Year: <span>2019</span>

TWO MIXS – Separate Checks

TWO MIXS – Separate Checks – Album Review I made this comment when I was checking out a few tunes leading up to this official record by TWO MIXS in the past review:  “…it seems like there’s an island influence, or at least a vacation-like atmosphere that runs through the spirit of these tunes.” As […]Read More

SBS Podcast 064

We’re back with another killer set of independent tunes for ya! We’ll give you a whole bunch of reasons to be excited about this year throughout the episode, make some time to discuss the music of Love Ghost and Gonetcha – we’ll and play amazing cuts from Acharya, The Twelve AM, Tough On Fridays, Closer, […]Read More

Love Ghost – “Mr. Blue”

Love Ghost – “Mr. Blue” – Single Review Happy release day Love Ghost! What did I tell ya?  Back in August of last year, we checked out one of the main singles & videos from Love Ghost’s album Lobotomy, a cut called “Girl Pusher” – and I noted then, as I will again now, that […]Read More

Elmo Karjalainen – Back Where We Belong

Elmo Karjalainen – Back Where We Belong – Album Review In the whirlwind of starting things up at sleepingbagstudios long ago, it was kind of impossible to think too far ahead.  Everything was so go-go-go all the time that I never really had the luxury of reflecting on what the future would hold for what […]Read More

A G E N T – “STOP TALKING”

A G E N T – “STOP TALKING” – Music Video Release/Review “You smoked too much and you’re insane.” That’s accurate I suppose, but I swear I wasn’t always this way. Alright…chances are the new single A G E N T isn’t about my life story.  In fact, I know that’s not the case definitively, […]Read More

Mohammad Razi – Lost At Night

Mohammad Razi – Lost At Night – EP Review Absolutely sign me up for THIS. I’ve really only been introduced to the music of Mohammad Razi for a short amount of time, but man has this guy made a serious impression already.  Straight-up, he’s got a master’s grip on texture and sonic frequencies, and an […]Read More

SBS Live This Week 108

The latest set out of the vault from our First Five Years series of raw live footage on SBS Live This Week features Vancouver Noise-Rock behemoths Closer live on stage at The Backstage Lounge in 2014 slaying and crushing a killer performance for ya – and stick around, we got wild NorCal Punk from A […]Read More

Here For A Reason – “Leave It All Behind”

From their upcoming EP, the new single “Leave It All Behind” by Here For A Reason burns with bright melody and an energetic sound.  All the way from Vienna in Austria, this five-piece Power-Pop/Punk band have found themselves a GIGANTIC hook in the chorus of this song, maximizing its potential perfectly by the way they […]Read More

Ronald Williams – Keep My Cool

Ronald Williams – Keep My Cool – Album Review Like we always say around this place, there’s never a bad time to go about promotin’ some music yo!  If you checked out episode 062 of the SBS Podcast, you’re already ahead of the game on this review and have had a head start in listening […]Read More

Thelma Ball – “I Could Be Happy”

Thelma Ball – “I Could Be Happy” – Single Review Heyyyyyyy – time to drop the balloons!  Happy release day! Technically the new Thelma Ball single “I Could Be Happy” came out on February 22nd – but the video supporting this rad track came out officially today, so that’s still plenty reason to pop a […]Read More