Slow Time Travel is an electronic duo of multi-instrumentalist brothers Joshua (Yehoshua) and Jeremy Hunt, established in Columbus, Ohio in August of 2024.  Their musical influences include: The Smile, Boards of Canada, Air, Coastal Dives and more.  Though the Hunt brothers had been playing music together most of their lives, this project was almost like a reunion after a few years of playing in separate bands.  In August of 2024, Yehoshua had begun studying Sound Therapy (singing bowls, tuning forks, gong cymbals, sound baths, etc.) and became passionate about healing the mind and body through sound frequencies. As with many things the brothers share, music was no different.  The brothers then began listening to meditation music and solfeggio frequencies in their spare time. Transformation took place.  A purpose was born and they started composing music based on the root note; tuning to a specific frequency for a specific effect.  Yehoshua had ...

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  Half Gram Short is a new beatdown hardcore band from Northeast Ohio. Including members of The Final Seconds of Suffering, While We Burn and previously NvmelessBand and When We Return. Formed in the spring of 2025, the band released their debut single “Rubber City Beatdown” in August of this year via distrokid and slam worldwide, available to hear at this link:  https://linktr.ee/halfgramshorthc Recently they’ve spent some time recording the follow up song “Candy Paint Warfare,” now available to hear at this link:  https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ Top 5   JJ Karolak: Guitar Influences  1. Daron Malakian (System of a down)  2. Chris Garza (Suicide Silence)  3. Isaac Hale (Knocked Loose)  4. Mychal Soto (Peeling Flesh)  5. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)  Michael Dontenville: Bands 1. August Burns Red 2. Kublai Khan TX 3. Cell 4. Chevelle 5. A Day to Remember Gabe Francis: Albums 1. The Acacia Strain -  Wormwood 2. Northlane -  Sin...

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  GLOBAL REPORT SURVEYING 40,000 PEOPLE FINDS LIVE MUSIC IS THE WORLD’S FAVORITE FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT Live Nation’s “Living for Live” report spans 15 countries and reveals why live music now outranks sports, film, and streaming — and how fandom is reshaping culture, connection, and economies worldwide. Official Press Release NEW YORK – Nov. 11, 2025  — Live Nation, the global leader in live entertainment, today released  Living for Live— its largest global report to date—revealing that live music has overtaken sports, film, and even sex as the world’s top form of entertainment. Based on a survey of 40,000 people across 15 countries, the report captures a powerful shift in how people spend their time, express their identities, and connect with others through live experiences. “This report confirms what we’re seeing on the ground everywhere,” said Russell Wallach, Live Nation’s Global President of Media and Sponsorship. “Live music isn’t just growing, it’s shaping economie...

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