Andy was very enthusiastic in describing this release, and after listening to it, I understand why. This is not merely a cover album of Beatles tunes; this is his personal interpretation of some of his (and countless others) favorite classics. He explained that he knew the songs note for note in his head…
Category: REVIEWS
CD and DVD reviews
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, FEBRUARY 2012
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Sugar & The Hi-Lows, Sugar & The Hi-Lows (self-released) Throwback-chill-rock from a boy-girl duo of TV-soundtrack hacks, but it’s not as bad as I just made it sound. World domination isn’t the plan here, more like a few more montage slots in TV shows for annoying 30somethings; it’s stuff for soccer moms whose empty…
Rivethead, Doomsday For Optimism
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Get ready for a petal-to-the-metal, head-on assault that is Rivethead and their mission is ‘Doomsday For Optimism’. From the moment you push play all the way through to the end, Rivethead and their latest effort never let up on the gas. Aggressive, in-your-face music that will energize your senses and ring loud in…
F.G., No Fly Zone
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The indie hip hop world is moving fast, and it’s an exciting time to be a fan of the genre. With upstarts like ASAP Rocky becoming household names after mixtape success, there’s the sense that just about anything can happen. It’s because of this that indie releases are being given more respect than ever before,…
Smalltime, Smalltime (EP)
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Over the years we’ve seen rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” & I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs and Rock n’ Roll” into…
MALEA McGUINNESS, SWEET
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Singer-songwriter Malea McGuinness has an impressive list of accolades under her belt. She’s toured extensively, garnered a ton of positive reviews, and opened for acts like The Counting Crows. Her latest release entitled “Sweet” displays her impressive vocal chops overtop music that could be called country pop, though it’s safe enough to fit in the…
Charlie Dane, Dreamland
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Charlie Dane is a 13 year old singer & guitar player who has already accomplished a lot at her very young age, including, and this is the reason you’re reading this review, releasing a full length album called “Dreamland”. She played South by Southwest, a festival most bands dream of playing. She’s quite heavily trained…
SPARTAN, A New Age
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Spartan is a young, up-and-coming heavy metal quartet hailing from Portsmouth, England. Their debut EP “A New Age” is a testament to the enduring nature of metal, and much like rock, the enthusiasm it’s enjoyed from its devotees. The band started their metal training early, as the average age amongst them is 15. I, for…
Peter Galperin, Perfect World Today
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Over the years we’ve seen pop, rock, and even alternative rock bands slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows. Talking to many music fans out there, the response is overwhelming. Give me something new, something that makes me feel good. Something that’s pure and is going to kick me in the heart. Something that doesn’t…
Julie Clark Shubert, From the Inside Out
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It all began on Julie Clark Shubert’s 50th birthday when she unwrapped a Fender Stratocaster — a gift from her husband of over thirty years. Schubert had never touched a guitar nor was it her intention to craft a full studio album but strumming some strings has been on her bucket list for a…
SNAFU Kitties, Break Yo’ Back EP
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SNAFU Kitties. It’s a strange, strange name, but it’s the strange things in life that we remember, isn’t it? The new EP from Danish pop/rock quartet SNAFU Kitties is called “Break Yo’ Back”. Inspired by the likes of The Beatles, The Dears and Radiohead, the band has good taste, but how do they stack up?…
Ryan David Orr, Mordred the Quarter Known
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Combining poetry & literature in a music form sums up ‘Mordred the Quarter Known’. Ryan David Orr ‘s love for classic works goes all the way back to the memorable stories of King Arthur with Mordred being the son of the King. Orr describes the overall theme best by stating “shedding darkness…
Sal Piamonte, Lives In Devil City
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I’d like to start out by saying Sal Piamonte kicks major ass and his latest release ‘Lives In Devil City’ is a true testament to that. Sal is a jack of all trades playing to the tune of singer/songwriter, producer and rock ‘n’ roller. This record really offers so much with Sal Piamonte…
Annalise Emerick, Starry-Eyed
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Annalise Emerick is a focused & grounded singer/songwriter who puts everything into her music. On the debut EP ‘Starry-Eyed’ you will get to witness the real Annalise Emerick firsthand as she lays it all out there. Nothing left to hide, you will hear for yourself that Emerick is not shy when it comes…
Terra Stigma, And Beyond
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How easy is it to find a band that has it all, can intrigue you, with the desire for more? Well, the answer is its hard, really hard, you have to dig deep, feel the music, and hopefully it will bring you to a different place. We have found that band that keeps you begging…
Lisa Bianco, Momentum
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As mentioned in previous reviews, New York is a city of many things and that has something that everyday marvel their citizens and foreigners. And there’s no doubt that when it comes to movies and music, it’s a really special place, where many great music and musicians born. In this little big state we found…
Cutthroat Split, When The Tides Come
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There are certain genres that were made to not have any kind of harmony, like what makes it cool is the madness, the riot. One of the most known of this genres is punk. As years go by, things change and music is included. Some like to call it “music evolution”. However, we can say…
Starnes and Shah, Red Brick Tide
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If you take Dania Abu Shaheen, a Lebanese poet and combine her with Zilpha Starnes, a songtress from Dallas then you get, Starnes & Shah promoting their latest release, “Red Brick Tide”, and what a combination they do make. When you hear a band like these two young ladies you can not help but…
MODEST MIDGET, The Great Prophecy of a Small Man
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It’s not every day when you can safely call a band “musical explorers”, but in Amsterdam’s progressive rock masters Modest Midget’s case, no one can DENY the claim. Bravely embracing new intellectual and spiritual frontiers is the name of the game for founder Lionel Ziblat and his musical cohorts Artis Orubs, Emiel de Jong, and…
Walking Sideways, Walking Sideways
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For years, there has been this kind of idea in many people that small doesn’t work. There needs to be more songs and such, just like books where the idea of less than 100 pages novels or such isn’t a book at all. However, as years go by, this idea has been changing in people’s…
EMAXIMUS, DJ Psycho Steve Presents Emaximus The Hungriest MC In The Game
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One of the most inspiring aspects of hip hop is that it seems to represent, in its best cases, true perseverance and hard won individuality. Independent hip hop is particularly fascinating because it’s typically, and quite literally, “one man versus the world”. It gives us a glimpse of what’s to come. After all, even…
Charley and Jesi, Charley and Jesi
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Over the years we’ve seen pop, rock, and even alternative rock bands slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows. Talking to many music fans out there, the response is overwhelming. Give me something new, something that makes me feel good. something that’s pure and is going to kick me in the heart. Something that doesn’t…
Cold Blue Kid, Mimic
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As years go by, new musicians in their quest as a band or singles to create something new, innovative and unique mix different genres one way or another. Some ended up doing it and delivering something better than they and everyone expected and others something awesome, good and probably not as the first one. Not…
My Silent Bravery, Cant Quit
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Over the years we’ve seen pop and rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” & I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs & Rock n…
Revence, Self titled
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Revence is a four man band out of St. Louis consisting of, Nate Howard, Bryan Parmenter, Matthew Kury and Dustin Holst. To put it bluntly, these guys ROCK! This alternative rock band is a fresh blend of grungy guitars, swift lyrics and seductive sultry vocals. Smooth from the word go. They get your attention and…
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, JANUARY 2012
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Ghost Knife, Kill Shelter Yes (End Sounds) There may be much unfortunate confusion when people buy this LP expecting “pop-punk,” one of the main categories into which this stuff’s been lumped. This stuff has nothing to do with the oversaturated emo market, as fans of Austin-based singer Mike Weibe (on leave from Riverboat Gamblers)…
Vaganza Trailerpark, …and you will know us by the trailer of pink feathers
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In today’s music there sounds that take control of your body; to a point that you can say it’s kinda subliminal. However there’s a big difference between artists and bands that need of this “witchcraft”, if we can call it like that and artists and bands that has a talent to make this without the…
Jordan Carp, Slam Pig
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Energetic, fun, quite, awesomeanic are some words that can easily describe Jordan Carp Slam Pig, but surely it goes beyond that, way beyond. As for the sound goes, it’s like a wave. Coming up and down, for example, in tracks like “Mister Hipster” and album titled “Slam Pig”, are of those tracks that make you…
Karl Young, Lost in the Wood
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Over the years we’ve seen music slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” and I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs and Rock n Roll” into…
Joe Di Fabbio, Joe’s House of Tunes
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Joe Di Fabbio aka ChildKidd has got this cool Jimmy Buffet vibe. He has fun little ditties that force feed happiness whether your in the mood or not. I felt like putting on a multicolored Hawaiian beach shirt as I sat and listened. I was bopping my head, tapping my foot and humming right along.…
Cutting Edge, Humongously Yours
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The Cutting Edge train continues to push hard as the group gives you ‘Humongously Yours’ in all its glory. This particular album came out in 1998 however just this past summer two tracks, “If The Walls Could Talk” and “Without You” landed on the Billboard Hot Single Sales Charts. “Without You” spent nine…
Boy with a Fish, I Put my Tongue on the Window
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Over the years we’ve seen rock & hard rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” and I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs & Rock…
Ray William Roldan and the Broke Fence, Where We Come From
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Ray William Roldan is a Jersey boy that was encouraged to put his talents to use at a very young age. He has been singing and playing for a long time and his CD, “Where We Come From” is a nice display of that experience. Ray is certainly a jack of all trades having joined…
Glen Neff, Tribal Timeshift
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Glen Neff was born in New Jersey in a family that was extremely musically inclined. Growing up in this environment opened a lot of doors for him as he built his own career one beat at a time. His music is atmospheric and soothing. He is able to inspire emotions with out the benefit of…
Picnic in the Meadow, Livin’ In Me
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Everyone loses their way in life. Everyone loses hope. Everyone falls. Most of us, thankfully, dust ourselves off and rise up to greet life again. The ways we’re able to do this are as varied as the human race itself. For Bryan Jones, the artist behind the musical project Picnic in the Meadow, his…
Fang I-Liu, Confessions
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Over the years we’ve seen rock and singer/songwriter music slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish and highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” & I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs & Rock…
The Particles, Voices
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The Particles, released their new nine-track album, “Voices,” this past October, but in little over a month’s time, the London based band has received unprecedented notoriety from the States as well as abroad. The band members define their genre as World Music — hard rock infused with ancient Eastern instruments and three powerful vocals, led…
United Funk Order, United Funk Order
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United Funk Order is a R&B group bringing some stylistic tunes your way. This group is on a mission to show you how this music thing should be done. They are bringing it with dedication and heartfelt funk. The CD is not only funky but is changing the way we know music. The vocals have…
Joanne Janzen, Sad Circus
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Hello Joanne Janzen–CMT is calling! Get ready to hear this multi-talented & self-taught singer/songwriter & guitarist as she brings you her full-length album titled ‘Sad Circus’. Your ears will be impressed after listening to this new release and it might even blow you away if you’re lucky. Mrs. Janzen has Australian roots but…
Engloria, Drive
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I simply love when I hear an EP or full-length album and it hooks me in right away. That is the case with this current EP titled ‘Drive’ by the band Engloria. This 3-track recording is a follow-up to their 2010 debut release called ‘Sundown’ and I gotta say they followed up nicely.…
