Roman – Empire – Album Review Well now. I’d be willing to bet that the mischievous smile on Roman’s face on the cover of his new album Empire could be likely inspired by the story on the opening tune, “Come On Over Here.” What a beginning to an album and what a visual first-impression; I […]Read More
Jack Of None – Who Shot Bukowski? – Album Review There aren’t too many bands that I’ve been looking forward to coming back as much as this one – Jack Of None is by far one of my favorite projects out there right now for its combination of cutting edge sound, dark & brilliant poetry […]Read More
Beautiful stuff from a whole band full of gentle, sweet & rhythmic sounds – check out the latest from The Gin Pennies, live at the Compound performing their gorgeous new single “Hypnotized.” Full of wonderful instrumentation, musicianship and stunning vocals – for fans of West My Friend, our first-ever winner of our annual Best New […]Read More
Check this out! For those that dig their rhymes freestyled, K-GOOD has got you covered. On his latest single/video for “Diamond” the emcees involved roll the words out straight off the top of their domes and into the mic. Complete with a distorted visual perspective to match the energy in this twisted tune – check […]Read More
Danny Baxley – Love Sex Alcohol – Album Review What a bold handful of innovators we’ve had at the homepage since coming back from vacation! Artists & bands like David Sempier, Static Choke and just yesterday with David Stephenson – this summer is bringing out some intensely genius music. Even the stuff that we expected […]Read More
Roger Cole & Paul Barrere – “In My Prison” – Single Review Sometimes it’s just rad to have something that sounds cool. As in, last time with Roger Cole’s solo-single I read like, waaaaaaaay too much into it. Back with his regular cohort Paul Barrere for their new song “In My Prison,” they’ve created an […]Read More
Handsome Balla – Soundcloud Songs – Singles Review On the one hand, I can listen to Handsome Balla and feel like I’m listening to a quality tune that’s tightly made and well-executed…on the other hand, the old-guy in me sure wonders sometimes what makes people write about what they choose to write about. It’s not […]Read More
David Stephenson – I Become Disaster – Album Review An eclectic & diverse palette in music can lead artists to supreme moments creatively. Having a large knowledge of different styles & sounds, whether they’re always ‘your’ thing or not doesn’t end up really even mattering…by sheer exposure, influences bleed into our work. If you’re one […]Read More
Check out some still shots from the most recent show I’ve seen this year…just a couple days back when Vaultry made it all the way from Victoria, BC to Ottawa, Ontario to kick some ass at a rad house party put on by Ask A Punk. In one hell of a dank-ass dungeon of a […]Read More
Vlado Jozic – Soundcloud Songs – Singles Review One thing is for certain – Vlado Jozic clearly likes to rock. Based in Jönköping, Sweden – you can find all kinds of material at his Soundcloud page from originals to covers, solo-tunes to collaborations with featured performers. You get the sense that as long as there’s […]Read More