Who: Adult Mom is the solo project of Stevie Knipe.
What: They are releasing a new single, “Berlin.” It is awesome and lovely.
Why:
“‘Berlin’ is a song that took over a year to write. It’s about processing the loss of an important friendship without knowing the exact cause of the loss.” says Stevie Knipe (they / them), adding “Through loss, there are moments recalled, like meeting for the first time, the moment you got close with that person, singing “hole” in dorm rooms, drinking beer in a bathroom, and of course, the complete paralyzation that comes with loss. It’s about being in between healed and not, and trying my best to calculate the reasons why she left.”
Where: Adult Mom will be on tour with Palehound. You can find them in the following places.
Metal band Shattered of Tampa has taken a break from thrashing so that they could answer a few questions for the last segment of new year interview. Welcome Shattered to the blog!
What was the best thing to happen in 2019?
I joined Shattered as lead guitar.
What are you looking forward to in 2020?
To alot of kick ass shows with my brothers and our upcoming album.
Where was your first concert as a fan? As a performer?
As a performer. in ybor seeing slayer. in a tiny bar playing guitar for a thrash band.
Do you think that there’s an alternate reality? If so, what is the alternate you doing?
there is tons of different realities, and my doppelganger probably isn’t having as much fun as I am.
New Year’s Resolutions. Yay or Nay?
None
What have been the best musical holiday moments in your life?
Went to slayers farewell show with my high school friends we first seen them together and we went to the last show together.
Favorite holiday song?
None
Least favorite holiday song?
All of them lol.
What do you want people to know about your music?
The music is for everyone to take something different away we all come from some place different and something mean different for everyone.
Although, Y’akoto’s album, “Mermaid Blues,” was released in 2017, it is exactly what I needed to hear today. Sometimes people need to hear songs with emotion and a story. Something that lets you be sad for a minute and then says it’s time to move on from sadness. Well, that’s what I am taking away from “Mermaid Blues.”
Y’akoto has been called a neo-soul singer. So there are elements of R & B, jazz and the blues. I wish that there were more singers like her. There are tons of great singers but so many don’t sing songs that are authentic.
Y’akoto is originally from Ghana but has lived in Germany and many other places.
My favorite songs on the album are “Drink My Friend” and “Fool Me Once.” If it was possible, I would listen to the album at a blues club that has a dance floor. There aren’t enough good blues clubs in the world. So in the meantime, we can just enjoy Y’akoto’s music wherever we can.
What: The band has released a single, “Bad Luck.” They will be releasing their debut album in April.
Why:
Regarding the new single, the band says: “A song that commiserates in tough times. Bad Luck is there with a hug, a tall boy, and a little reminder to keep going.”
Bleeding Raven, an aggrotech/dark tek project, is the next featured artist on the blog. From what I understand, aggrotech is electronic/industrial music but with a grittier and darker sound.
As we are winding down the new year interview segment, let’s hear what Bleeding Raven has to say.
I found the remote control finally. I was wondering why I was so constipated all the time. Hahahahaha Ok, I’m guessing you want a serious answer? The best thing? Well, it was a nasty ass year on many fronts so let’s just say, I am grateful I got through it and I am grateful for the many people I love starting with my parents. ☺
What are you looking forward to in 2020?
God. I don’t know. Not becoming sane so that I don’t have to experience losing it again. Hahahahaha Look, I’m a darkwave/Goth/Aggortech/Dungeon Trash artist, you don’t really expect me to come up with fluffy answers do you? Hahahahahha Ok ok. So, I hope to finally break through somehow. “Break on through to the other side…break on through to the other side…break on through to the other side –yeah…” Sorry. Had a Morrison moment. Hahahahahaha Yeah, I hope I get more exposure in the industry. I said…get expsosure…not expose myself…hahahahahahaha
0_0 Don’t look at me like that.
Where was your first concert as a fan? As a performer?
Gary Numan. I don’t do live gigs. Well…I do private gigs for the local squirrels but that’s our secret ok? 😉
hahahahahahahaha
Do you think that there’s an alternate reality? If so, what is the alternate you doing?
Eh?! Hahahahaha Um. The long and the short of it…as goofy as I am, I don’t believe there is an ‘alternate’ reality’. I mean, I am not saying there is no God, or the spiritual realm etc. because I DO believe that…but THAT is just a part of reality. Spirit, mind and body and dark chocolate. Hahahahaha That said, I am not into the whole aliens thing. Not saying there are no other forms of life on other planets…I just don’t believe there are aliens like in Star Wars etc. That stuff is only real in our imaginations. So, if the question alludes to aliens…I’m a no on that. I believe in God but I also believe in evolution and religion should never shy away from whatever science shows us. How is that?
New Year’s Resolutions. Yay or Nay?
No. I don’t partake of that tradition. I mean, every day I wake up and I say… “fuck this man…” hahahahaha… No. Every day I wake up and I face the day as best as I can. That’s it. One day at a time.
What have been the best musical holiday moments in your life?
Hunh? Is it Christmas again already? Hahahahahaha Ok, truthfully, for me, hearing the classic Christmas hymns like “Silent Night” and “O Holy Night” are very important to me. I usually hear these at a night Mass on Christmas Eve. But I do like Stevie Nick’s version of “Silent Night” and I LOVE Elvis’ “Blue Christmas”. Ok…sue me…how terrible for a darkwave musician to like that stuff. hahahahahaha
Favorite holiday song?
Silent Night. Work with me here…hahahahahaha
Least favorite holiday song?
I love Madonna. I respect Madonna. Madonna is a genius. But I HATE her “Santa Baby” song. I prefer “Justify My Love”. And actually, I remember listening to that song one year in university during the holiday season and it will always be a fond memory. (what I can remember… hahahahahahaha)
What do you want people to know about your music?
Wear a hazmat suit and take tranquilizers before listening to this dungeon trash. Hahahahahaha. Ok. Seriously…it’s just my attempt at doing art. That’s it. My art is intense, it is dark and it is weird but it’s genuine. The lyrics are the most important aspect of the music for me. If you’re looking for a love song or a sex song…I don’t serve that up. Look up Justin Bieber or KISS or Poison. My music isn’t about “conjuring up bad spirits and being as evil as possible”. You want that, look up Cradle of Filth or Mayhem or watch the news about politics. My music is about the inner struggle and much of that struggle is in relation to the big questions and yes…the experience of darkness…as in…depression…addiction…war…oppression…deception. Then there are the disco squirrels but…that’s another story… hahahahahahaha
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