Ilan Rubin
Ilan Rubin’s brand new track ‘Talk, Talk, Talk’ conveys a carefree criticism of how people love to talk in excess about everything and nothing without much substance, and a mindful message to remain silent unless we have something truly worth sharing.
Ilan is a musician who needs no introduction, being one of the most successful rock drummers and musicians alive today, and the youngest person ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as a part of the highly-acclaimed industrial rock act ‘Nine Inch Nails’. The song has an unmistakably nostalgic ‘yesteryears’ vibe to it - think ‘‘if The Beatles made songs in the 80s/90s’ - perhaps vying to take us back to a time when communication technology was less evolved and widespread than it is today, and it was much easier to find what really mattered in the sea of chatter. It exhibits Ilan’s all-round proficiency and musicianship on vocals, piano and guitars, apart from the usual drumming duties, and is his first release from a full-length album soon to come.
KJ Wallen
Keith Wallen’s latest single ‘All Eyes On You’ from his upcoming album ‘This World Or The Next’ is a call-to-arms for us all to live and act from a place of positivity especially in testing times like these.
The American musician is best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist in Breaking Benjamin, and his solo effort is teeing up to be a massive one, with ‘This World Or The Next’ poised for worldwide release tomorrow. It promises to showcase KJ’s incredible voice, songwriting and guitar playing skills but most of all guarantees to pack a heavy emotional wallop, the kind that true rock music fans crave and can’t get enough of.
Frank Zummo
Frank Zummo’s ‘Ways To Go’ featuring Keith Wallen on vocals is one among a series of brand new songs that the prolific LA-based musician & songwriter has put out under his self-titled solo project. The track and many other sizzling singles are out now on EDM & Bass Music giant Jauz’s genre-bending record label ‘Bite This’.
Best known as the drummer for the uber-popular rock band Sum41, as well as the backbone of well-known acts like Street Drum Corps, Dead By Sunrise and Thenewno2, Frank combines his undying love for Rock and Electro with his extensive experience as an entertainer to embark on a journey that includes some equally iconic collaborators like Dan Estrin from Hoobastank and KJ Wallen from Breaking Benjamin. The spot-on songwriting, uplifting vocals and fresh production, driven by Frank’s electric drumming, all synergize beautifully to give us the rock music of the now and future.
Pierre Vervloesem
A true artist makes the most of available resources and existing circumstances to create sincere and meaningful expression. Belgian guitarist and musician Pierre Vervloesem, who is known as ‘the Frank Zappa of Belgium’, does exactly this in his experimental album “Don’t”, where he channels his inner Jon Hassell and brings out a unique, avant-garde sound with the help of only his guitar, bass, a bucket, and a dictaphone. Read that again. In fact, the very same bucket also happens to be featured on the album cover, which shows the transcendental nature of art. Pierre is living proof that human creativity is not only boundless, and in fact, thrives under limitation.