Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Broken Heart" by Amanda Rose Riley

by Bob Makin - published 2022-05-27
The lyric video for “Broken Heart,” the title track of North Jersey singer-songwriter Amanda Rose Riley’s forthcoming LP, premieres at New Jersey Stage as the Makin Waves Song of the Week

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/26/22

by Danny Coleman - published 2022-05-26
"Oh, a lot, I think like 12” laughed the very talented  May Erlewine as she discussed her past efforts and most recent release titled, “Tiny Beautiful Things.”  Yeah, I've been doing it a long time too, so,  you know, that's what happens. I love working in the studio; it's always a lot of fun."  

Makin Waves Song of the Week: “Black Sun in New Orleans” by Silent Knight

by Bob Makin - published 2022-05-20
New Brunswick rapper Silent Knight’s single, “Black Sun in New Orleans,” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/19/22

by Danny Coleman - published 2022-05-19
"I released an album in 2021 but I haven't been able to tour so we are doing it now. The album title is "The Ghost and the Wall" and it's 10-tracks; I was in Philadelphia and New York; I did three nights at City Winery. I have a trio with a guy named Danny Black who plays acoustic guitar and some lap steel who is from Philadelphia and a lovely woman named Allie Moss who is from New Jersey singing backup harmonies,” said Joshua Radin in a recent discussion about his latest release, his songwriting, the recording process and being on stage.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "You Are All (...Splatter)" by America Part Two

by Bob Makin - published 2022-05-13
“You Are All (…Splatter”), the first of two singles from Jersey Shore-based America Part Two’s forthcoming EP, “AP2-inverse,” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/12/22

by Danny Coleman - published 2022-05-12
“Do you know why I like playing Jazz? Because it will take me as far as my mind will let it.”   Rio Clemente

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Heads and Hearts" by Dave Vargo

by Bob Makin - published 2022-05-06
After two impressive singles that nabbed him the 2021 Makin Waves Songwriter of the Year Award, Dave Vargo’s third album, “Crooked Miles,” is out, and it’s his best yet.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/5/22

by Danny Coleman - published 2022-05-05
"We're out on tour in support of our "Work Hard, Rock Hard" EP that came out last year when we were touring with Geoff Tate from Queensryche. So, we're continuing that momentum but we are calling this the "Be A Hero Tour" because we have a big single coming out on May 6 called "Hero" and it'll be all over the place on social media, internet and streaming everywhere before we make the push to radio; it's quite a song, it's in the vein of those kind of anthem songs you hear that people tend to pick up and want to play and chant to in stadiums and at ball games, sporting events; it's one of those that can capture every human in the world because it is just so prophetic about just how people should be and can be in life and I try to get that across in my lyric."

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Everybody Knows the Way the Wind Blows" by Deena and Chasing Colours

by Bob Makin - published 2022-04-29
“Everybody Knows the Way the Wind Blows,” a charity collaboration between singer-songwriter Deena Shoshkes of the seminal Hoboken indie band The Cucumbers and UK producer Chasing Colours, is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.