Nouvelle Vague is a new wave, Bossa nova, lounge band from Paris, France that formed in 2003. They are primarily known as a cover band releasing cover songs with a unique twist. They have released 8 studio albums, 2 live albums, 5 compilation albums, and 3 dj mixes including one comp album with Late Night Tales

The group are signed to Pias records which have released music with other artists including Arcade Fire, Pixies, Crystal Castles, My Morning Jacket, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, the list goes on and on

Nouvelle Vague has had lots of notable success and has been reviewed in major publications including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NME, The Guardian, and much more. They have toured across the world, played major festivals. Check them out in the link below.

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https://nouvellevaguemusic.com/

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William Goldsmith is a drummer and may be most recognized as of one of the founding members of the legendary band, Sunny Day Real Estate. The band is an emo rock band originally from Seattle Washington, forming in 1992 and just reformed in 2022 for their fourth reunion. They have released 4 full length albums, 1 live album, and are known as the pioneers of emo music. They have been featured in countless press, toured across the world, performed at major festivals and Late Night television including The Daily Show w/ John Stewart and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Jeremy Enigk, Dan Hoerner, Greg Suran (The B52's), and Chris Jordan are in the band (SDRE) too.

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https://sunnyday.realestate/

https://www.instagram.com/sunnydayrealestate/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lZkXWxkZsZzBocxMjN1or

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Listen to the entire episode to hear my product review of Heavy Seas.

Jake is a comedian, content creator, YouTuber, writer, and awesome guy. He may be most recognized for his contributions with MrBeast as the previous head writer, occasional on screen talent, and director of a few of the MrBeast videos as well. Obviously, no big deal or anything, just the most subscribed individual Youtube cannel of all time which Jake has definitely made incredible contributions towards. Jake has also been performing standup comedy for over 10 years and has performed notable comedy festivals across the country as well. Connect with Jake in the links below!

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https://www.instagram.com/jake_weddle/

https://twitter.com/ThisIsJake21

https://www.jakeweddle.com/

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Donzii are a post punk, funk infused, new wave band based in Miami, FL, that started in 2016. The band has released one full length album and two EPs. And as of November 10th they released their third EP “Penetrate”. Donzii has had notable success from having two of theirs songs featured in HBO series Pretty Little Liars and one of their songs featured in a Supreme skateboarding video. They’ve opened for bands including New Order, Twin Sister, and Psychic Mirrors. They were an official artist at SXSW 2022, and they most recently performed 111 Points festival sharing the same lineup as Iggy Pop, Grimes, Skrillex, Caribou, Caroline Polacheck and many others.

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https://www.facebook.com/underunderground

⁠https://www.instagram.com/_donzii/⁠

⁠https://donzii.bandcamp.com/music⁠

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Kip Berman (The Natvral) is an indie musician based in Princeton, NJ. He may be most notable for his band The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart which started in 2007 and have released 4 full length albums, a Tom Petty cover album, a handful of EPs, and several of singles. He most recently has been occupying his time with his solo project where he goes under the moniker The Natural which very recently released a new album called Summer Of No Light in September 2023. Kip has played many major music festivals, he’s toured across the world, performed on Late Night Television, has been featured in countless publications, and generally is just a very amazing guy.

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https://www.facebook.com/thenatvral

Instagram: @the_natvral

https://www.thenatvral.com/

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Rafe is the cofounder and Executive Chairman of Solar Sounds. Solar Sounds is a business that hosts secret concerts in unique spaces that feature a very diverse and talented group of all types of musicians from different styles and genres. The company was started in London in 2009 and has since hosted events in over 400 cities and 78 countries. Sofar continues to grow and has hosted over 22,000 performances and continues counting. Artists that have performed Sofar Sounds include Billie Eillish, The Maria’s, James Bay, Wolf Alice, Bastille, Hozier, Leon Bridges, Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, and even the Twilight series actor himself, Robert Pattinson. Learn more about Sofar Sounds in the links below.

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https://www.sofarsounds.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sofarsounds

https://twitter.com/sofarsounds

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Listen to the entire episode to hear my product review of Teakoe and Puffin Drinkware and my festival review of Pitchfork Music Festival.

Alan is a pop musician originally from Baltimore, but now lives in LA. He currently plays bass in Le Pain which have recently released their latest single “Rachel Vault Dancer” in March of 2023. Music releases that Alan has been a part of have been featured on Vice, Billboard, Exclaim!, NME, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, Under The Radar, Gorilla Vs Bear, Kanine Records, Slumberland Records, and much more. He’s performed notable sets at NY Pop Fest, Indietracks, SXSW, opening for Of Montreal, the Buzzcocks, as well as touring across the country on a few different occasions. Learn more about Alan and Le Pain in the links below.

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https://www.instagram.com/alaneverhart/

https://www.instagram.com/lepain____/

https://lepain.bandcamp.com/

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Listen to the entire episode to hear my shouts out and hype for Pitchfork Music Festival. I'll be covering the festival as press July 21st - 23rd.

Steve Bays is a musician and recording engineer from British Columbia, Canada. He may be best known as the frontman / songwriter for Hot Hot Heat, which have released music with Sub Pop and Warner Brothers. The band has 5 full length albums, a handful of EPs, and several of hit singles. He’s notably toured across country with Foo Fighters, Weezer, The Killers, and Snow Patrol. He’s performed major festivals including Coachella and Glastonbury. His band were previously on the front cover of NME and have been featured in countless other publications. Steve owns and operates his own recording studio - Tugboat Pl. Studio where he has worked with artists including Diplo, Steve Aoki, Fitz and the Tantrums, and many many others. And he has other side projects Fur Trade, Mounties and Left Field Messiah. Learn more about Steve and his projects by following him in the link below: 

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https://twitter.com/stevebays

https://www.instagram.com/stevebays/

https://linktr.ee/Stevebays

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Listen to the entire episode to hear my product review of Rowdy Mermaid and my festival review of Let's Go Music Festival!