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April 30, 2021 [Photos by: Vinok/Provided, M.Byrd/Niklas Zeiner, Blossom Reynolds/lilwzr, Mustafa/Samuel Engelking, Laraw/Adrian Villagomez and Becca Hamel] Everyone loves to jam out to their favorite artists and classic hits, but let’s not forget about all the fresh talent constantly popping up around the world. From pop and indie to punk and post-hardcore, there’s always a new name in music waiting to be heard.  We know there are a lot of tracks to sift through, so we’re here to help. Each month, we gather the best new releases from the past month by artists you may not know and put ...

9 April 2021 The thing that makes Small Black underappreciated is the same thing that keeps their music consistently enjoyable. The band has a knack for writing catchy pop songs, but their execution is just leftfield enough to keep them from approaching the level of uniformity that begets major radio play. A song like “No One Wants It to Happen to You” has all the pieces of a radio hit and then some. The sonic flourishes — that detuned synth blowing through the backdrop, a teleportation sound effect continually rising and falling in the right speaker, the sheer number of instruments vyi...

Photo by Gary Miller/FilmMagic Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue in Conversation, a podcast from Amazin’ Avenue where we invite interesting people on the show to talk about themselves, the Mets, and more. Josh Kolenik is the singer/guitarist/keyboard player for Small Black, a Brooklyn-based band who have released four full length albums, but most recently being this year’s Cheap Dreams, which just came out on 100% Electronica Records. Josh has been a Mets fan since 1986, and we chat about his fandom, his band, and who is especially excited about on the 2021 Mets. You can listen or subscribe t...

Dwayne Johnson as himself (Frank Masi/NBC)   Johnson most popular as The Rock is the son of Ata Johnson and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson. The actor played football in high school and ended up with a full scholarship from the University of Miami to play the sport, however, a 1995 back injury resulted in Johnson not making it to the NFL. Later, he had moved to engage in a career in wrestling making his debut at USWA with the stage name Flex Kavanah winning the tag team championship with Brett Sawyer. It was in the year 1996 that Johnson joined the WWE, with the stage name Rock Maivia al...

Small Black Return with First New Album in Five Years Watch their video for "Duplex" from the upcoming 'Cheap Dreams' Cheap Dreams arrives April 9 through the band's own 100% Electronica label. Described as a "Long Island gothic surf epic,"  Cheap Dreams is being teased with "Duplex," which arrives alongside a Ryan Draybuck-directed stop-motion film that brings its eerie cover art to life. "We finished writing & recording 'Duplex' way before the world shut down last March," lead singer Josh Kolenik explained in a statement, "but the lyrics seemed oddly prophetic to me as we were doing th...