REVIEWS

Lemons, the second full-length from Ty Segall, calls to mind many genres, including psychedelia and garage punk. Hell, there’s even […]

If Let’s Build A Roof, the latest record from Olympia’s Lake is going to be classified as a “Pop” record,

I’ll admit that I didn’t have the faintest clue what I was getting into before I heard Warm Heart Of

Change was a very good thing that happened to Lady Gaga. This time last year, we were introduced to a

The last two years have been very life-changing for Franklin, Tennessee rockers Paramore, led by fiery-haired femme rocker Hayley Williams.

Sombre bands often get backed into a corner. Listeners often feel that their records are only worth being heard on

Admit it: the idea of legendary Canadian Kid Koala teaming up with bassist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett (The

I first got turned onto the “Freak-folk” genre a few years ago, while touring through a dank little record store

Named after the classic ’76 Cadillac Coupe De Ville, Shaky Deville are revvin’ their engines loud on this one.  

Haven’t we heard enough of blues-punk power duos? If anyone ever asks you that question, ask them if they’ve ever

It’s a rather remarkable thing when a band like Early Day Miners stays under the radar for so long. Six

Say it ain’t so! Yet another young, sweaty rock and roll act, full of energy and promise calls it a

Rise For Order is a hard rock/metal group based in Toronto.   Four members included are:   Johnny Goltz on

Why someone from Vermont with a soft, mellow Ben Folds-esque voice would desire to write a country album is beyond

Katie Garibaldi is coming strong with her sixth full-length album titled Next Ride Out. At just 25, this young singer/songwriter

Isn’t that what we all want as music connoisseurs is just good-sounding audio for our ears?   Audio-OK are attempting

This four disc boxed set covers the career of the most successful duo in pop/rock history.   Since 1966, the

As part of the feel good series penned by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, the two have collaborated with

I will admit that if it was not for my absolute obsession with Mafia movies & shows like Goodfellas, The

The dynamic duo known as When Summers Gone get extremely personal on this debut release titled December.   When Summers

Canada gets shit on for a lot of reasons. As a Canuck, I can’t imagine a lot of people living

Seriously, is Brooklyn the new Seattle? I mean, grunge is dead and gone, but what is it about the New

Three years after his last full length, Jay Reatard returns with Watch Me Fall, a jubilant twelve tracks that smooth

One of the biggest fears faced by writers is making their audience seem irrelevant by dropping unnecessarily large amounts of

You’d think with a name like Hockey, this Portland foursome would be one of those shit-kickin’, tough as nails country

Forget blitzkriegs, CoCoComa’s Things Are Not All Right is the real all-out assault. Ten tracks clocking in at somewhere around

Where Were You In The Wild, the debut LP from Vancouver’s Language Arts is a record made for the music

How much does album packaging matter in this in age, when Itunes and The Pirate Bay are happy to pawn

Not having been alive for certain things really gets me down. Paul Henderson’s goal in ’72, now that would have

Alright, seriously. Sweden sounds like a magical place. Sure, it’s probably cold as hell, but the images that are often

Some people are just blessed. These folks don’t necessarily “Walk in the light” as it were, but they’ve definitely got

Boston isn’t known as a major player in world music but that doesn’t mean it isn’t home to some fine

Sweden’s The Mary Onettes created a small buzz two years ago when it released its debut self-titled disc. That was

The Antikaroshi, Crushed Neocons (Fonatana Universal Records) Bordering the three musical states of Black Sabbath, Kings of Leon and Lou

Mojo Rising has taken the land down under by storm as they now set out to take over the states.

This singer/songwriter from Southern California is bringing her highly spiritual & inspirational music to the forefront.   Alexandra Celano blends

This Morning Fuzz will without a doubt get your motor running from the early morning to the midnight hour.  

The Peace is led by Bobby Kendes who wrote all the songs for this debut release while also taking care

This Montana-based rock trio packs so much intensely fun energy into this record that it’s ridiculous!   Tonight We Ride

Mason Daring is a well-established film composer who has been hard at work since the early 70s.   Early on,