If you have worked on the iconic television show The X-Files, I will always make time to see what else you have come up with since then. That’s one of the main reasons I picked up Whale Fall’s new EP, The Madrean. The Los Angeles based fivesome—Aaron Farinelli on drums and percussion, J-Matt Greenberg on… Read More Music Review: Whale Fall – ‘The Madrean’
If you have worked on the iconic television show The X-Files, I will always make time to see what else you have come up with since then. That’s one of the main reasons I picked up Whale Fall’s new album, The Madrean. The Los Angeles-based fivesome—Aaron Farinelli on drums and percussion, J-Matt Greenberg on keyboards… Read More Music Review: Whale Fall – ‘The Madrean’
When an English professor puts together an album, one can expect some interesting twists and turns, as well as more depth than meets the eye (or perhaps in this case, the ear). John Helix’s Chronic Happiness has that. Set to be released in March, Helix writes retro-tinged pop rock he describes as “weltschmerz”, German for… Read More Music Review: John Helix – ‘Chronic Happiness’
Orange County trio Echo Sparks, featuring CC Kinnick on vocals and guitars, DA Valdez on vocals, guitars, banjo, and drums, and Cindy Ballreich on upright bass and mandolin, released last month a new full length album, Ghost Town Girl which brings together country, folk, and rock. The most striking feature of this album are the… Read More Music Review: Echo Sparks – ‘Ghost Town Girl’
Filled with contagious, riff driven sounds and raw vocals, the six tracks on Return for Refund’s self-titled EP combines elements of hard rock, punk, metal, funk, and blues. The last two songs are also clearly tinged with a southern twang. That members Drew Clementino (vocals, guitar), Sasha Molotkow (guitar, backing vocals), and Karlis Hawkins (drums,… Read More Music Review: Return for Refund – Self-Titled
When I heard that Rock Masters Band went from their native Finland to Hawaii to record the first of these two singles, I couldn’t help but smile—and no doubt those of you who are currently living in a snow covered area of the world just might do the same. Formed in 2007, the band, under… Read More Music Review: Rock Masters Band – ‘Diamonds/Hit The City’
Hailing from the sunny state of Florida, G2P’s members—Nathaniel Shepherd (guitars, lead vocals), Sterling Siegfried (drums, vocals), and Matt Mallory (bass, vocals)—have put together a self-titled alternative rock EP to which dashes of funk, punk, and reggae have been added. G2P opens with “Animals”. The track starts with heavy but simple electric guitars and slowly… Read More Music Review: G2P – ‘G2P’
New York City self-proclaimed alternative rock band The Workers released last month an EP entitled Totem. Its three tracks– the opening “Death Race”, “Boomerang”, and “Big Time”, all reflect a certain dark wistful energy. They all also are simple while featuring intricate instrumentation by its seven member band: Dan Greenwald (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Will… Read More Music Review: The Workers – ‘Totem’
The lines between music genres are increasingly blurring, creating some great sounds that manage to be both familiar and new. New York’s Paul Maged joins the ranks of artists that claim to be blurring the lines, creating a unique blend of sounds by mixing together punk, grunge, classic rock, indie pop, and ballads. The 17… Read More Music Review: Paul Maged – ‘Diamonds and Demons’
One of my favourite stories, which seems to draw its roots from a Native American tradition, goes as follows. An old man is teaching his grandson about life, telling him that a fight between two wolves is going on inside every single person on this planet. One is evil: anger, envy, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity,… Read More Music Review: Unfathomed of Abyss – ‘Arisen Upon Oblivion’