BenYaTheArtist – “My Testimony”

BenYaTheArtist – “My Testimony” – Single Review “I do realize that maybe these rhymes are not good enough to get this message across…” Honestly?  The message comes across crystal clear homie.  And not only do I hear it – I genuinely believe it’s important that everyone out there does, no matter which part of the […]Read More

Alke – “Touching Me Now”

Alke – “Touching Me Now” – Single Review Well now…this is something special. Sometimes I have to give my head a shake and realize I’ll never actually be able to listen to everything, no matter how hard I try.  Usually those moments come along when I discover an artist like Alke, who sound absolutely phenomenal, […]Read More

Mr.Reaper – “Ballad Of The Reaper”

Mr.Reaper – “Ballad Of The Reaper” – Single Review Like I was mentioning just this past week, it’s been an outstanding week/month/year for Rap/Hip-Hip in independent scene right now.  Already in November we’ve had exceptional new cuts come out from Conscience Rhyme & Ahmen – and now we’ve got Mr.Reaper back in the mix, all […]Read More

K-ORA & Drauglur – “Forgotten Machine Voices” / “Into Your

K-ORA & Drauglur – “Forgotten Machine Voices” / “Into Your Mind I Go…” – Singles Review K-ORA…you creepy, straight-up. Perception of course, is reality…I’m not necessarily asking you to share mine specifically, but there’s a damn good chance you’re gonna feel the same way about this artist.  If you’ve been listening to the same records […]Read More

Fever Moon – The Long Chains Of Love

Fever Moon – The Long Chains Of Love – Album Review Man.  And I thought I had it good with the last Fever Moon record! Sometimes you just get that feeling, you know?  You listen to a song like “Holiday Hill” that starts up The Long Chains Of Love, and it’s like your whole soul […]Read More

Kat Bryan – Music For The End Of The World

Kat Bryan – Music For The End Of The World – Album Review Word!  From right here in our own backyard you say?  Sign me up! While I’m usually only half-aware of where the music I’m listening to is coming from…I instantly noticed the Canadian-spelling of “Centre” from Kat’s advance single “Centre Of The Earth” […]Read More

Conscience Rhyme – Jacqui’s Son

Conscience Rhyme – Jacqui’s Son – Album Review Straight-UP…if quality like this takes as much time as it has, give this man another nine years and wait patiently until that next record drops!  Believe it y’all…that’s the only thing I can’t explain – I have no clue what has put the nearly nine-year gap into […]Read More

Prime Prophecy – “End Of The Beginning” / “Memories From

Prime Prophecy – “End Of The Beginning” / “Memories From The Past” – Singles Review Well now…we might as well start at the “End Of The Beginning” and just jump right on in here! I’ve heard a lot of great things surrounding the music being made by Prime Prophecy and their brand-new record called Borders […]Read More

Black Leather Birds – “Sleep Now With Your Fish”

Black Leather Birds – “Sleep Now With Your Fish” – Single Review Some things in life just make sense.  Cookies & milk.  Star Wars prequels.  Bread & butter.  Mall Santas… …Black Leather Birds showing up around Halloween with a new single to haunt your speakers & screens. It’s comforting when things find the right place […]Read More

Stephon Foster – “Drown”

Stephon Foster – “Drown” – Single Review I give credit where credit is due, always.  Stephon Foster has tried an incredible amount of things in the course of her career to-date…or at the very least, since I started listening back in 2018.  To a degree, her story has really been one of an artist searching […]Read More