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Alt rock singer Tanner had the opportunity to sit down with Modern Frequency and talk music and his background. His new self titled EP is out now. Watch the clip and enjoy.

Musician Ben Fields on his music, influences, and being featured on the Bachelorette.

Calvin Richardson has been in the game for close to 20 years crooning R&B tunes out. Born and raised in North Carolina, Richardson just recently caught the attention of soul singer Eric Benet, who just launched a new record label, called Jordan House Records and wanted Richardson to represent it. While his roots are in Gospel music, Richardson knows how to belt out a good R&B tune from the depths of his soul including his most noted song that charted number 73 on the billboard charts called You’re So Amazing. Richardson put on a solid show at SOBs this past…

He’s known as the voice of Creed and he still has a very loyal fan base and Scott Stapp proved that Wednesday night at Irving Plaza.  The theme of the night seemed to be all about survival and as cliché as that might sound, it rings true to Stapp.  “I think that is the theme of my life right now,” the singer said in an exclusive interview with Modern Frequency. Stapp has battled his fair share of demons including drug and alcohol addiction in the past decade. Now he is coming out a better man. Stapp’s second solo album, Proof…

Upcoming Island Def Jam hip hop singer, August Alsina, held an exclusive invite only listening session for his new album, Testimony, at NYC’s Hudson Hotel last night. Many came through for support including rapper Fabolous, DJ Khaled, Pusha T, among many more. Angela Yee, host of Power 105’s Breakfast Club, was guest host. August Alsina broke down in tears at one point thanking everyone in attendance as he accepted a gold plaque for his single, “I Love This Sh!t”. Testimony is a solid record with respective rhymes and beats. The album comes out April 15th and I highly recommend you…

Live Interview with Billy McCarthy of NYC band Augustines is now up: http://gabellostudios.smugmug.com/Other/Augustines-Interview/37943928_wssz8N#!i=3134403489&k=KvnjRRS

Pryamid Vritra, aka Hal Williams, a member of West Coast’s dominant rap group, Odd Future, wants to step out of the shadows and start flying solo. “I can’t be fully creative with Odd Future”, says Vritra.  Williams wants to branch off and do his own thing, creatively speaking. With his new album, Indra, he’s doing exactly that. Indra, due out February 8, explores space-age, avant-garde beats that surpasses nothing like I ever heard. I recently sat down with him to talk Odd Future, his solo career, and his thoughts on Kanye West and the critically acclaimed Yeezus. Read on. How did…

The psychedelic all female foursome Warpaint has the music industry a buzzing with their new self titled sophomore album. Critics are calling it sexy, but restrained in a lot of ways. You can listen to the entire album here before it is released on Monday. Tonight the band plays a surprise gig in Brooklyn at Union Pool and comes back to NYC to play Webster Hall on March 21.

Brooklyn based band of siblings and friends, The Skins, are a soulful quintet with some rock chops. Together they make up a young rebel rock act that is ready to be heard. Their self titled EP was released back in January of 2012 and now the rock act is taking their talked about sounds on the road. The band is currently working with world renown producer Rick Rubin (Jay-Z), their music has been featured in The Australian World Open on ESPN and now the band will be hitting the road with Island/Def Jam recording artist Jake Bugg. Take a look…

Three new artists that will be making their entrance onto the music scene in 2014 are a rapper and two bands that you need to take a listen to…. The next hottest rapper to emerge from the Odd Future Crew will be 22-year old, Los Angeles based Pyramid Vritra. If Kanye West set the standard of rap music with Yeezus in 2013, be prepared for Hal Williams, aka Vritra, to bring it to the next level in 2014. His debut album Indra is set to be released next month. His rhymes and obscure beats on his debut album will turn…