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Whether “Possessed Or Deranged,” Australia’s Cary Archer Is “Still Here” (And He Brought A Collective With Him)
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I was initially introduced to Australian musician Cary Archer back in early March of this year, not long after what was then his most recent single (entitled “Cut Foot”). He’d also had songs “Burn One” and “Li...
The Monday Morning Brew With Chris Hedden: September 28th Edition! Featuring The Highlights That Were, And What To Keep An Eye Out For This Week!
In a great (almost two hour long!) Substack Live today, I had to get the Monday Morning Brew fired up in style! I went back over ten indie artists and 18 new songs I featured in a piece, my wonderful series of collabs with , and the intervi...
Q&A Highlights With VITA, aron!, Bea Miller, & flowerovlove: Brief Behind The Scenes Visits With These Indies In The Spotlight
Over the course of almost two months now, it’s been a great pleasure of mine to be able to collaborate with the fine folks over at . For those who don’t know, °1824 is “UMG’s culture marketing and creative strategy team focused on the conne...
Life, Loss, & Lasting Connection: How Adrian Jay Mitchell Found The “Ghost Notes” Needed To Pay Tribute To A Dearly Departed Friend
When the current of indie music continuously flows swiftly around you, it can be easy to forget what separates good songs from great ones. Artists who don’t just have a few chords and a half-baked idea spread out over a few minutes. There’s...
A Ten Count Of Talent! OTBEOTB Looks Into More Artistic Indie Music Diamonds You Need To See Shining In The Spotlight
As we get another week underway in this latter stage of September, I begin to ponder the names of even more indie musicians I’m eager to feature here on the OTBEOTB publication. In addition to wondering how much of 2026 disappeared so fast,...
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