Folk singer-songwriter Jarle Skavhellen is heavily influenced by the old-timey guitar stylings of American icons Chet Atkins and Dave Van Ronk despite having lived in Bergen, Norway his whole life. Growing up in the small, lush town with a family of artists and musicians, he got his start early when he was taught how to…

James Yuill (born 1981) is a folktronica musician from London.

James Cotton’s It Was a Very Good Year is a tribute CD that has been restored from its "live" performance in Montreal’s the New Penelope Cafe in the late ’60s. The benefit of today’s technology has assisted in capturing the chomaticism inherent in the harmonica playing ofJames Cotton, excitement of Albert Gianquito’s piano (you may…

Jack in Water is the artist name of the idiosyncratic singer-songwriter talent William Clapson. Currently splitting his time between London and Palma de Mallorca, Clapson was brought up in a little village in Essex, listening to the diverse musical influences of his parents, ranging from the melancholy and drama created by bands such as Radiohead…

With over 66 million streams, a Platinum, and multiple Gold singles, Jack River is a force to be reckoned with. Her debut album Sugar Mountain earned 3 x ARIA Award nominations, including Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Best Pop Release and Engineer of the Year, an AIR nomination for Best Independent Pop Album, and saw…

Jack Fargo is the brainchild of Jack Fargotstein, a Memphis-born musician who’s been carrying a tune since he learned to play guitar in the seventh grade, devising parody songs inspired by “Weird Al” Yankovic and eventually moving on to original material. “I thought it would help with the girls,” he laughs while discussing his early…

In 1965, J.B. and the Playboys released their self-titled album, the first and only studio album the band ever recorded. On February 19, the remastered album will be digitally available for the first time via Justin Time and Nettwerk Records.In partnership with Nettwerk, Montreal-based label Justin Time is distributing the eponymously titled album for music…

Hey Ocean! is a Canadian indie alternative rock and synthpop band formed in 2004 in Vancouver. David Beckingham and Ashleigh Ball had been friends since grade 6, joining with David Vertesi in the 2000s to form the band. The band consists of Ashleigh Ball, David Beckingham, and David Vertesi.

ARIA-chart topping duo Luke Dubber (Dubs) and Angus Stuart (El Gusto), aka Hermitude, were in Japan when COVID became a stark reality. Just making it back to Australia before the borders closed, they quietly slipped up to Angus’ childhood home just outside of the Blue Mountain town of Blackheath as the rest of the world went into lockdown. The two…