Window Sound does a joint interview with Mark Bryan and Tennis Courts' Patrick Walsh
INTERVIEW
Mark Bryan isn’t just a solo artist and member of Hootie and the Blowfish. He’s also an accomplished producer, and recently helped up-and-comers Tennis Courts as they put together their debut EP Best Regards. Window Sound’s Jack Story recently had a conversation with Mark and Tennis Courts’ Patrick Walsh about the experience, and the Q&A demonstrates how down-to-earth and forthcoming Mark is as a musician and friend to other musicians.
Mark Bryan Talks With Holy City Sinner Radio
Ragbag presents a conversation with J Hacha De Zola, whose East Of Eden album is coming in June
PODCAST INTERVIEW
Everywhere today! The “urban junkyard" music of J Hacha De Zola is re-mastered and re-sequenced on his Greatest Hits, a 12-song collection culled from the four albums and various EPs De Zola has has released over the past five years. Embers Podcast has written that, with a “dark and swinging blend of jagged jazz, back alley blues and deliciously demented carnival stomp… Hacha De Zola might very well be one of the most important and singular artists making music today.”
The new set precedes De Zola’s upcoming album East Of Eden, slated for a June 11 release. De Zola discusses both records in the just-posted Episode 80 of Rag Bag Presents.
J Hacha De Zola, dropping a new Greatest Hits compilation tomorrow, speaks with Sound Vapors
PODCAST INTERVIEW
“Fans are in for a real treat” when they hear J Hacha De Zola’s new Greatest Hits compilation, according to Sound Vapors podcast host Tommy Marz (@tommymarzband). Marz recently featured Hacha De Zola, gushing that “every time he releases a new single or collection of songs I get excited because I know that I will be getting high quality sonics, clever lyrics and some of the swag that J seems to exude naturally.”
The new set - a remastered, exploratory 12-song collection culled from the four albums and various EPs that the eclectic “Urban Junkyard” artist has released over the past five years - is out tomorrow, Friday, April 2.
Atwood Magazine premieres Dev Marvelous' "mesmerizing, colorful and compelling spin" on The Bird And The Bee's "La La La," from his upcoming Road Angel Project release
PREMIERE
Atwood Magazine says Dev Marvelous’ new cover of The Bird and the Bee’s “La La La” is a “mesmerizing, colorful immersion of upbeat melodies and hot funk sounds” that finds Dev Marvelous “putting his own compelling spin on The Bird and the Bee’s original, first released on their self-titled debut album in 2007." Link in bio, along with an interview with Dev and Inara George about the project.
The track is from the upcoming sixth edition of George’s Road Angel Project series of charity compilation releases in conjunction with Sweet Relief. This volume is entirely comprised of Dev’s covers of songs by The Bird and The Bee, and it’ll be streaming everywhere starting Friday, March 26. The full set is out on April 16!
Mark Bryan tells Twangville about touring, being a professor, writing songs as a teenager, and more
INTERVIEW
Twangville has a personal Q&A with Mark Bryan, the Hootie and The Blowfish lead guitarist whose solo album Midlife Priceless is due April 2 from Slow Start Records. There are a few great stories here, going all the way back to the pre-Hootie days when Mark was writing songs while grounded as a teen.
Mark has released three singles from Midlife Priceless, and the fourth - called “Explain That To A Heart,” a cowrite with Wyatt Durette (the Zac Brown Band, Luke Combs) - comes on Friday.
Blesson Roy's Terry Borden goes on the Stereo Embers Podcast
INTERVIEW
Terry Borden of Blesson Roy is the guest on the newest edition of the Stereo Embers Podcast hosted by Alex Green, who says his debut LP “Think Like Spring is emotional, thoughtful and vulnerable and it soars mightily away with the kind of muscle and grace that brings to mind everything from the Cocteau Twins to RIDE." Listen wherever you enjoy podcasts.
Mark Pellington talks with Nada Surf's Matthew Caws on the Talkhouse podcast
INTERVIEW
Visit Talkhouse for an insightful conversation between Mark Pellington and Matthew Caws (Nada Surf).
Pellington recently directed the Nada Surf music film “Just Wait,” which Talkhouse calls “striking, timely and deeply resonant." Personally, these are some of the most compelling and moving visuals I've seen this year.
Ditty TV asks Mark Bryan five questions
INTERVIEW
Ditty TV asked Mark Bryan some great questions in a recent interview. Mark has always been a stalwart supporter of the Charleston, SC music scene, and he’s made this Spotify playlist featuring the local artists he brought up in the interview.
Mark’s upcoming album, Midlife Priceless, is due April 2 from Stone Point/Slow Start Records.
"Top notch indie pop-rock tracks abound" on the new LP from The High Water Marks, streaming now on The Big Takeover
ALBUM STREAM
"Top-notch indie pop-rock tracks abound" on the new LP from The High Water Marks, according to Big Takeover. Out today (Nov. 13), Ecstasy Rhymes is the first album in 13 years from Hilarie Sidney- a former member of The Apples In Stereo and the sole female founder of the massively influential Elephant 6 collective.
Hear a full album stream of what The Big Takeover calls “38 minutes of perfect power-pop,” along with an enlightening Q&A session between bandleader Sidney and her musical mates.
Mark Pellington chats with Mark Goodman and Alan Light on Sirius XM
Mark Bryan premieres first single from latest solo album; Chats with American Songwriter
TRACK PREMIERE + INTERVIEW
A weird side effect of working with Mark Bryan of Hootie & The Blowfish is having to deal with pre-conceptions about Hootie. With that said, I want to express my incredible excitement about the new solo album Midlife Priceless that Mark will release next year. The first single "Wanna Feel Something" is streaming over at American Songwriter today along with an interview with Mark where he talks in his heartfelt way about how this song was inspired by being back out on the road again with his brothers. The guitar solo is bonkers awesome!
Mike Viola chats about his upcoming "Godmuffin" with Paltrocast
Tune in to WFMU for a short set and interview with Mike Viola
SESSION + INTERVIEW
Tune in to WFMU for a live set from Mike Viola! To be followed by conversation with "Thing With A Hook" host Pseu Braun about all sorts of things, including Mike's upcoming new album Godmuffin (Dec. 11, Grand Phony), of course. Make this vampire smile (or, ya know, it could be problematic.)