K-Bass – Faso

K-Bass – Faso – Album Review Cool! I’d like to welcome back world-music superstar K-Bass to our pages back here at sleepingbagstudios! We met this multi-lingual artist back in 2013 when we had a chance to interview him…and we can presume he was busy working on the material for his latest album Faso since we last spoke. Ever […]Read More

Rob Williams – A Place In The Sun

Rob Williams – A Place In The Sun – Album Review How cool! Here’s a nifty little piece of info on our new friend Rob Williams about this new album A Place In The Sun: that spur-of-the-moment, sound of inspiration that just hit the room that makes these songs come alive was no accident. According to […]Read More

West My Friend – When The Ink Dries

West My Friend – When The Ink Dries – Album Review I’ve nearly had to dodge the internet in this past week altogether, preparing reviews for bands we’ve seen on our screens on SBS Live This Week…first Man Made Lake and here we have West My Friend. Both extremely talented…both great people…both from Vancouver Island…and…well…I mentioned […]Read More

Thomas Brunkard – A Never-Ending Album

Thomas Brunkard – A Never-Ending Album – Album Review Now here’s a concept I can fully get behind. Mr. Brunkard has left behind the original formats and conventional ideas on how to go about releasing his music, deciding upon embarking on a life-long musical adventure instead….A Never-Ending Album. To his credits at this stage of the […]Read More

Arsenal E’ Vega – Ashes To Snow

Arsenal E’ Vega – Ashes To Snow – Album Review Well…you got me. I’ve searched my brain for a reference and come back with nothing – so we’ll have to officially call this the first mixtape OR album that I’ve ever heard begin with Dolby Sound. Welcome to the musical world of Arsenal E’ Vega…filled with […]Read More

Man Made Lake – Bodhicitta: The Shepherd

Man Made Lake – Bodhicitta: The Shepherd – Album Review “I’ve been here…I’ve been here too long,” echoes singer Colin Craveiro of Man Made Lake on the opening track “Lemon Cake;” and though it’s somewhat unrelated I suppose…I’ve been here too long myself, enjoying this new album from MML without sharing it with you! For what […]Read More

Jackson Caged – Entity

Jackson Caged – Entity – Album Review Right on. It’s that GOOD kind of heavy. You might be surprised, my hard-rockin friends, but the reality is they DON’T come along too often. When you check into Jackson Caged, you’ll see they’ve got quite a following already going; and after hearing their new album, Entity…I completely understand why. […]Read More

Marty McKay – Sin’s Disciple

Marty McKay – Sin’s Disciple – Album Review This was an extremely interesting album to put into our reviews. Marty McKay comes to us all the way from ZURICH, Switzerland (Holy are we GLOBAL or WHAT these days?) with a name ready for the radio and the songs to match. Everything you’ll have on Sins Disciple is […]Read More

Hookman & The Ripper – Hookman & The Ripper Vol.

Hookman & The Ripper – Hookman & The Ripper Volume 1 – Album Preview Keep in mind, an album preview process is much, much different than your typical A-to-Z album review where you hit play and let the songs play out. In a preview situation, such as the one here today with Hookman & The Ripper, […]Read More

Seashaped – A Pill For Everything

Seashaped – A Pill For Everything – Album Review Inoffensive! At least that was the first thing that came to mind when pushing play on the Seashaped album! You know what I mean though? It’s…pleasant! Music that I can’t see anyone ever frantically running over to a stereo to turn down the sound on…yeah – that’s what I’m […]Read More