Typical Situation had a fairly untypical formation. The Los Angeles-based quintet started due to a fateful encounter between guitarist Cy Passley and singer Ronja Petersen. During their time at the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, Ronja went across the hall to ask Cy, “do you have a black marker?” and Cy asked, “can you sing blues
Wolf People: The Interview
Though the music scene has been an abundance of bands that using the prefix of ‘Wolf’ in its names over the past few years, there is a new band that takes on the name of our favorite furry predators. The British-based band Wolf People are doing the hunting rather than being the hunted. With a
Waiting For The New Flow, To Come and Save The Day
West Virginia isn’t a place you’d expect for a band whose primary influences are classic rock and Brit-pop. But Novaflow defies the odds. Many in the area are fans of either country or heavy metal, which has stacked the deck against the Huntington trio. For a band sounding more like James or Oasis than John
A Q&A with Will Knox
Will Knox is not your average troubadour. The British-born Knox has spent the better half of the past decade living in the United States, which has given him a boatload of material and topics to use in his songs. Having attended Berklee College of Music and having trained under the acclaimed Lauren Passarelli, Knox brings
Loreta: No Stranger in Los Angeles
Its been an interesting journey so far for Lithuanian born pop singer Loreta. Performing since the tender age of 4, Loreta has taken the stage at some of the biggest and most famous venues in Europe. Not too long ago, she moved across the pond to seek stardom in the Western hemisphere. Recently, Bestnewbands.com caught
Black Mountain is back with “Wilderness Heart”
With an album cover that has a on-coming shark about to attack an office building, Black Mountain is saying you better be ready for its next album, which is slated to be released on September 14. The Canadian quartet’s third release, released on Jagjaguwar, is different than it’s earlier material and like the album’s cover,