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Scottish guitarist and lyricist Elliot Greer has a few covers under his belt like The Chainsmokers and Oasis but the singer has a lot of original material up his sleeve for the new year. His music touches on the sensibilities of folk, blues, and a bit of country. His second installment of the Barebones series is called Barebones II and is out now. He is set to go out on a brief tour with Sam Barber next year. I talked to the singer about his musical style, falling in love with guitar, and playing the iconic Music Hall of Williamsburg…

Upcoming NYC alt rock band Nicotine Dolls (lead singer Sam Cieri, guitarist John Hays, bassist John Merritt, and drummer Abel Tabares) are ready to share their emotional and powerful EP How Do You Love Me that fills the void that Snow Patrol and The Fray left behind in the early 00s. The band formed in 2017 and their EP is a dedication to relationships, love, and a 2 AM frantic wake up call with lyrics that lead singer Cieri poured into the personal EP. I sat down with the lead singer to talk about the new EP (out now), how…

Rapper Naya Ali is following in the footsteps of the greats—Lauryn Hill, Tupac, among others. She adds a flair of eccentric hip hop beats and jazz to help her with her flow. Today, she is releasing a new song called “What’s The Move”. “I felt some around me feel entitled to the lemonade of my career without fully understanding how many batches of lemons I was given to get there. I didn’t stumble into courage, I cultivate it everyday,” says the budding rapper. The initial production of the record was made while on tour in Paris last year, with French…

Whether you might think Electronic Music may be dead, resurging, or just taking a break, there’s one DJ who has not looked back since when he learned the decks at eight years old. With a little luck and a lot of hard work, the Newcastle, England native Cristoph is becoming one of the next top tier DJs you need to see and experience. He has played Creamfields UK, Interstellar, Seismic Dance Event, Beyond Wonderland, and Arc Festival. The DJ/producer is crisscrossing America on his latest tour. His hard work and dedication are making him a favorite to see whether in…

Punk rockers Beauty School Dropout vocalist, Cole Hutzler, drummer, Mike Rose, and bassist, Beepus Burdett are having their moment and it couldn’t come at the right time with the current Blink-182 punk rock revival. I talked to bassist and back up vocalist Burdett about the relatively new punk trio and how they met, opening for their idols, and their aesthetically pleasing punk rock sound. Love the name of your band. How did you come up with it? How did the three of you meet? Thanks! Cole came up with it one day after having run through a bunch of different…

AY Young is a rapper and activist. He is known for his call to renewable energy by performing with his 100% solar powered concerts. Today Modern Frequency premieres his latest anthem called “GOALS”. It’s a spiritual and uplifting track that inspires to overcome the challenges we face in life. Check out the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRA1cGQi3S0

Boston artist Will Dailey has launched season 2 of Sound of Our Town Podcast, which sees Dailey headed to different towns to scope out the local music scene. Dailey also has put out the $10 Song Initiative, which is an ongoing experiment in human connection. His 2018 album Golden Walker walks the fine line of indie throttling the mainstream. His material is reminiscent of Pete Yorn meets John Mayer. He also hit the stage with legends including Eddie Vedder and Willie Nelson. He is in the midst of a tour with Jacob Dylan and The Wallflowers. Modern Frequency sat down…

Modern Frequency loves finding gems under the radar and Jess Nolan is a fierce female that is bringing back the great times of Tori Amos, Paula Cole, Sarah McLachlan amongst others from the 90s women’s folk movement. Although Nolan considers her sound soul folk, she’s still with good company as she carries the torch in 2023. The singer recently landed on another indie woman’s radar—the Buffalo born and bred folk legend Ani DiFranco. DiFranco subsequently placed her on her Righteous Babe Records label. I sat down with the singer via zoom as she is on tour with another fierce female—Jenny Lewis.…

Lizzy Goodman’s book Meet Me In the Bathroom was an in depth look at the garage rock early 00s NYC rock scene. The book covered The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, among others. Now, the book is getting the documentary treatment. It will open in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on November 4 and nationwide on November 8. Then, come November 28, the film will be available to watch on Showtime. Check out the trailer below.

Techno producer Victor Calderone has seen it all. He has worked with some of the greats including Madonna, back in her Ray of Light days. His story goes back a couple decades, but his style and music are just as fresh as ever. We talked about how he got involved with techno music, deejaying, and producing for the Queen of Pop, Madonna. Where are you right now? In Brooklyn. Always a Brooklyn boy. How did you get involved in electronic music production and when? My story goes back to the 80s. My cousin had a recording studio, and he…