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FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/stephanierosemusic/ Anyone who has been following pop culture recently is likely aware of the magic that has been transpiring within both American and Canadian country music, which many critics like myself have taken to calling the new country renaissance. This new era of bucolic singer/songwriters is being spurred on …

In a wallop of drums, screeching guitar and twice-cooked vocals that seep through the speakers like molasses, “Pine for You” emerges from the stereo with a threatening malice in its tone, hesitantly inviting us ever closer to the molten hot energy radiating from Life is Twigs/Psychic Pinball, the new extended play …

SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/djvargo/sets/pre-release Admit it, you often wonder what the sidemen supporting your favorite artists enjoy playing in their spare time. Sure, they’re enthusiastic whenever playing a star’s various hit songs, but certainly many of them have more personal dreams of making their own songs just as famous. Dave Vargo, who …

It’s no secret that one of my absolute favorite bands is AFI. Having said that, of course I absolutely jumped at the opportunity to review their new EP The Missing Man set to release on December 7th. The California-based quartet have been making waves in the rock music scene since …

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PxO_7Dx-Lw You don’t have to be an expert in digital audio mastering to be able to hear the difference between the tinny hollowness of modern guitar riffs versus the warmth and radiance old fashioned tube amplifiers. The secret isn’t as hidden as some might have you believe; over the …

Starla Starshine releases EP BANDCAMP: https://starlastarshine.bandcamp.com/ It’s not the most popular thing for critics in my position to say, but pop is as incredibly textured as any other genre of music – the difference is, it takes a certain kind of entertainer to make it captivating and tangible to the …

  Hollywood Undead entered into the nu-metal world in 2008, quite late to the game. They have since toured with acts like Skrillex, created 5 albums over the course of 10 years together, and recently performed at Reading & Leeds Festival. Mentioning Skrillex is actually relevant for this review, as …

It’s a morning of surprises for AFI fans, beginning with today’s release of new track “Get Dark,” which can be heard HERE. The second surprise is that “Get Dark” is the first track from a special EP titled The Missing Man (Ex Noctem Nacimur), which was produced and mixed by AFI guitarist Jade …

DL Byron – Satori LP SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/dlbyron/sets/satori Fusing jovial, easy going psychedelic pop with the reverent urgency of post-punk, rock n’ roll singer/songwriter DL Byron shines bright in his new EP Satori; a four song disc into the heart and soul of his creative ethos. Byron is by no means a …

Leland and the Silver Wells release Self-Titled LP URL: https://lelandandthesilverwells.com/ If you don’t think that there’s anything to be excited about in new music, Leland and the Silver Wells’ eponymous third album is a record that you need to make a point of listening to at the soonest available opportunity. Saturated …

Ross La Vel releases “For the Lady” URL: http://www.rosslavel.com/ The most prolific musicians in the history of pop culture have, at least in my estimation, never been the ones who have consistently dominated the charts from year to year. Instead, I’ve found that it’s the stewards of the left-field, underground …

Steve Wheeler releases EP SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/stevewheelermusic/sets/terminal-velocity-ep Nine minutes and fifty five seconds. That’s how long it will take for you to become addicted to Steve Wheeler’s music. Terminal Velocity, his first solo EP, is an instrumental juggernaut that starts out strong and finishes in a misty haze of surrealism, but don’t …