The first element that really jumps out of the speakers and grabs us in the new single “Little Dance” from Neon Dreams is the warm melody, led by the vocal, and its incredible sonic reach across the groove. Rather than trying to put all of their stock in the verses, …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Deftones with Gojira & Vowws at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA (04/20/2022)
The mighty Deftones stopped at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on April 20th for their highly anticipated tour with metal giants Gojira and death-pop opener Vowws. This tour has been postponed a couple times for obvious reasons but now it’s in full effect and selling out at nearly every …
Read More »Album Review: Bailey Bigger – Coyote Red
Bailey Bigger’s debut album Coyote Red is a poetic and gentle re-introduction into the powers of songwriting. Born and raised just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, (in Marion, Arkansas) Bigger has been writing songs and playing guitar since she was nine years old. After winning “Memphis’ Best Song of 2017,” at …
Read More »Single Review: SunniLong With Stacccs “Keep Going”
Old school hip-hop was mostly defined by grandiosities both sonic and lyrical the same, but this just isn’t the case with the modern generation of the genre. In 2022, it’s better to go lean and mean than bombastic and indulgent, and if there’s one rapper in Canada who knows this …
Read More »Single Review: Bosco “Raven” And “Wicked Woods”
Whether he’s presenting us with a delicate singer/songwriter performance ala “Wicked Woods” or something a bit heavier and rock-oriented in “Raven,” Bosco’s brooding lead vocal tends to be one of the most alluring elements of his artistry. Although I think there’s something especially grand about the way he straddles an …
Read More »Single Review: Miss Storm – “Quicksand”
The divisiveness of modern America can be enough to make you sick, especially if you watch enough of the nightly news, and this is definitely something to consider when breaking down the narrative origins of the new single “Quicksand” from Miss Storm this season. Miss Storm’s songwriting style is one …
Read More »Single Review: Nina Chanel “Big”
If you’re listening to hip-hop in 2022, you know that the genre is overwhelmingly dominated by larger-than-life personalities. If it’s not your aesthetical dexterity, it’s the decadence of your cosmetics that keeps your moniker on the front page in rap today, and in her new single “Big” and its accompanying …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Clutch with Eyehategod and Tigercub at The Observatory in Santa Ana (03/34/2022)
Clutch is on tour right now throughout North American until May 22nd so be sure to check out their show when they come to a city near you! This tour has two different set of openers; Eyehategod with Tigercub through April 10th and The Sword with Nate Bergman until May …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: The Darkness, The Dead Deads at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA (03.12.22)
The Darkness are back! In January of 2020 they announced a tour of the US in April of 2020 and we all know what happen just a couple months later, the world was cancelled. They had just released their latest album in October of 2019, called Easter is Cancelled, and were …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Cannibal Corpse with Whitechapel, Revocation & Shadow Of Intent in Santa Ana, CA (03/12/2022)
Death metal legends Cannibal Corpse have been on tour throughout the US recently and selling out just about every show. They brought death core veterans Whitecapel and the mighty Revocation, who happen to be a part of the Metal Blade family, and added Shadow Of Intent to round out this …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Dragonforce with Visions 0f Atlantis and Seven Spires in Santa Ana, CA (03.07.22)
London’s own Dragonforce kicked off their long anticipated Extreme Power Metal Tour on March 7th at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California and boy was it a show. They pulled out all the tricks for this one; confetti, huge arcades, a smoke gun, neon light sunglasses, and a huge dragon …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Ghost & Volbeat with Twin Temple in Anaheim, CA (03/03/2022)
Ghost and Volbeat concluded their 26 date co-headlining tour in Anaheim, CA at The Honda Center on March 3rd, which happened to be Tobias Forge’s birthday, and it was spectacular. Twin Temple was the support throughout the tour and it made for one hell of a show. Twin Temple, who is from Los …
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