REVIEWS

I’m gonna be honest and say that mainstream hip-hop music is in trouble right now.   This V.I.T.A.L. Emcee from […]

Get ready for an out-of-this-world adventure that will take you “to infinity & beyond!” (gotta love a good Buzz Lightyear

Over the years we’ve seen music slowly erode itself into popish nothingness. Artist after artist presenting themselves as superstars in

As a cold wind rushes through the night’s darkest hour, Charlottetown’s The North Lakes inhabit my stereo, balancing apocalyptic blues-folk

When searching for the next big thing in the world of indie rock, bloggers are quick to lend an ear

Whenever a band releases a live album, B-sides collection–hell, even an EP–the word “stopgap” is often thrown around.   By

“Encounter”, the title track from The Green Children’s debut full-length album, begins with buzzing nature sounds, the laughter of a

Very interesting!   That pretty much sums up the listening experience of Professor Pandemonium’s Cabinet of Wonders.   Douglas La

WCSB is the latest offering by the Hendrix Family is available in a 16 cut CD, an eight LP Limited

Voice In The Dark is one artist who is a singer, composer and producer.   This appears to be a

Spencer Berger has joined the ranks of the one-man band genre with this release.   This product is different than

Vicious Cycle is a female rap duo made up of: Money and Neeky Devero.   This tag team is taking

Rock and Soul is the first solo CD from Sacramento, CA-area singer/guitarist Dane Drewis.   Fans of Drewis will recognize

Middle Class Rut are one of the newer groups out there gigging, in the vein of two man groups like

Steve is a well-rounded studio vet who has played with a virtual “Who’s Who” in the music industry, and was

Rock and electronica collide like never before on Brennan Dylan’s exciting new album Bullet Ride.   This debut instrumental album

What I love about Indie artists is that they take risks and that they have no set boundaries or limitations

When you think of rap meccas — you think of great cities like ATL, CALI, NY. Even Seattle Washington has

Get ready for a group from Barbados as they unleash their International debut EP and hope to take the world

Singer/songwriter Adam Rader releases a two-song EP in light of his upcoming 2011 debut album.   One track is an

There’s something about kraut rock that just gets me.   Where I often find myself bored with minimalist electronica that

Eight Feet Deep is the latest project from Long Island, NY guitarist and songwriter Billy “Pills” Fridrich.   Fridrich has

Maybe the members of Quest For Fire smoke a lot of pot, and maybe they don’t. What they do to

The cover of All I Want, the holiday-themed sophomore release from all-female choral/pop group Aliqua, features all eight vocalists posing

Are you ready to get nuts and join the party that is known as Eleven Dollar Life?   I hope

If it ain’t broke then don’t fix it is a famous saying and one that Broken Poets should stand by

Hand’Solo records has recently re-released their classic hip-hop compilation, Bassments of Badmen Volume Two. Featuring a new cover that reflects

We should all enjoy the simple things in life and never take them for granted.   That is exactly what

Katherine Jenkins: model, TV personality, classical/pop crossover vocalist. That’s quite a rap sheet, basically the holy trinity of pretty people

It’s safe to say you’ve never heard a band quite like New Jersey’s Delicate Steve.   Oh, sure, there are

Chicago-based MC Phillip Morris has proven himself to be one of the ultimate wordsmiths of hip-hop on such albums as

Richard Laviolette is probably the friendliest guy you’ve never met. Each of his down-home folk tunes are rich with a

It wouldn’t be fair to say that Jukebox The Ghost, a Philadelphia trio, write catchy songs. What would be fair

For the past five years, Kat Burns has been making the kind of music that makes lonely, dimly-lit bedrooms that

The Micronite Filters, yet another fine addition to Get Bent’s intensely visceral lineup of blues-heavy rock and rollers, are not

La Strada, a Brooklyn five piece, sounded like the most seafaring of seafaring bands on their debut that I had

When it comes to recording the written word, Halloween (and of course The Grinch at Christmas) belonged to actor Boris

Get ready for a style of music that is so creative & original that it will amaze your ears!  

This group known as Ceramic really digs deep here by going outside the box on The Past Ain’t Fair.  

Re-releases of old, out of print EP’s are essentially a double-edged sword. Not only do you realize how much great