Music Review: Secondborn – ‘Symbols’ EP

December 28, 2015

Lafayette, Louisiana’s Secondborn started as an alternative rock, post hardcore, punk recording project in 2013. Members Daniel Pinner (vocals), Patrick Trumps (guitar), Stefan Hawkins (guitar), Tim Benson (guitars, synth, vocals), Alex Daigle (bass), and Lee Gauthreaux (drums, percussion), tired of playing by the music industry’s rules, decided to put together an honest representation of what… Read More Music Review: Secondborn – ‘Symbols’ EP

— Music Review, Review, Rock —

Music Review: The Unravelling – “Revolt” Single

December 23, 2015

Heavy and steady as an uprising should be, The Unravelling’s new single “Revolt”, set for release at the end of the month, addresses the various restrictions placed on us by society. While these boundaries are meant to homogenize assimilation, they instead become a burden that band members Steve Moore and Gustavo de Beauville are calling… Read More Music Review: The Unravelling – “Revolt” Single

— Music Review, Review, Rock —

Music Review: CalatrilloZ – ‘Psalms of Zahyin’

December 21, 2015

CalatrilloZ is more than a band. They are musical entertainers. Members Zahyin (vocals), Mobius (bass), Azriel (guitars), Vargovar (guitar), and Jimmy Sticks (drums) have embraced theatrical personas, creating a “circus troupe of wanderers” complete with elaborate costumes, make-up, and detailed individual backstories. The eccentric quintet, formed in 2009 in London, United Kingdom, put together in… Read More Music Review: CalatrilloZ – ‘Psalms of Zahyin’

— Book Recommendation, Book Review, Music Industry, Non Fiction, Review —

Book Recommendation: ‘Your Band is a Virus’, by James Moore

November 29, 2015

Happy Sunday! As you ready yourself for another great week, are you wondering what book to take along with you on your commute? Take a peek at this week’s recommended commute companion! ‘Your Band is a Virus’, by James Moore Review here. Purchase here. Author website here. Synopsis: As featured on Indie-music.com, I Am Entertainment… Read More Book Recommendation: ‘Your Band is a Virus’, by James Moore

— Music Review, Rock —

Music Review: The Hydrothermal Vents – ‘Secrets of the Deep!’

November 25, 2015

From the moment the listener presses play on Secrets of the Deep!, he knows that he is in for one quirky ride. It should not have come up as much of a surprise, seeing the album’s cover art, but then again, the cover does not always represent the contents well. I digress. Hydrothermal vents are… Read More Music Review: The Hydrothermal Vents – ‘Secrets of the Deep!’

— Classical, Music Review, Rock —

Music Review: Clocks and Clouds – “Aliantha” (Single)

November 18, 2015

The idea of classical music combined with rock and a bit of dubstep is intriguing enough to give songs like “Aliantha”, released last month, a try. Sometimes, listeners are eased into this attention-grabbing combination of genres. Clocks and Clouds. however, simply throw us into the ride from the first note. The Minneapolis-based trio have been… Read More Music Review: Clocks and Clouds – “Aliantha” (Single)

— Music Review, Rock —

Music Review: Keith Alan Mitchell – ‘This Clumsy World’

November 11, 2015

My systematic foray into independent music has only recently started, and although not all the music I have listened to matched my personal preferences, I have been pleasantly surprised at the consistent quality and passion that shines through every single track I listened to. It makes me wonder if there is a way to transcend… Read More Music Review: Keith Alan Mitchell – ‘This Clumsy World’

— Folk, Music Review, Pop —

Music Review: Juliette Jules – ‘Black Crow’

November 4, 2015

There are a lot of 16-year-old singers who go down the pop music path. But there are also a number of them that go somewhere completely different. I am reminded of Montreal’s Nikki Yanofsky a few seconds into listening to Juliette Jules’ EP Black Crow, in which she displays a vocal know-how well beyond her… Read More Music Review: Juliette Jules – ‘Black Crow’

— Music Review, Pop —

Music Review: Eric Frisch – ‘Goodbye Birdcage’

October 28, 2015

Currently from New York City but originally from Toronto, Eric Frisch wrote, performed (vocals, piano, guitar, bass, and percussion), produced, and released his first full-length album, Goodbye Birdcage, on 14 April of this year, in which he brings back to life 1950s and 1960s pop music. Frisch says that he wanted to create an album… Read More Music Review: Eric Frisch – ‘Goodbye Birdcage’

— Music Review, Pop —

Music Review: Dust on the Radio – ‘Halfway to the Stars’

October 19, 2015

Los Angeles’ Dust on the Radio is releasing its newest EP, Halfway to the Stars, on January 20. It’s a critique of Hollywood vanity built on sounds of new wave and post-punk. The five-member band seems to have a bit of a bone to pick not with Hollywood per se, but rather with the current… Read More Music Review: Dust on the Radio – ‘Halfway to the Stars’

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