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Dirty: Official Music Video
Dirty: Official Music Video
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Consequences: Official Music Video
Consequences: Official Music Video
Quasimodo’s Love Note: Official Music Video
Quasimodo’s Love Note: Official Music Video
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Dirty
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Quasimodo’s Love Note
Quasimodo’s Love Note
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Makin Waves Song of the Week: “Destiny” - 1/9/26
Makin Waves Song of the Week: “Destiny” - 1/9/26
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Destiny," the closing track of Never the Name's seven song debut album, "Millennial Boomer Consumer."
2025 Asbury Park Music Awards Nominees
2025 Asbury Park Music Awards Nominees
The Pop Break WAWY Series: Never The Name
The Pop Break WAWY Series: Never The Name
An interview with Will Blakey about his new band Never the Name about their new album, mental health & What a Wonderful Year.
NJ Stage - Dirty Jersey Dozen 2025
NJ Stage - Dirty Jersey Dozen 2025
Each year, Makin Waves picks the 12 independent New Jersey-based music acts who made the most waves. That means residing at least half the year in and paying income tax to New Jersey (and not just from here), extensive touring in support of a new original LP or EP, preferably internationally; professional quality narrative videos; singles that garnered broadcast and online radio play and significant streams; national press, and other awards. Note that the Dirty Jersey Dozen are presented in alphabetical order. To get a sense of pecking order, please check out the 27th Annual Makin Waves Awards
Never The Name: Inside the Sound & Stories [Episode 203] — AP VIBES 8/21/25
Never The Name: Inside the Sound & Stories [Episode 203] — AP VIBES 8/21/25
We recently had the pleasure of chatting with Will Blakey, Tom Briant (and Will's son Allen) of Never The Name —a genre-blending band mixing funk, indie, emo, hip-hop, and rock into a sound that’s completely their own. Since coming together in 2024 with fellow bandmates Lisa LoVell an
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Dirty" - 6/13/25
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Dirty" - 6/13/25
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Dirty," the third and final single from the debut LP, "Millennial Boomer Consumer," by the local supergroup Never the Name.
ROCK ON RADIO: Will & Tom Interview 5/18/25
ROCK ON RADIO: Will & Tom Interview 5/18/25
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𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐲 (𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝐞) 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 - 𝐃𝐫 𝐃'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐲 (𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝐞) 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 - 𝐃𝐫 𝐃'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
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Best New Artist - 26th Annual Makin Waves Awards [2024]
Best New Artist - 26th Annual Makin Waves Awards [2024]
Makin Waves Song of the Week: “Quasimodo’s Love Note” - 11/22/24
Makin Waves Song of the Week: “Quasimodo’s Love Note” - 11/22/24
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Quasimodo's Love Note," the debut single of the new all-Star band Never the Name.
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