD & ROYAL & THE SERPENT BRING ‘WEIRD TIMES’ TO LOS ANGELES
Yungblud with Royal & The Serpent & Wargasm get loud and weird on the L.A. stop of Yungblud’s ‘The Weird Time of Life’ digital tour This past Sunday, Pop-punk artist Yungblud brought ‘The Weird Time…
WATCH NOW: ALFIE TEMPLEMAN “HAPPINESS IN LIQUID FORM” + “WAIT I LIED” – DSCVR VEVO
Rising U.K. Artist Alfie Templeman Named One Of Vevo’s Artists To Watch For 2021. Multi-instrumentalist & Songwriter Alfie Templeman is one of VEVO DSCVR’s Artists To Watch in 2021. Alfie grew up in a musically…
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS PLANS FOR 2021 DIGITAL FESTIVAL
UTAH’S SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL GOES (MOSTLY) DIGITAL FOR 2021 The Sundance Institute announced its plans for the 2021 festival. Its Sundance Film Festival normally held in Utah will now take place in a mostly digital…
BROOKLYN DUO TROPIC RETURN WITH PASSIONATE NEW SINGLE ‘DOWN’
'Down' is the latest single from the Brooklyn duo Tropic and features the band in a dazzling return! Duo Tropic, a band I have championed make their return with the new single ‘Down’. The Brooklyn…
YOU SHOULD KNOW: PRINCESS GOES TO THE BUTTERFLY MUSEUM
Alternative Rock trio Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum featuring actor Michael C. Hall release a new single. Alternative Rock trio Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum drops new single and video. The title of…
INTERVIEW WITH… TIKTOK POP NEWCOMER CHRISTIAN GRECH
Pop Newcomer Christian Grech finds his sound and audience on TikTok he chats here. Christian Grech is a pop-focused singer-songwriter fresh out of Williamsburg, VA. The young talent has been honing his skills on TikTok…
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