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Michael O Connor Marotta focuses on local entertainment news, particularly music festivals, live performances, and indie-pop artists. He may be interested in pitches related to upcoming local music events, emerging indie-pop artists' features or interviews, and stories about the local music scene in Massachusetts and Boston.
Given his focus on event coverage with a theme of entertainment news and a smaller emphasis on gaming, he might also be open to content that explores the intersection of music and gaming or any events where these two areas intersect locally.
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By: Michael O Connor Marotta
As the noise inside our collective heads gets considerably louder, reflecting a cacophony of the outside world that feels increasingly impossible to ignore, every now and again we stop to wonder if we’re alone in feeling this sense of all-consuming dread. DC indie rock trio Flowers For The Dead
There sure are many reasons to desire a return to life from a dozen years ago, when we were busy staying high with Tove Lo, clocking overnight habits across city nightlife, and feeling pretty optimistic about the years to follow. It’s been a bumpy ride ever since, pretty much, but the Swedish alt-pop starlet has been a relative constant in our playlists, offering whipsmart observations about the trials and tribulations of being alive with colorful emotions in an era of grayscale fuckery.
The month was soundtracked by new and notable efforts from Gurriers, Diary, Slow Joy, Bleached Cross, and Ultra Lines.
By: Michael O'Connor Marotta
New Sounds: The Chicago trio stirs up a 'dance-apocalypse' through a dream inspired by our electronic devices working for good.
New Sounds: The Los Angeles artist drops a dose of angsty longing against a backdrop of glitchy electronic alt-rock textures.
By: Michael O'Connor Marotta
New Sounds: New single 'The Fountain' is a captivating exploration of new sonic territories with the aid of electronic-pop producer A.G. Cook.
By: Michael O Connor Marotta
“There’s a poignant sense of us being on the brink of some other kind of form of humanity, or non-humanity.” That sentiment of the obvious stating the apparent arrives today from Fontaines D.C.
By: Michael O'Connor Marotta
New Sounds: This ode to relationships and reconnection through a post-punk rumble, synth-pop beat, and an ethereal alt-pop shine has us looking forward.
Editor’s Note: Anyone who says there isn’t good music coming out these days — and quite literally, every day — simply isn’t paying attention. Vanyaland’s compilation feature The V List highlights the best in new music, both homegrown and national, over the past month, pulling together the sounds that have soundtracked the website in recent weeks. It’s all the stuff we’re bumping here at Vanyaland HQ, one new bop at a time.
By: Michael O'Connor Marotta
New Sounds: The Los Angeles duo deliver a cinematic throwback to '80s enchantment synth, full of smooth drama and casual grandeur.
