Aria Stone & Ken Stephenson – Scowling Pair

Aria Stone & Ken Stephenson – Scowling Pair – Album Review After the completely positive reaction I had to listening to the last time reviewing Aria Stone’s music, seeing that she has added additional talent in collaboration with Ken Stephenson brought up the expectations for what I hear even more.  I appreciated the artistic nature […]Read More

Genius Picaso – An Open Canvas

Genius Picaso – An Open Canvas – Album Review + Bonus Singles Review THIS is what I’m talking about!  Establishing immediate impact and proving his talent in the first bars that roll out instantly on “Open” – Genius Picasso clearly has a firm, confident grip on the mic and holds nothing back from the very […]Read More

Armada Named Sound – Electronica

Armada Named Sound – Electronica – Album Review Back instantly with some pep in his step, music-maker…summoner-of-wild-electro-beats and producer Maus of the project Armada Named Sound comes flying out of the gates at high-speed on the first cut “Midnight At Metropolis” from the new album Electronica.  It takes no time at all to realize I’m […]Read More

Tune Tank – Invasion Of A Skyline

Tune Tank – Invasion Of A Skyline – Album Review As you might have heard on the last episode of the SBS Podcast when we played a brand-new tune off Invasion Of A Skyline that I’ve been looking forward to this album with great anticipation.  Ever since I laid my ears upon the golden pop-infused […]Read More

Cassiroc – Chorus Cartel

Cassiroc – Chorus Cartel – Album Review Looks like we’ve got an artist from right here in local Ontario…right from the musical-heart of it all in Toronto – Cassiroc.  Certainly on the different side of the scale…this one-man electronic pop/rock project combines captivating ideas and an original sound that roams through an insightful amount of […]Read More

Harmony Drive – Metal Heads With Broken Hearts

Harmony Drive – Metal Heads With Broken Hearts – Album Review Gonna have to get me the full-story behind this album title one day…it had me bracing myself unnecessarily for an entirely different sound where people would be screaming at me and distortion would be turned up to 11.  Instead – I got the smooth […]Read More

Third Realm – Psychosis

Third Realm – Psychosis – Album Review Buffalo, New York’s dark-electro band is back in action with a brand-new album…Third Realm has just released Psychosis and it’s every bit the wild-ride you’d expect from this crew.  Last time out when we reviewed their album Deranged in 2015 we had good things to say…and we made […]Read More

After Aura – In The Dark

After Aura – In The Dark – Album Review Cool crew of people here in After Aura…one understanding group of individuals I’d assume!  I’ve often pointed out just how theoretically impossible it would be for me to be in a band of more than one or two people…anything after that seems like it would just […]Read More

Mike Contoni – Here Comes The Weekend

Mike Contoni – Here Comes The Weekend – Album Review So what if it’s Monday!  If you’re like me and truly believe that time itself is a human-construct and don’t want to be limited by those confines – then join me in listening to Here Comes The Weekend!  Technically it’s not inaccurate to release this […]Read More

Catherine Clarnette – Bold

Catherine Clarnette – Bold – Album Review I’m up late here in Canada…almost 2 a.m. in the morning…not running out of steam whatsoever, I’m still wide-awake…but truthfully, I needed some music with real character and life to it…a little bit of something that I might not hear amidst the soundtrack of the everyday-grind. And then […]Read More