AntBanks380 – God Fearing Gangster

AntBanks380 – God Fearing Gangster – EP Review Been a good day for the hip-hop genre.  After reviewing the latest chapter from Da Challenger’s catalog, I moved onto the God Fearing Gangster himself, AntBanks380…and the good fortune continued to spit from the speakers all around me. “Tomorrow” has a solid rhythm, melody and groove to […]Read More

Those Shadow People – Twenty Years

Those Shadow People – Twenty Years – EP/Comic Review The further adventures of Those Shadow People continue in one of our favorite combinations of art in music with the graphic comic-book, issue #4 accompanying the release of their new Twenty Years EP.  Like all art…generally the meanings, tie-ins and subtle-references are more known to its […]Read More

In Silent Agony – Villainous

In Silent Agony – Villainous – EP Review Ohhh I can never quite remember…is this Black Metal…Dark Industrial…Goth…where does the music of In Silent Agony fall into genre-wise?  To go further with that thought…what point would there be to putting a beast in any kind of box?  However you want to categorize the music of […]Read More

Cosmonaut Radio – Work Harder, Comrade!

Cosmonaut Radio – Work Harder, Comrade! – EP Review OK!  Now THIS is fun for the mind, body and soul!  The energetic sound & style of Cosmonaut Radio absolutely pours from the speakers with the funked-out spectacular “Kill Or Be Killed” starting out their new EP, Work Harder, Comrade!  Killer guitars is what it is; […]Read More

Barrett Staples – That Yonder

Barrett Staples – That Yonder – EP Review This guy has style for miles – how is this the first time I’ve heard about Barrett Staples?  This boy’s got SKILLS…and he makes them known with authority and confident movements in each and every step throughout his new EP, That Yonder.  Riddled with insightful lyricism, social […]Read More

Scaphoid – Dies Mercurii

Scaphoid – Dies Mercurii – EP Review Sometimes a subtle layer of mystique can go a long, long way. I was checking into the music of Scaphoid’s new EP called Dies Mercurii and decided I should really find out who’s responsible for the sounds I was hearing.  I went to check the submission of this […]Read More

Stig Gustu Larsen – Lifelines + Echoes

Stig Gustu Larsen – Lifelines + Echoes – EP Review The melancholy piano and raindrops that begin Stig Gustu Larsen’s new EP instantly provide an isolated, intimate and haunting atmosphere.  I’ve read the background of Lifelines + Echoes and know that much of the album has heavy themes that dominate the tone, mood and lyrics […]Read More

Correigh – Under The Influence

Correigh – Under The Influence – EP Review I’ve always been a fan of cover-songs and remixes…I’m not one of those people to be known to be all about the ‘original’ to the point where I can’t appreciate a different experience altogether, which to me, is what a cover song IS as long as it […]Read More

Matteo Ranieri – Authenticity

Matteo Ranieri – Authenticity – EP Review When you read about the story behind the music of Matteo Ranieri, you learn that he’s grown-up as a classic pianist/jazz singer before finding his way to the brightened pop-sound you’ll find on his Authenticity EP.  A solid combination of ideas & execution…Matteo’s got some unique stuff on […]Read More

HelloHeathen – Pathetic Songs

HelloHeathen – Pathetic Songs – EP Review One of my favorite choices for unsung-hero out there in the independent scene – HelloHeathen has been examined here many times in review, been featured on our SBS Podcast, and in general, has always kept us guessing as to what will come out next.  Sincerity, melancholy & melody […]Read More