South West rockers Apherium bring us their latest offering ‘Embrace The Fall That Brought Us Here’. While the title may be a mouthful, it’ll be one you’re glad to hear. Their opening track Embrace is catchy, energetic and fun, a song that would get any live crowd moving instantly. With …
Read More »A Tribute to David Bowie: Rock superhero, music visionary (1947-2016)
Last Sunday, a fruitful musician who embodied the truest extent of the aforementioned terms had left for Heaven. Bowie, who has since been respectfully addressed as Mr. Jones, died peacefully in his New York home. He had been fighting an unremitting battle with liver cancer one year and six months …
Read More »2015 California Takeover
As I was compiling my list of favorite albums from 2015 (I know it’s 2016 already, I’m lazy), I realized that the top contenders were all from the California. In my humble yet educated opinion, Los Angeles really dominated the rap game this year and has the …
Read More »FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2015!!!
A look back at my favorite rock, metal and alternative albums of 2015! If you are upset about my choices and want to fill out the form about how you feel, click here = http://imgur.com/wMedCrN Click here for my favorite albums of 2014 = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWleRcq9ly4 Click here to see Mike …
Read More »Top 10 Indie rock releases of 2015
2015 surely had plenty of indie rock artists around the globe making big noise through social media. Whether they belong to any of the genre’s myriad varieties—dreamy, grungy, folky, jangly, or anything in between—these artists simply deliver what the mainstream fails to offer. Since I’ve started reviewing new music, I …
Read More »Top 10 Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Albums of 2015
2015 has been a head-banger’s dream. We’ve seen release after release of deep cuts, emotional lyrics, and heavy riffs that you can feel deep in your core. Trying to go through all the amazing albums to come out this year and pick out the very best is nearly impossible. I …
Read More »Top Five Albums Of 2015
2015 was an overwhelmingly good year for music, so much so that it was hard to keep up with all the new releases from both seasoned and new artists. Adele released 25 which rightly cemented her place as a superstar in the music world, and awakened feelings in listeners they …
Read More »5 Tips for More Productive Band Practice
Someone very smart once said “Consistency Breeds Results” so if it’s a productive band practice you’re after it is essential to maintain consistency. Band practice sessions are where the whole group gets together to brainstorm ideas, practice tunes, and write new songs. Most bands have their schedule for practice down, …
Read More »An Interview with Hudson
Los Angeles-based four piece rock n’ roll band HUDSON are set to release their brand new tour-de-force of an EP “Cast Out” on October 21st, and I had the fortunate opportunity to speak to HUDSON about the band’s message behind their music, their musical inspirations and what really drives their …
Read More »The Future of Rap
There are two types of music listeners–more specifically, hip hop listeners–that irk me: Old heads that refuse to give new music a chance and new heads who have no knowledge of music history. With that being said, I really don’t want to be that guy who complains about what music …
Read More »Femme Fatale Friday: “Brooklyn Baby! La Nena Mena”
A Domincan proverbs reads as follows, “Si el destino lanza un cuchillo a usted, hay dos formas de captura de él : por la cuchilla o por el mango.” Translated, means, “If destiny throws a knife at you, there are two ways to catch it: by the blade or by …
Read More »Femme Fatale Friday: When The Music Breathes Life, Kiki BreevLife
This week’s Femme Fatale feature gets multiple kudos, most importantly for her genuine character and patience which is something that is glorified and highlighted more often than less in the Hip Hop community with its females, who in the past have been branded with the “bad girl” image and reputation. …
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