When did you first know you wanted to become a musical artist? What was the first song you ever wrote? When I was in high school. Basically the moment I learned how to play a My Chemical Romance song it was over. I would fantasize about playing pop punk songs …
Read More »Album Review: DigDog “Homeless Theatre”
Homeless Theatre is a creative reset for three-piece DigDog. The band has prior releases under their belt but their latest nine song collection has a bold quality you don’t often hear from established bands. Different influences converge in Brad Metz, Jack Ringca, and Alexei Dotsenko’s music into a coherent and individual …
Read More »Single Review: Darro “Used Me (All Along)”
In his latest single, indie rocker Darro gets more emotional at the microphone than ever before, and the look it results in just might be the best he’s had to offer since first arriving in the underground spotlight not long ago. Lyrically, “Used Me (all along)” is as personal and …
Read More »Single Review: Dennis J Leise “How Do You Want Em Made”
Americana is making one heck of a comeback right now, and the new music video for Dennis J Leise’s single “How Do You Want Em Made” captures the essence of the emerging movement rather flawlessly. Though it’s stylized like a straight homage to the old fashioned American swing model, it …
Read More »EP Review: Rory D’Lasnow “Songs From An Empty Room”
New Jersey born Rory D’Lasnow embarked on his musical journey early, as most great talents do, and his first memories involving the guitar are his father playing for him before bedtime as a child. D’Lasnow played the guitar upside down, not because he’s left handed, but equally fundamental but less …
Read More »Vandi Lynnae Announces Christmas Album ‘Holiday Healing’
2021 has been an impressive year for singer-songwriter Vandi Lynnae, who has continued to release a steady flow of singles, from heartfelt ballads to EDM remixes over the past twelve months. Her latest release, ‘Holiday Healing’, is a Christmas album that will be available on the 24th of December 2021. …
Read More »Single Review: Pamela Hopkins Feat. Jason Lee Campbell “One More Last Kiss”
“One More Last Kiss” is the latest single from Country great Pamela Hopkins. This beautiful duet with tenor vocalist Jason Lee Campbell is sure to grab the attention of many folks loyal to the Country genre. “One More Last Kiss” is an elegant, poignant, and sophisticated offering which complements the …
Read More »Single Review: Corey Stapleton “The Pen”
It’s been a pretty good year for country music all things considered, and this is certainly true for rookie recording artist Corey Stapleton. His debut single, “Western Son,” is already getting a nice response from critics and fans around the nation, and in his new follow-up “The Pen,” he tackles …
Read More »Single Review: Staunch Moderates “Bill Maher”
If you’re able to get past the jarring cosmetics of the new music video for Staunch Moderates’ “Bill Maher,” the inventiveness of the entire concept becomes really too rich with detail to dismiss as amateurish. Indeed, the strangeness of the monster, DJ, and underlying political commentary in “Bill Maher” is …
Read More »Single Review: “Keys to ya Heart” Denzell Terrell
It isn’t often that the instrumental faceting in an R&B attracts as much focus as the lead singer does on their own, but then again, it isn’t very often that a track like “Keys to ya Heart” by Denzell Terrell hits record store shelves. With ebullience in his vocal and …
Read More »Single Review: Sin For Saints “Death Eater”
Blood, guts, and ominous danger interwoven with sexual manipulation fill our screen in the music video for Sin for Saints’ “Death Eater,” and if you’re listening to the lyrics and correlating their moodiness with the symbolism of the visuals in this video, you’re bound to appreciate the poetic depth of …
Read More »Single Review: “Two Angels” Jim Waneka
From the city streets to the backwoods country roads a lot of us grew up cruising, the harmonies Jim Waneka is cutting up in his new single “Two Angels” are likely to resonate very well with the country music faithful this year, especially given how rough 2021 has been on …
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