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Dirty Dave and the Deviants
2008-09-12 08:59:00 On the first listen, “Flood Song” from Westside Pump Station (2008) takes this listener back, to a bit of the punk band sound of the late 70s and the 80s. That was the real stuff. Dirty Dave and the Deviants certainly have the name to fit in this category, and the idea that their music sounds ... More About: Reviews
The Cast Before The Break
2008-09-08 09:57:00 Here’s what some are saying, “Rarely does a simple acoustic project turn into something as ambitious as Oneonta, New York’s THE CAST BEFORE THE BREAK.” The bio written by Dave Graupman (written well, I might add) explains, “TJ Foster started the group as an outlet to explore new facets of his music, but with ... More About: Reviews , Break , Cast
The Canvas Within
2008-09-07 08:47:00 Don?t confuse this performance with bands such as The Spill Canvas and Canvas. Brett Driscoll is referring to painting a story on the soul. ?Why Did You Do It?? (2008) is soothing, quality music of the acoustic variety, as is ?Had Enough? (2007). Key to the success of this easy-listening, night-drive type of music: clean guitar. ... More About: Reviews
Airplane Noise
2008-09-07 07:16:00 I could listen to “Get You Back” from airplane noise (2008 Back To Work) again. Maybe even another time after that. It’s not hard to listen to. That might actually turn a few folks away. It is rather “pop-like.” The musicianship is not really a question, though, for my money, I’d buy something with a ... More About: Reviews , Airplane , Noise
Adrian H. Molina
2008-09-05 11:17:00 Fans of hip-hop will love this young performer, who also bills himself as working in the industrial and experimental music areas. Adrian H. Molina ’s new collection Up Before the Sunrise (2008 CHiTT Productions) is apparently the work of a “sucka free writer, mic ripper, poet, and performance artist.” He says, “Artistically, my loyalty lies with Dustin ... More About: Reviews
The Middle Class
2008-09-04 12:08:00 For this listener?s money, the new CD Deep in Debt (2008 V A V V Records) is fun and educational at the same time. Really, ?Columbina? is great listening, and I learned that this guy sings so much like John Prine it?s frightening (that?s the educational part). But I like it! According to Web site information, ... More About: Reviews , Middle , Class , Middle Class , Middle-Class
Berkeley Heights
2008-09-03 10:56:00 First of all, this group/collection of two or more musicians does not apologize for being pop. OK, that?s a good start. If you?re gonna be pop, do it! Berkeley Heights is, for the most part, brothers Chris and Cody Groom, who ?nod to the past? and ?look towards the future.? Here?s a short list of things ...
Stephanie Rivers
2008-08-18 09:36:00 This is jazz, and it’s soul, cleanly produced and smoothly sung. Rivers offers an interesting mix of rhythms in “Fairy Tales” from the Play Things EP (2008). According to her own marketing information, on the Stephanie Rivers Web site, she hails from Tulsa Oklahoma. Apparently she was a child entertainer, singing in and around Tulsa, ... More About: Reviews
Marching Band
2008-08-15 09:25:00 This indie/pop band is certainly pop, but it sounds like fun music. Here’s their MySpace info, in short form: Based in Linköping, Sweden. In 2008, their first full-length album Spark Large was recorded and highlights the bands one-of-a-kind indie pop sound. While the group does use the mainstay rock sounds of guitars, drums and bass ... More About: Band , Reviews , Marching Band
Road to Rock Fame
2008-08-14 09:20:00 While some may believe that, once upon a time, it was easier to break into the rock-and-roll world, the reality is it?s always been tough and will continue to remain difficult. But contests such as ?Road to Rock Fame ? can be a tremendous first step for those unsigned bands whose members want to make it ... More About: Reviews
Grrrl Friend
2008-08-13 09:11:00 Is there really that much anger out there, among the young? Really? Or is this frustration and disappointment? Perhaps a bit of both. I mean, when your first sample is “Hanging the Executioner” (TBR Wrong Island Records) the listener quickly gets the idea that revenge might be the order of the day. “Borscht” is very raw and very, ... More About: Reviews , Friend
Eric Hogg
2008-08-12 09:05:00 First of all, this is acoustic music. It’s also pop. Some will question whether the style can truly be called alternative, especially when listening to “Survive” (Origins Unknown 2008) for the first time. But the CD production is really quite good. Eric Hogg has a youthful voice and with that, a youthful presentation. He is ... More About: Reviews
Dada Veda
2008-08-11 08:52:00 With a beautiful and poetic name such as Dada Veda and the genuine appearance of a man who has found something very special, listeners might expect a type of music that is for a select audience. But Dada Veda, now living and working in Albania, is a folk artist and a singer, along with being an ... More About: Reviews
Craig Gore
2008-08-08 10:01:00 This “independent artist” markets himself as a singer of the “melodramatic popular song” as well as billing himself as a player/singer of Americana and folk music. After listening to a couple of tunes, I would buy that definition. I might even buy the Ten Year Sleep CD from 2007, which Gore put on his own ... More About: Reviews , Craig
Christina Kowalchuk
2008-08-07 09:52:00 Sure, she’s a good singer. This lady bills herself as folk/rock and from the little I’ve heard so far she fits the mixed genre rather well. “Down To Me” from How Much Noise (2008) reminds me of some of the singers from the 1960s rock ballad heydays. But it’s hard to remember just who they ... More About: Reviews , Christina
Bischeop Csynnikal
2008-08-06 09:47:00 City music, this is. Two cities, to be exact. Bischeop Csynnikal is from Chicago. It’s his hometown. But, as the Web site states, he hails from the “City of Wind” but is stuck in the “City of Sin.” Csynnikal’s collection of songs is called 1st of A New Breed. What breed this is meant to be, I’m ... More About: Reviews
5 More Days
2008-08-05 09:28:00 For those about to scream, they salute you! I know, it’s a worn-out phrase, but 5 More Days is straightforward about being a screamo band. The new song featured on the band’s MySpace site is “It Can’t Get Darker.” There are days when I would have to agree. However, there is some nice vocal work laced in ... More About: Reviews
Tom Bolton
2008-08-04 09:28:00 This may be one of those folk artists/songwriters who is hidden or unknown to a wide audience. What a shame that more of these seriously talented performers don’t get the recognition they deserve. Bolton ’s When I Cross the River, independently produced in 2007, has some fine songs for the lover of traditional music and folk music ... More About: Reviews
Tears of Technology
2008-08-02 06:48:00 There are rock fans, folk fans, rap fans and fans of classical music. Some may be surprised that there are fanatics who follow, and listen to, dance and electro-beat music, and little else. Tears of Technology , marketed as “breakbeat, freestyle, trance” music, is the brainchild and work of Daniel Carrone, lately of New Orleans. ... More About: Reviews
Salme Dahlstrom
2008-08-01 06:42:00 Billing herself as “the acid cowgirl” Salme Dahlstrom reportedly doesn’t give a shit about following trends or staying with conventional sound. She is variously heard as a driving, dance-beat type of performer and an artist with a wide range of influences. Whatever it is she is doing, it works for some judges. She did receive ... More About: Reviews
Derren Raser
2008-07-31 06:36:00 These two lines from the artists own Web site might be enough to draw a significant number of listeners who have not experienced Derren Raser. ? One of Music Connection Magazine’s “Top Unsigned Artists of the Year” ? Award winner at this year’s John Lennon Songwriting Contest He moved out west to try the California music scene, starting ... More About: Reviews
Plunkett
2008-07-30 06:31:00 As compared to bands such as Kill The King and Power Trip, this duo is definitely in the easy listening/folk realm. Ian Plunkett from the U.K. contributes vocals, guitars, bass and harmonica, while Lara Bartocci from the Mediterranean country (Italy) adds vocals, programming and some careful editing. Their recording efforts go back a few years, ... More About: Reviews
Mid-Air Collision
2008-07-29 06:22:00 Most young artists, no matter the genre, carry the label of “indie,” unless they are among the few who attract the attention of a major label and get an injection of money. Beyond that label, the artists separate themselves into about a dozen categories under the indie umbrella. Mid-Air Collision is an alternative to many genres, ... More About: Reviews
Mexican Indigo
2008-07-26 07:01:00 This is definitely a south-of-the-border group, as the name might indicate. Mexican Indigo is a London-based trio, putting out some nice acoustic melodies. “The Northern Line” has some 1960s English pop feel. The acoustic-guitar rhythm is very nice, as are the vocals. The group is composed of Stuart Gullock ? vocals and guitar; Matt Kingston ? ... More About: Reviews
King Tut
2008-07-25 06:54:00 Be prepared!! This is psychedelic!! This is experimental!! This is?well, this is rock of a particular sort. Check out “1000 Machines ft John Z” if you don’t believe it. Maybe you’ll want to listen to “Our Friday Is Your Wednesday.” Those selections from Amaro Dolce (2008) are not dance music. They certainly don’t qualify, in this ... More About: Reviews , King , King Tut
Kill The King
2008-07-24 06:45:00 Prepare yourself! This isn’t easy listening music. Try out “Fight Back” (Punch Your Country 2008) for instance. Just staying with the guitar breaks will wear the listener out. So the question is, how does this guy Eric do that? It helps to be young and a bit angry. The title tune from the EP is another ... More About: Reviews , The King , King , Kill
Michael Rhodes
2008-07-23 06:28:00 It’s impossible to keep up with the work of all the good musicians working today, so it’s fortunate that someone has put the name of Michael Rhodes on the table. Apparently Rhodes, an accomplished bass player, has caught the ear of dozens of the top names in the music business, especially with a group of ... More About: Reviews
These Green Eyes
2008-06-07 07:34:00 This, dear friends, is something slightly different. It is advertised as “emo” of course, though it could also fit today’s “alternative” and rock/pop categories. But let us step outside of categories for now to consider These Green Eyes , a band from Connecticut that offers, in 2008, Relapse to Recovery and such tunes as “Words” and ... More About: Reviews
The Hero Factor
2008-06-05 13:24:00 This Tulsa, Oklahoma artist offered some comfortable listening tunes with Chasing Chimaera (Nobility EP 2006). Case in point ? “Landings.” There are two things about The Hero Factor that are immediately noticeable: the strong singing voice on the above tune and the photo displayed on the Web site. The guy is playing a Fender bass! ... More About: Reviews
Sloan
More articles from this author:2008-06-05 05:19:00 Is this The Beatles, The Stones, The Dave Clark Five ? back from the early 1960s? How about The Spencer Davis Group with a young Steve Winwood? “Believe In Me” (Parallel Play 2008 Murderecords) has some of that flavor, most certainly. This tune from the Toronto group has straightforward rock rhythm, lyrics that are not complex ... More About: Reviews , Sloan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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