Gabriel and The Apocalypse “Get Dragged” video link: 1. Who are your biggest music influences? My biggest early influences were Nirvana, Pj Harvey, Fiona Apple, Hole and Nine inch nails. A couple of my newer influences are Crosses, Phantogram and Iamx. 2. What is you proudest moment as an artist so …
Read More »Single Review: Smilez “Open Ur Eyes”
Thoroughly drenched in an energy that will soon consume the entire front of the mix, it doesn’t take much more than pressing the play button to run head-first into the discord that is the intro to Smilez’s “Open Ur Eyes.” Ominously subtle but not quite clandestine enough to avoid tiny …
Read More »Donte The Gr8 Amplifies His Musical Prowess With The Release Of Latest Single And Captivating Music Video
Donte The Gr8, an extraordinary hip-hop artist hailing from the vibrant city of Cincinnati, has astounded audiences worldwide with his exceptional talent and bold creativity. Today, he amplifies his musical prowess with the release of his latest single and captivating music video, “Robbers and Barons.” This extraordinary track is just …
Read More »Digital Music Vibes Releases World’s First Book and Hip Hop Album Blend: “Old Adventures”
“Digital Music Vibes” releases a one-of-its-kind Music Album and Book, “Old Adventures”, with a unique blend of sci-fi and hip hop. Digital Music Vibes, a budding hip-hop band, has just released their first album accompanied by the book called “Old Adventures“. This marks a significant milestone in the world of …
Read More »Album Review: “Significance” Blueburst
Some alternative rock outfits are more than content with following a trend or whatever concepts their scene is currently celebrating, but in the case of more sophisticated groups like Blueburst, forging ahead on an uncharted path is the only conceivable option when it comes time to make a new record. …
Read More »Album Review: Aradia “Aradia”
Aradia’s self-titled album will go a long way toward establishing her as one of modern popular music’s leading lights. The nine songs she includes in this self-titled effort are aimed at providing listeners with a variety of musical experiences instead of misleading them into believing Aradia possesses a limited range. …
Read More »Album Review: Mansion on the Hill “Eye Hustling”
Under the fragile lead of a simple melody, Mansion on the Hill forges a uniquely surreal song in “The Man (With the Tie-Dye Mind),” one of the eleven inspired compositions to be found on their new record Eye Hustling. The approach that this group of indie rockers takes to pure pop …
Read More »Single Review: The Dead Daisies “Slide It In”
As it’s been said by plenty of critics before me this autumn, you have to take this contemporary hard rock comeback with a grain of salt for a couple of reasons – chief among them being that so many of the new players trying to make it work as well …
Read More »Single Review: “Funky Rhetoric” Lee Oskar
A swinging drumbeat and soft but searing harmonica melodies are ready to come undone shortly after pressing play on the new single “Funky Rhetoric” from star player Lee Oskar, but while the chemistry they have in this intro to the song is quite stirring, I would be lying if I …
Read More »Single Review: “Ride or Die (Shotgun)” Amanda Holley
With her voice as the superb guiding light in the instrumental darkness that surrounds her, Amanda Holley launches into her single “Ride or Die (Shotgun)” sounding like she’s got nothing to lose. There’s a fearlessness to her voice that’s present even when she’s lamenting the past in the opening verses, …
Read More »Single Review: “Plans” FIREROSE
Americana and country aesthetics have been coming back in a big way this year, and although she has a lot of external influence from outside the umbrella of the Nashville establishment, singer/songwriter FIREROSE takes great influence from the two schools in her new single beside beau Billy Ray Cyrus “Plans” …
Read More »Single Review: Ghost Hounds “Last Train To Nowhere”
Raining down on us with old school southern daggers as thick as they are crushingly sharp, the chorus in the Pittsburgh-based Ghost Hounds’ “Last Train To Nowhere” has a lot of heat to throw in our direction, but it’s not the lone instance in the song where this band is …
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