Our in-depth album-reviews reflect the sincere passion in the way we listen to the music of the independent-scene. Representing genres of all-kinds and offering honest insight into what we hear in effort to do our part to assist artists/bands in the evolution of their sound – we do our best to highlight the positives and offer objective constructive-criticism with added personality and quality you can truly see. Your music deserves it!
Red Air – Simple Life – EP Review Toronto, Canada’s own modern-pop/punk band Red Air braces frantic, intense vocals amidst hook-laden guitar-riffs their own brand of amped-up anthems. You can definitely hear the influence of that alterna-punk era; they’ve listed bands like Sum 41, Ramones, Rancid and Blink 182 on their social media pages as […]Read More
Astral Darkness – Surreal Dreams – Album Review After a moment of slight hesitation, I was suddenly a lot more sure that I loved what Astral Darkness has put together. The opening of “Pulsing Star” leans itself towards the quickly-solved mystery of ‘am I about to listen to an amateur or a pro?’ within the […]Read More
Robin B. Czar – Mission Bizarre – Album Review When I tell ya that what you’ll hear from Robin B. Czar (Hey! I see what you did there!) isn’t like anything else you’ve got in the house…you’ll probably wanna trust me on that. And if your curiosity level rivals or equals my own…chances are that […]Read More
Keith Richie – March Of The Inanimate – Album Review I tend to get lost hypnotically into the music of Keith Richie – it’s a pleasure to have more music to hear from him and have it represented up here on our pages again so soon after reviewing his latest album Ambient Highways. Released in […]Read More
Russian Roulette – Out Of Control – EP Review Here we go…instant promise on display from the moment that the debut EP from Russian Roulette starts up with “Drown” – that’s definitely the kind of guitar riff that hooks me in, and FAST! From Toronto – you can absolutely hear the Canadian influence on the […]Read More
Syndrome Of Fire – “Not A Slave” – Single Review Two years ago we got our first dose of the electro-mechanical rock-grind of Syndrome Of Fire – and since that time we’ve kept a close enough eye on this band to say definitively that the train of success has kept on a-rollin for this talented […]Read More
Tanked – Tanked – Album Review You gotta love it when the first words that come to your mind have anything to do with ‘Dave Grohl’ when listening to someone’s music. Overall, Tanked is nothing like the Foo Fighters 99% of the time, but there are those rare moments, the moments that you catch Grohl […]Read More
Shining Force – By The Blood – Pre-Release Review As I mentioned very recently…it’s always an honour to be able to check out music prior to release…I feel like such a bandit; but one that very much appreciates the loot in his mitts – or I suppose in my case, ears. Today we’re checking out […]Read More
Dr. Yelik – Ootheca – Album Review When you’re picturing the hip-hop meccas like New York, Brooklyn or Philly…the next name down on your list probably still isn’t Windsor, CT. The advantage of having people not see him coming is something that most likely has been with him his entire like, coming from a place […]Read More
Anna Aliena – The Muse – EP Review We’re a little ahead of the game on this one…Anna Aliena’s new EP The Muse doesn’t officially come out until October 30th this year – but you know that doesn’t stop me for listening to it now! In fact…it’s always an honour to be able to review […]Read More
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