Featured Artist of April 18, 2023
with the song: Aladdin Sane


Artist's Biography

Beck Black is a singer, song writer, producer, & multi-instrumentalist.

Since emerging at SXSW 2014’s Music Saves Lives, Beck Black has taken no prisoners. Fronting the band with her killer dark vocals, Ms. Black dominates the stage alongside Adam Alt (Street Drum Corp) and Mo Mattaquin. Together they blaze with Rock & Roll’s purest fire. They’ve circulated through Los Angeles’s iconic venues such as the Troubadour, The Echo, Whisky a Go Go, The Viper Room, and The Satellite(formerly SpaceLand), aligning themselves with music’s most true and historic, amplifying their sound with the very soul of Rock. For the bluesy pop punk band, there is no such thing as a simmer: every beat of the drum is fiercely pounded, every guitar string electrified, and with the power of her vocals Ms. Black herself channels the dynamic energy into eruption.

Though their live sets have made them legendary, their recorded music is no stranger to acclaim. The singles "Talk To Me", "Life’s a Circus” "Vampires Come Out at Nite", "Red Dog", "You're Never Gonna Stop Me" and “Rock On" receive air play by radio stations from Sirius XM, KROQ, KCRW, KLOS in Los Angeles to AshevilleFM in NC, reaching as far as Tokyo, UK, South Africa, South America, and Canada. The eagerly anticipated album "Hollywood Blvd" (mastered by Grammy award winner, Brian Lucey, Black Keys/ Arctic Monkeys is to be releasing September, 17th 2021.

Beck Black seethes with the dramatic influence of classic Souxie and the Banshees, with a stark twist of David Bowie. Beck Black embodies her own signature style: timeless, electric, and fierce. Called “The Doors at their strangest” by LA Weekly, Beck Black marries their intense, sexy sound with an aesthetic presence as savage as their music. Thereby presenting a rare full bodied artistry signifying them as enduring performers who resonate with the power of Rock and Roll’s great past, and the legacy they are creating that’s still to come.

Featured Artist of March 13, 2022
with the Album: Hollywood Blvd


Artist's Biography

Beck Black was formed in 2014 in Los Angeles, CA - performing and recording since. Beck on vocals, bass and keys, Mo Matatquin on guitar and Adam Alt on drums. Releases include "Clandestine" from 2016 and "Hollywood Blvd" in 2021. She also released, "Who's Gonna Save Rock N Roll" with Beatlesʻ Ringo Starr on drums in 2020!

She also is part of the duo "JYNX", with two songs licensed to the popular Netflix film "Dumplin". Besides making music, she has appeared on TV, films and many online shows including “S.W.A.T.”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, and “Ruth & Lori.” Beck Black is releasing more music too, including new singles and a country album in 2022!

More music coming soon!

About the Album

The time has come for a new sound to emerge through the watered down candy pop verses clouded with a silver lining of plastic noise. Beck Black's new album "Hollywood Blvd” captures the enigmatic journey of sonic characters personified by a plethora of multi-genre versions of Rock n Roll.

Each song is a sonic testimony to a new era with the title track "Hollywood Blvd", a love letter to LA. The lyrics paint gritty glam images of both Hollywood and Rock music like graffiti written on the walls. The tides turn on track 2 with the song "Puppet Show". Whispers of Kate Bush can be heard in this track with synth reminiscent of “the Cure”. As the album progresses into a New Wave universe, "She's A Ok" sizzles with electricity taking you from the hustle and bustle of the city streets to the melodic, sometimes melancholy mystique of the desert.

Beck Black writes with an ergonomic intensity based upon real life experiences. "Dirty Lil Angel' finds us in the desert and transforms us to the sea with a Nirvana-esc alternative emotional edge.

Guitar licks from the hands of Mo Matatquin swell around the sonic tides splashed by the instinctually tribal percussion of world touring drummer, Adam Alt. Together, with Black's bass guitar and multilayered synths, the trio swings to new heights. Ms. Black's vocals carry a nostalgic sense with the air of futurity. With the song "Transmission", Siousxie Sioux and the era of Post Punk come to a flashy fruition.

Lastly, “Life's a Circus”, billows with classical harpsichord melodies. The sound is sculptured by a mosaic Mozart like waltz dancing around metallic psychedelic undertones in unison.

“Life's a Circus" was written by Beck Black when she moved in with friend, Adam Alt, leading to the musical pair becoming band mates. The album's journey ends on a high note with the lyrics "stand up for the applause that is at the end.”

"Hollywood Blvd" will take you on a journey through the eyes of Beck Black whilst living in the historic Whitely Heights of Hollywood. During that time, inspiration sprung forth by the frenetic star-clad concrete paradise of Hollywood Blvd. A new dawn is upon us. See where this album takes you and decide for yourself…

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