D-mac – “Godly” – Single Review As D-mac continues to ready his upcoming Godly Nightmares album, we’ve got our hands on yet another single from the 21 year-old rap-artist. We previously reviewed the track “Siverour” just last month…and for those that are curious, NO – I’m no closer to understanding what the heck that title […]Read More
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The Abstract – Sleeping/Dreaming – EP Review Excellent name for this band…very, very apt. Upon starting-up the new EP – Sleeping/Dreaming – from Akron, Ohio’s The Abstract…I honestly wasn’t sure WHAT exactly I was listening to when the opening tune, “The Carnation,” began. It was like…one part Living Color, one part like…Ronnie James Dio…and a […]Read More
Runaway Scotty – Rock My Heart – Pre-release Album Review Doesn’t matter what the genre is really…as soon as I find out I’m listening to something potentially before the rest of the ears out there in the world, I slip right into that kid-in-the-candy-store mode or like I’m opening up a present on Christmas. Absolutely […]Read More
R.E.M. – Automatic For The People – Album Review Obviously there were millions of different options for what would become our 500th review in print…could have gone any direction with it really. Could have done one of the brilliant independent artists or bands we’ve got coming up; I thought about maybe even ‘righting a wrong’ […]Read More
Vitne – Endless Blue – EP Review Different atmospheres and textures from all-over the rock genre creep into the classic sounds of Vitne on his new EP, Endless Blue; it’s been a long time since we first turned onto this artist…somewhere way-back-when a couple years ago or so as we first started to run SBS […]Read More
Firekind – What I Have Found Is Already Lost – Album Review I’ll preface this entire review by telling you first that this is a must-hear album containing some of the most powerful moments I’ve heard this year so far – so be READY for Firekind. A British 3-piece rock-ensemble – they’ve got a lot […]Read More
Gabe Close – Leave That Light On – EP Review With some of the most warm & inviting sounds you’ll hear this year, Gabe Close opens his new EP with comforting tones of home, with lyrics and sentiment that’s relatable and easy to take in on “Weary Mind.” With a slight twinge of Tom Petty-ish […]Read More
Impending Lies – Believe – EP Review Can’t help but almost be slightly amused by the music-industry and its fickle nature when listening to this new EP from Impending Lies; back in my Jurassic-day, a band like this would have been snapped-up instantly by major labels all bearing the vicious fruit of the post-grunge era. […]Read More
Joseph Pagano – Time And Colors – EP Review There is a strong mix of emotions on Joseph Pagano’s latest EP Time And Colors, his second release of the year to be exact, following February’s release of the Graveyard Of Dreams EP. This is our first introduction to this indie/alternative-rock artist and his tender, sincere […]Read More
Advance – Deus Ex Machina (Redux) – Album Review Big synth, big beats and big anthems rule throughout the electro-composition that makes up the music of Advance on this hefty double-disc version of their 2014 release. Helmed by the soaring vocals of Tom Perrett, Advance has recreated these tunes in a monumental fashion – each […]Read More