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BABYMETAL Signs with RAL/Sony Music
BABYMETAL--the Japan-based all-girl-fronted “Kawaii Metal” (mix of J-Pop Idol and Heavy Metal) group--has signed with RAL/Sony Music Entertainment for the U.S. release of their 2014 ... -
Album Review: AWOLNATION - RUN (9/10)
The quintessential hipster, alt-pop electronic rockers have unleashed another bundle of luscious, uncommon compositions marked by preternaturally memorable lyrics. A pair of extraneous answering machine ... -
Album Review: The Sweetwater Hillbillies - On the Road (8/10)
This funky, playful and rambunctious all-star group of songwriters and first-call sidemen (guitarist Travis Wammack, fiddler Donny Carpenter, pianist S.E. Willis and singer/ multi-instrumentalist Shane ... -
Album: Swami John Reis,the Blind Shake - Modern Surf Classics
Score: 9 out of 10 Guitarmeister John Reis (Rocket From The Crypt and Drive Like Jehu) reinvents himself with an amazing set of surf-rockers. Ably ... -
Hollis Brown Signs with Jullian Records
Hollis Brown has signed with independent label Jullian Records for the release of 3 Shots available May 5, featuring a Bo Diddley collaboration “Rain Dance” ... -
Album Review: Fritz Kalkbrenner - Ways Over Water (8/10)
Kalkbrenner’s new album is a tastefully created popish electronica soundscape. Even though the artist has hit critical mass in Europe, there are plenty of people ... -
Album Review: Vanilla Fudge - Spirit of '67 (7/10)
The year 1967 was pivotal for psychedelic rock. Playing tribute to that historical moment, Vanilla Fudge navigates genres, on time-tested hits bound together by the ... -
Music Connection "Top 25" Artist Signs Label Deal
Los Angeles-based folk/pop songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Alfa, is gearing up for a busy 2015, having just inked a record deal with Pacific Records. Alfa has ... -
Album Review: Smallpools - Lovetap! (9/10)
Indie pop band Smallpools debut with flying colors, delivering infectious, upbeat tunes that instill the desire to dance—perhaps with a bonfire on the beach or ... -
Album Review: The Dennis Dreith Band - Reunion (Score: 8/10)
Renowned as a motion picture composer, arranger and conductor, and an influential advocate for musicians’ rights, Dreith––true to the title of this high energy, bold and brassy jazz ensemble ...
