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Richard Self – Lost Friends & B Sides – Album Review I have always been interested in the B Sides albums from artists and bands out there. Way back in my day – aka, the Grunge era, albums like Pisces Iscariot by the Smashing Pumpkins and Incesticide by Nirvana revealed the fact that a wealth […]Read More
KYZR – “This Time It’s Real” Feat. Erik Frisberg – Single Review Wow! There are definitely moments where I don’t realize how much time has passed and this is definitely one of them – it was more than FIVE YEARS ago that we last had KYZR on our pages! How did that happen? It’s always […]Read More
Digital Escort – “Pretty Poison” – Single Review How did that old theme song go? “You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life” – that right, ain’t it? It’s certainly true, that much I can confirm for a certainty. We go through ups […]Read More
Saint Kay – “Daily 2K” – Single Review Saint Kay! “I got love for you” brother! Look. I know it’s still plenty early in 2024, but I gotta say, I feel like Saint Kay has one of the best singles I’ve heard so far with “Daily 2K.” There’s not a hair out of place in […]Read More
Deltiimo – “Break Free” Feat. Veronica Largiu – Single Review Miracle Rave? #CmonYall #FriendsDontLetFriendsMakeMoreGenres Sooooooo yeah. I’m gonna stick with EDM, because…sigh…because life is too short I guess. To be completely fair, it’s not just music that’s been getting insane with how many genres there are – BIG FOOD has been trying to convince us […]Read More
Spring Valley Drive-Thru – Quack – EP Review I’m gonna start this off by telling you something you won’t hear from other music critics and reviewers out there, because generally speaking, they ain’t gonna tell you the truth. Here’s the reality though – dedicated listening…REAL listening…is NOT fucking easy – and I know this is […]Read More
Takanori Nishikawa & t.komuro – “FREEDOM” – Single Review Takanori Nishikawa & t.komuro’s “FREEDOM” is a lot closer to the Westernized concept of what Japanese music tends to sound like, especially when you factor in the video that comes along with it, which as far as I understand, borrows scenes from the popular show Mobile […]Read More
TK X Team Amena – “Infuse New Breath” (Mike Butler Mix) – Single Review When I pushed play on “Infuse New Breath,” the first thing you hear is quite a pretty piano melody as the song begins, and to be honest with ya, I’d probably have been happy if the song had remained in that […]Read More
Usmansax – Hépíng – EP Review You’re never going to find me complaining about more saxophone-based tunes coming my way. Of course, enjoying it always depends on who’s playing it, but from what I’ve been able to hear on the Hépíng EP from Usmansax, it certainly seems like we’re on solid ground. Quality ain’t an […]Read More
Rebels In Stereo – Smear Campaign – Album Review This band KNOWS what I noticed right away as I pushed play…and I am freakin’ STOKED to hear it! Pardon the ol’ French here folks, but Rebels In Stereo came out ready to EAT YOUR FUCKIN’ LUNCH with the way they fired up the amplifiers with […]Read More
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