The moment the jaunty guitar kicks in on John Smyths’ new single, "Now I'm Wiser", you feel a familiar, comfortable warmth. It’s the sound of a good chair in a bar where the floor is sticky with spilled truths. And then the story starts, a classic yarn of a hard-living past yielding to a peaceful present. Smyths, a Dutch ex-metalhead singing country out of...

The Debut of LA's Rising Star Kapture: Turning Fractured Bits Into Melodic Masterpieces. A new artist, Kapture (real name Gabrielle Lambro), has made a splash in Los Angeles with her CD "New Beginnings." Her rise from Palm Beach, Florida's underbelly to the epicentre of the L.A. music industry is as fascinating as her music. Kapture's tale is one of triumph over hardship; she overcame the difficulties...