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Gonetcha – Fickle Games – Album Review Hey right on…been a while since we caught up with Gonetcha…last time around was close enough to this time last year I’d say…seems like the band is running like clockwork and getting a record out per year of its existence so far. Which would make, by my calculation, […]Read More
The Vics – “Fourth And Clay”/”Proud” – Singles Review Definitely a few clues you can find as to why The Vics sound so good. First being of course, if you’ve got ears on your face, you can hear it for yourself – this four-piece out of Cali (the other Cali…the one in Pennsylvania…and for the […]Read More
Kam – Soundcloud Songs – Singles Review Been a minute or two homie! My how things can change. This will be the first time I’ve reviewed Kam here at the page – though not the first time I’ve actually reviewed his music. Back in the day, in early 2016, three some-odd years ago, he was […]Read More
Format – Spotify Songs – Singles Review This homie is crackin’ the bat yo! On the last episode of the SBS Podcast, we went deep into the bio of American rapper Format and learned all about the life he was leading prior to music, back when he was all lined-up for a career as a […]Read More
TWO MIXS – Separate Checks – EP Review Three really different tunes from TWO MIXS here in review today…almost surprising to find them all on one record when it comes right down to it – Separate Checks is actually quite a trip. And I suppose in this particular case, I mean that fairly literally in […]Read More
Johnny Please – The Muse – Album Review To get an idea of where the songs, concepts, and ideas driving Johnny Please’s latest record The Muse, I’ll let you hear from the man behind the music through some words lifted direct from his social media: “I made this album from a pretty dark place…Even now […]Read More
FZY – The Bunny And The Cub – Album Review If you read these pages on the regular and have a heartbeat & a pulse still, you’re probably familiar with the name FZY by now and get the full picture on how excited I’ve been about this dude’s music from the first time I heard […]Read More
Delusive Relics – Chaotic Notions – Album Review When you see names like Nine Inch Nails, Tangerine Dreams, and Depeche Mode pop up in the list of influences on an artist or band, it’s safe to say you’re about to be in for some highly synthesized sounds and a mix of flashy, catchy, and rhythmic […]Read More
Color School – Close Enough To Fix – EP Review Pleasant vibes from this crew! Let me see if I’ve got the full story straight here after checking out the details I could find online & notes I have… Color School is a band based out of DC, down south from us here in Canada, […]Read More
Beauty For Ashes – Demos – Singles Review I’ll give you three powerfully strong reasons to look forward to the music of Beauty For Ashes this year – specifically, by name, “Heart Doesn’t Beat,” “Release Me,” and “Burn You Away,” aka the demo songs I’ve got from the band raging through my speakers this week. […]Read More
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