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Before Linkin Park, Chester Bennington gave us his mid-90s, post-grunge rock band Grey Daze. Formed in Phoenix, Arizona the band was active from 1993 to 1998 before Bennington left to front a new band in California called Xero. As fans know, Xero would later change their name to Linkin Park …

Who can resist the melodious “Come Fly With Me”, the endearing “Try A Little Kindness” or the lovable “Changes In Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes”? It’s hard to not find something that tap your toes, sway your hips or add a smile to your face when it comes to Hughie Mac …

With a swaggering strut, a string melody comes into focus, suddenly enrapturing anything within earshot of its vibrant glow. This sensuous instrumental element is hypnotic to say the least, but once it comes into contact with Julie Amici’s lead vocal for the first time, it doesn’t stand a chance in …

Filled to the brim with beat-laden indie, delivering messages of hope, the third album from Gizmo Varillas is finally released this week. While his first two albums El Dorado and Dreaming Of Better Days were much more of a bedroom-affair, this time round things have ramped up a bit. The …

With a dam-bursting eruption of percussion to start the fire in its opening song, the appropriately-titled “Stick and Poke,” Ancient Whales come screaming out of the silence ready to rock as hard as ever in their new album Vestiges of Tails Appear in All of Us. “Stick and Poke” was definitely …

Whether guided by a chiming guitar’s psychedelic romance in “Recognizable Animal,” a slickly abrasive drum pattern in “You Don’t Do Nature” and “Your Locket,” an angsty guitar’s bluesy bellow in “Fear Culture” or a surreal blanket of grooves in “Roadkill,” People Years show a lot of promise through a slew …

The influence that The Beatles have on music continues to grow – even more than 50 years later since the Fab Four played their first show at The Tavern Club. One such artist making his own distinct mark in the pop rock and Americana genre is Nashville based, John Salaway. …

Pennsylvania’s own Gary Burk III has returned with his latest full-length project, “Show ‘em What You Got.” The seven tracks show off the best of Burk, with the lead single “Friday Night” channeling a high-octane energy that translates beautifully to the listener. It almost feels as if you are listening …

Karluca’s album Piano Sentiments One is an instrumental album with classical music influences capable of attracting those who typically wouldn’t listen to instrumental releases or classical music. The most important component in its success is the plethora of memorable melodies Karluca builds these eleven compositions around. The Orlando, Florida pianist has an …

In Ricky Comeaux’s new album If I Ruled the World, an LP that is essentially a collection of covers stylized around a one of a kind vocal master, we aren’t introduced to anything we didn’t already know about its numerous and nostalgic songs, but nevertheless, to say that every one of …

Roaring out of the silence on the back of a blistering but steady drumbeat, a carnal riff-rock assault is waiting to take listeners by storm after pressing play on the new single “Fuck Yeah,” one of the eight songs comprising the fourth studio album from Whiskerman, Kingdom Illusion. Much like its …

Deciding if her voice or the words are the most impactful is the ultimate question while listening to Diane Patterson’s “Somewhere There’s A Song Still Singing.” The remarkable simple, folk track diverges into two camps: Patterson’s stirring vocals wrought with determination and near exhasperation or powerful lyrics calling for the …