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Rev Peter Unger sings a tale that feels timely on “Peddlers of Fear”. Capturing the zeitgeist, Rev Peter Unger’s lyricism cuts to the absolute truth of the world. With this message Rev Peter Unger’s voice helps to soften the journey to a large degree, through his reassuring delivery style. The …

Starla Starshine releases EP BANDCAMP: https://starlastarshine.bandcamp.com/ It’s not the most popular thing for critics in my position to say, but pop is as incredibly textured as any other genre of music – the difference is, it takes a certain kind of entertainer to make it captivating and tangible to the …

Slash. Tom Morello. Jimmy Page. Zakk Wylde. Lita Ford. Jimi Hendrix. There have been many legendary guitarists through time, having played through the evolution of rock and metal, and made their name known through their slick style and killer riffs. If skill and talent in that regard define someone as …

  Hollywood Undead entered into the nu-metal world in 2008, quite late to the game. They have since toured with acts like Skrillex, created 5 albums over the course of 10 years together, and recently performed at Reading & Leeds Festival. Mentioning Skrillex is actually relevant for this review, as …

Jim Clements release new record URL: https://www.jimclementsmusic.com/ In the dissonant percussive strumming of “Saul’s Blood (A Dream),” listeners are beholden the long journey awaiting them in Jim Clements’ ultra-personal new album A Failure, which is available everywhere indie music is sold this October 12th. The track opens up A Failure with a decidedly …

Patiently Awaiting the Meteorite – Strange Intuition WATCH THE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBYqGlVyOoE “Strange Intuition” is Patiently Awaiting the Meteorite’s second single from Canyon Diablo, the first sustained musical collaboration between producers extraordinaire the Grand Brothers and popular singer/songwriter Dee. Dee has experienced tremendous success on his own and previously working with the …

The Blackmail Seduction release The Blackmail Seduction II SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/theblackmailseduction The Blackmail Seduction’s The Blackmail Seduction II expands on the promise we heard with the band’s 2013 debut and definitely adds a handful of potent additions to the four piece out of Minneapolis. Long a hot bed for singer/songwriter rock with a …

Cwiredband releases EP Soundcloud Fans of audacious alternative country music with a folkish bend would do well to check out Chuck Whyard’s latest project Cwiredband and their new six song EP Omega, which hit record stores over the summer and has made a strong impression on the indie rock scene it …

“I been tryin’ all my life to find you, I been tryin’ to hold on when I do,” Abby Zotz tells us in the affirming opening stanza of “Peace Sweet Peace,” the third track of her stellar new album Local Honey. Yearning with a desire to be heard, she continues on …

People in the music world tend to say that when you have a parent that was a great musician it’s way harder to breakthrough due to the fact that you can’t get out of his or her shadow, always developing comparisons or being perceived as a carbon copy of said …

Rock n’ roll as we know it is changing. Gone are the bombastic overindulgences of the four and five-piece outfits of the 2000s. Replacing them are postmodernists with electric guitars and drum kits; artists who value individuality more than they do financial gains. Rock n’ roll is going somewhere it’s …

One running issue that we tend to find in the music business is that age has become a factor to determine what musicians should be popular. Why is that? Artistic beauty knows no boundaries and knows nothing about ages, so it’s always refreshing when someone comes along and destroys modern …