Album Reviews

When the two Alter Bridge shows with the Parallax Orchestra at the amazingly beautiful Royal Albert Hall in London were announced, I could not have been more excited to go. Those two shows were surely a wonder as anyone who was there would surely tell you. And that was no …

Miles Maxwell – Red Ghost BANDCAMP: https://milesmaxwell.bandcamp.com/releases You can tell when a band was never meant to do anything outside of the recording studio. Some artists have a command of the stage, others have a command of the soundboard, but very rarely have I found artists who possess both. These …

The Faim have been extra busy this year. Not content with releasing their first singles and embarking on their debut tours (tours which have taken this Perth export to the other side of the world and back), their debut EP Summer is a Curse is out this month. The titular …

A review on Is This Thing Cursed?, the ninth full album from Alkaline Trio. Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from McHenry, Illinois. The band consists of guitarist and lead vocalist Matt Skiba, bassist and co-vocalist Dan Andriano, and drummer Derek Grant. Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Doran, and drummer Glenn Porter, Alkaline …

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 …

Darren Jessee – The Jane Room 217 URL: https://darrenjessee.com/ “Anything You Need” , the first song from North Carolinian songwriter Darren Jessee’s debut solo collection The Jane Room 217 establishes this as an album to be reckoned with for singer/songwriter devotees. Jessee’s renown as a musician extends from an tenure in The …

Water and Man – Phantasie YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jF3WBD4VmQ Fusing shoegaze inspired distortion with dream pop melodies and a jarring knack for rhythm akin to the electric R&B of the 21st century, Water and Man have been cratering the 2018 music scene and establishing themselves as the most important band of their generation …

aVIEonearth is a project that, like its founder Avie, encompasses a world-reaching musical approach. The project would be gradually shaped by the artist’s parents; his father is a nomadic project engineer who’d move the family on a quinquennial basis, and his mother, a classically-trained Indian musician. Avie proceeded to then …

A review on Rainier Fog, the sixth full studio album Alice In Chains. Alice in Chains is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993. William DuVall joined the band in 2006 as co-lead vocalist and rhythm …

A review on Misery, the sixth full album from Australia’s The Amity Affliction. The Amity Affliction is an Australian metalcore band from Gympie, Queensland, formed in 2003. The band’s current line-up consists of Ahren Stringer (clean vocals, keyboards, bass), Joel Birch (unclean vocals), and Dan Brown (guitar). The Amity Affliction has released five studio albums …

NIK:11 releases 4Play (single) URL: https://www.nik11.com/ Human beings are a pretty diverse group. We all have different tastes in art, music, food and other humans, and no two of us are quite the same when it comes to how we see and translate the world around us. There are a …

Claudia Alende URL: www.theclaudiaalende.com Some people say hip-hop is dead. It’s a populist’s opinion as of late, but that doesn’t make it any more accurate than it really is. The fact is that if you think that hip-hop and its creative reach across all of pop culture as we know …