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Heistheartist – “I Want You Around” – Single Review Snoh Aalegra is one tough act to follow, no doubt about that. I’ll say this – Heistheartist has definitely left his stamp on this cut; that much is clear. Truthfully I’m just as interested in what other people would think of this cover every bit as […]Read More
Captain Highside – Season By Season – EP Review I really dig people like good ol’ Captain Highside right here. Being rooted in the independent music-scene is such a wonderful thing y’all…truly…rather than simply run into established artists & bands all the time, in doing what we’ve been doing here for nearly a decade now, […]Read More
Radio Mafia – Don’t Think About It – EP + Bonus Singles “Preacher” / “Pyre” Review Now…lemme check the rulebook here for a second…just how many personalities can one band have? Given the fact that I’ve got tunes from three separate years here, you’d figure the whole multiple-personalities of their music-thing would somehow correspond to […]Read More
VRL – “Kill 4 U Die 4 U” – Single Review Lemme tell ya folks…after having a good listen to this single “Kill 4 U Die 4 U,” the least surprising twist of my 2022 so far, was to read that VRL – aka Valerie Rose Lohman – is a master of multiple aspects of […]Read More
Dick Aven – “Fly Into The Fire” – Single Review “Dick Aven is an American singer-songwriter, multi-genre saxophone player, multi-instrumentalist and…” Now that’s some kind of cliffhanger you’re leavin’ us on there Facebook! Interesting bio Mr. Aven. Don’t get me wrong though – this dude pretty much couldn’t have come my way at a better […]Read More
Elektragaaz – “The Defiant Ones” / “Situation On Avenue B” – Singles Review Holy crow, has this crew been busy or what!?! It was only less than a year ago that I was introduced to the music of New York’s Elektragaaz through a couple of singles from their EP called The Synaesthetic Picture Show Vol. […]Read More
Soldier Rye – Plot Twist – Album Review I’m always excited to welcome back veteran talent I know we can rely on for quality tunes – and this man right here, has always been synonymous with those lemme tell ya! Believe it or not, this year will mark the seventh that I’ve been listening to […]Read More
Angelo Nicola Giuliano – “Angel’s Prayer” / “Visions” – Singles Review I tell ya folks…life as a music critic can be wildly predictable at times. When you’re complementary & all smiles, of course people line right up to comment on what you’ve written and give you a big virtual hug. When you’re critical, you often […]Read More
thinkbendy – “Low Down” – Single Review Alright…I can get behind this. Quite a bit about “Low Down” excites me greatly. Interesting stuff straight off the drop, the piano-led intro immediately tells ya that you’re in-store for something a lil’ different, and the trumpet that comes along with it soon after confirms it – you […]Read More
Jana Pochop – The Astronaut – Album Review It’s the most wonderful time of the year – new Jana Pochop is here! Well…it’s CLOSE to here…right around the corner – The Astronaut technically comes out in February on the 4th, but that’s a heck of a lot less sleeps than it is until next Christmas, […]Read More
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