SBS Podcast 023

Dig it! On this week’s show we talk about longevity in the independent music-scene, what it takes to stick around throughout the years and what to do instead of worrying about a million hits. Featuring excellent tuneage (as always!) from a ton of amazing artists & bands on the show – check out songs by: […]Read More

Paul The Trombonist – Journey To The World

Paul The Trombonist – Journey To The World – Album Review YOU…as listeners…as readers…as music-fans that are every bit as rabid and unrelenting as I am – yes YOU…the people that are always looking for something different that satisfies the ears with a truly innovative ideas that are boldly unique from the rest…I think we’ve […]Read More

Ice Grill – “The Book Of Life” Feat. AZ

Ice Grill – “The Book Of Life” Feat. AZ – Single Review Plenty of skill & potential in the music & rhymes from Ice Grill of Rochester, New York; like many excellent writers out there, he’s kept this one close to what he knows and has put an immense amount of detail and imagery into […]Read More

Alicia Seymour

Interview with Alicia Seymour SBS:  Alicia!  First and foremost, let me extend a massive thank-you to you for your time with us here!  I’ve had an absolute blast checking into your music and researching your adventures…and quite honestly, I’m seriously impressed.  The songs that I’ve seen you cover aren’t just ‘songs’ per-se as they are […]Read More

Black Astronaut – “Uppercutting Juggernauts” Feat. InZane

Black Astronaut – “Uppercutting Juggernauts” Feat. InZane – Single Review Strap-in and be ready for this one; once it starts, “Uppercutting Juggernauts” never lets up. The ever-impressive Black Astronaut Records cuts keep coming steadily, adding to a growing catalog of tracks that make the most of collaborative efforts between the writing of Charles Luck and […]Read More

Melvin Fromm Jr. – Singles

Melvin Fromm Jr. – Singles Review Melvin Fromm Jr. sir…you certainly have my respect and admiration. It’s not all that often that you get to hear a project as free in spirit as you’ll hear in the music of Melvin Fromm Jr. – he’s currently working on instrumentals of all-kinds, designing music for film & […]Read More

Dave Wirth – Flutters

Dave Wirth – Flutters – Album Review A new direction in sound for a musician we’ve heard in the past and reviewed in the pages here at sleepingbagstudios – Dave Wirth, formerly one-half of the duo known as Sprightly Moans is back with an all-instrumental solo-album called Flutters.  Definitely a departure from the music we’ve […]Read More

Black Astronaut – “Scrambled: Finding Answers” Feat. Tino Red

Black Astronaut – “Scrambled: Finding Answers” Feat. Tino Red – Single Review Really interesting track in the Black Astronaut catalog…”Scrambled: Finding Answers” featuring the talents of reliable collaborator Tino Red, takes the music, beat & atmosphere in a softer, more tender direction.  I say interesting in the sense that some of these lines are mind-blowing…extremely […]Read More

Mario Marco Farinato – “L’Ultimo Respiro”

Check out an awesome live version of Mario Marco Farinato’s “L’Ultimo Respiro” from a session in Woodstock, NY this past December in 2016! Stunning song from an ever-impressive world-music star – it’s actually a translated cover tune of Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn’s original song “Last Night Of The World.”  Have a look at the video […]Read More

Mario Marco Farinato – “Strappami Il Cuore”

Mario Marco Farinato – “Strappami Il Cuore” – Single Review Two out of three ain’t bad – isn’t that the famous quote from Meatloaf? Truthfully, three out of three ain’t bad either – but I’ll admit of the three songs I’ve recently checked out from singer/songwriter Mario Marco Farinato, this was the most difficult of […]Read More