The RA-6600 – Indiana Lights

The RA-6600 – Indiana Lights – EP Review What IS it about this band?  Why do The RA-6600 seem to always sucker me right into their pop-infused melodies like I can’t help myself otherwise? Let me give you an example, the opening tune/title-track “Indiana Lights” for instance.  I’m sitting here, trying to figure out what’s […]Read More

Mike Bee And The Dead Soldiers – Mike Bee And

Mike Bee And The Dead Soldiers – Mike Bee And The Dead Soldiers – EP Review Here’s a project I’m proud to have been supporting and listening to for some time now – Mike Bee And The Dead Soldiers.  Behind the scenes, we’ve worked together on different concepts to bring the music to life onscreen […]Read More

AJTheKid – Your Neighborhoodly Whiteboy

AJTheKid – Your Neighborhoodly Whiteboy – EP Review If you were up on your latest episode of the SBS Podcast during the main-site’s downtime while we refreshed our entire website’s design – you’ll have heard a sample of AJTheKid during the show.  We played a cut from Your Neighborhoodly Whiteboy called “Mob Anywhere” from his […]Read More

Enoch – Nile Valley Music

Enoch – Nile Valley Music – EP Review The jazzy beat in Enoch’s opening tune “Let Freedom Ring” and the powerful sentiment of the words combined make for one heck of a beginning to this five-song set.  With the rhymes set in a deep reverb sound, Enoch snaps together complex rhymes that are thought-provoking, intense […]Read More

THE – Too Human

THE – Too Human – EP Review How can you not just take a moment to marvel at the truly unsearchable band-name we’ve got here?  I hope you’ve got yourself some direct-links my friends…cause other than knowing someone who knows a guy who knows another guy’s second-cousin that knows where to find the music of […]Read More

Teejay – Love Lines

Teejay – Love Lines – EP Review Alright…I’m in that situation again where I’m reviewing some tracks…potentially pre-release, not totally sure…I don’t have the official track-listing for the new Love Lines EP from Teejay – but you know that’s not about to stop me from telling you about the music I’m listening to.  Especially not […]Read More

Naro Kim – The Captain

Naro Kim – The Captain – EP Review What an inspiring set of songs and story to go with it! The young & beautiful Naro Kim has gone through a lot over the past two-years…to be truthful, more than most could handle.  After a blood-vessel popped on the left-side of her brain, Naro lost vision…lost […]Read More

The Machete – Take Dos

The Machete – Take Dos – EP Review Alright…I’ve been waiting to talk to you all about this exciting band based out of Portsmouth, UK called The Machete for a while.  Not all on me, I assure you!  The Machete has been putting the final touches on their Take Dos EP for a couple months […]Read More

JT Cotton – Back To Love Making

JT Cotton – Back To Making Love – EP Review JT Cotton – part R&B/Soul solo-artist, part professional-moisturizer for the ladies out there.  With an EP full of tunes looking to get panties droppin’ worldwide, he’s written a series of love-songs that showcase a solid grip on writing and flow.  As he weaves his vocals […]Read More

Decide – Struggle Inside

Decide – Struggle Inside – EP Review The skill-level is completely professional and the production & writing of Struggle Inside deserves a lot of credit for being as tight as it is.  It’s been a thoroughly great year for independent hip-hop/rap-music – and you can consider Decide to definitely be a solid-contributor to the reasons […]Read More