The Ann Wilson Thing – EP#2 Focus

The Ann Wilson Thing – EP#2 Focus – EP Review Sometimes I genuinely get to give my head a shake and realize I’m far luckier than most people I know in having a vocation I truly love…and those moments usually come along with discovering something in the independent-scene that I would have never expected to […]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

William Elvin And The Circus Tour – “But I Love

William Elvin And The Circus Tour – “But I Love No One But You” – Single Review I’m guessing lots has changed for young William Elvin since the last time we had a chance to interview him on our pages.  Take for example…well…the very moniker of the name on the review here, William Elvin And […]Read More

Lockjaw Smile – The Jester

Lockjaw Smile – The Jester – EP Review Someone has clearly infiltrated the Lockjaw Smile camp…and I’d assume that it must be The Jester himself.  Of course…that’s just a theory I’m working with…but talk about a suspicious looking album-cover would you?  Looks harmless enough right? Well…I count four heads whereby anything you read or look […]Read More

Samurai Shin – Original Soundtrack

Samurai Shin – Original Soundtrack Review I can get behind this for all kinds of reasons.  First off – we’ve got ourselves a great combination of art + music here…and you KNOW I support that.  Samurai Shin is a new comic-book that’s just been released at the tail-end of August – just read the first […]Read More

SBS Live This Week 055

The final episode with our time from our interview with EverydayMusicTV‘s creator – Rod Matheson! With music/videos from his collection including The Wooden Sky and The Crooked, and including spotlights on Matthew Edwards And The Unfortunates and singer/songwriter Mike Contoni – check it out!Read More

SBS Podcast 012

We dig deep this week and discuss the merits of being a song-dude vs. an album-dude – check out the latest episode of the SBS Podcast! Featuring amazing music from: Dave Childz – Count The Thief – Down Solo – 64 Hooligans – An Infinite Attraction – Into Bits – Joe Lecrivain – Mike Bee […]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

Chasing Jonah – “The Sentence”

Chasing Jonah – “The Sentence” – Single Review We’ve just passed our 1000th review at the page…and as we embark into the adventure of the 1000 to follow, I was stoked to find a new single from one of the most reliable sources of music out there in the independent music-scene – Chasing Jonah.  The […]Read More

Katrina Charles – Where This Began

Katrina Charles – Where This Began – EP Review Beautiful sounds from a beautiful place…good ol’ Seattle…my home away from home.  While Katrina Charles might have a different sound than what I’m typically used to reaching out to Seattle for – I’ve gotta say, she’s put together some gorgeous melodies and confident songs on her […]Read More