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Feature Story Flashback: Video Game Composers Speak!
This feature story by Andy Mescher originally ran in the August 2018 issue of Music Connection. Thanks to modern technology, video game compositions have evolved exponentially over the years—from bite-sized ... -
Vinyl Review: Gareth Coker's "Ori and the Will of the Wisps"
Composer Gareth Coker, with whom we spoke in 2018, has teamed with iam8bit for a vinyl release of Ori and the Will of the Wisps. (If you’re simply in search ... -
Signing Story: Fires in the Distance
Date Signed: April 18, 2020 Label: Prosthetic Records Band Members: Kristian Grimaldi, guitar, vocals; Craig Breitsprecher, bass, vocals; Kyle Quintin, drums; Yegor Savonin, guitar, keyboard Type of Music: Melodic Death ... -
Album Review: The Silent Circus Re-release by Between the Buried and Me (9/10)
Continuing to celebrate their 20-year anniversary as a band, Between The Buried and Me (BTBAM) are re-releasing their 2003 sophomore album, The Silent Circus under Craft Recordings. Just like their ... -
Album Review: Between The Buried and Me's Self-Titled Debut Vinyl Re-Release (10/10)
Producer: Jamie King Label: Craft Recordings Score: 10/10 18 years ago, BTBAM's self-titled debut was released on the indie metal German label, Lifeforce records. The album marks a time when founding ... -
Interview with Ori and the Will of the Wisps Composer, Gareth Coker
Thanks to modern technology, video game compositions have evolved exponentially over the years—from bite-sized chip tunes of the ‘80s programmed in a basement to today’s full orchestral compositions tracked at ... -
John Mayer at The Forum in Los Angeles, CA
The Forum was packed for John Mayer's second sold-out show at the legendary Forum in Los Angeles, CA. Mayer and his 9-piece band opened the night with a high energy ... -
Tycho at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA
On this cool Bay Area night, Scott Hansen (Tycho) brought a quartet of talented musicians to Berkeley's Greek Theater. Together they helped pulse his project's downtempo ambient compositions to life. ... -
Signing Story: Vile Creature
Self-described as a slow & heavy two piece with anti-oppressive and fantastical leanings, Ontario’s doom metal duo Vile Creature signed with Prosthetic Records. As guitarist-vocalist KW explains, however, signings aren’t always ... -
Tenacious D at Fox Theatre in Oakland, CA
Rock/comedy duo Tenacious D recently stopped into Oakland, CA’s Fox Theatre to present its newest metal-friendly musical, Post-Apocalypto. The full-screen digital + live performance told the band’s newest tale of ...
