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Music Album Review: Fucked Up - "Year of the Snake" (9/10)
Fucked Up have balls. Their shows are spotlighted by a hairy-backed, sweaty brute who barrels through the crowd like an uncaged wildebeest. The band’s records ... -
Music Album Review: Drake - "More Life" (7/10)
Drake returns with More Life, a “playlist” curated to exemplify his ingenuity and versatility as he smoothly maneuvers through a variety of genres. Songs like ... -
Music Album Review: Eric Gales - "Middle of the Road" (9/10)
A child prodigy once touted as a successor to Hendrix, Eric Gales rose to the pinnacle of guitar rock and blues status throughout the past ... -
Artist Seeking R&B Songs with Female Vocals
Chart-topping R&B songs with female vocals are needed for a new artist who’s currently on the hunt for envelope-pushing new material for her next album. Please ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Carter Ace
Somebody get this talented band a savvy producer! Please!! Avoiding hip-hop cliches, five-piece Carter Ace dish up one catchy tune after another, each laced with cool ... -
Australian Singer-Songwriter Amy Shark Signs with RCA Records
Australian indie pop singer-songwriter, Amy Shark, has signed with RCA Records. In addition, the artist is set to release her debut EP entitled Night Thinker ... -
MC Speaks with Bridgit Mendler at SXSW 2017
Music Connection caught up for a chat with Disney's former Good Luck Charlie star, Bridgit Mendler. The independent artist sheds light on experimenting with new sounds for her ... -
Pure Noise and Sony Music Launch New Label, Weekday Records
Pasadena-based Pure Noise Records’ founder Jake Round has partnered with Sony Music to create a brand new music label called Weekday Records. Established in 2016 ... -
Music Album Review: Son Volt - "Notes of Blue" (8/10)
This is the eighth installment in the legacy of one of the leading bands in alternative rock and roots music. Son Volt began in the ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Luke Metzler
Adept production captures Rochester, NY’s Luke Metzler's clear, confident vocals and thoughtful lyrics. The beat-driven “Disco Therapy” (on which he name-checks James Baldwin) allows the ... -
Music Album Review: Andrea Claburn "Nightshade" - (8/10)
Wanting her debut album to reflect her inherent jazz-vocal magic in the best light possible, veteran Bay Area performer Andrea Claburn earned a degree in jazz ... -
Live Review: Fernando Perdomo at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA
Material: Fernando Perdomo and his “Band of Voyeurs” brought songs from his newest album, which was recorded live in front of an audience and appropriately ... -
Music Album Review: Prodigy of Mobb Deep - "Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation)" (8/10)
Prodigy of Mobb Deep's fifth solo studio album is socially conscious and politically driven; different from what we’ve seen from back in the days. P spits some truth ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Lockwood Barr
Expert players and pristine production give Lockwood Barr's naturally appealing voice a perfect platform and plenty of sonic space to make her tracks come alive. ... -
Music Album Review: Sallie Ford - "Soul Sick" (7/10)
Prepare for some high-octane, retro-rock healing! More than living up to the acclaim for her as “a cross between Liz Phair and Buddy Holly,” Oregon-based singer-songwriter Sallie Ford ... -
8.2
New Music Critique: Future Thieves
Future Thieves is an extremely viable unit that, thanks to quality material, tight musicianship and a compelling vocalist, deserves label attention. Our intro to the band ... -
Music Album Review: Dennis Coffey - "Hot Coffey in the D: Burnin' at Morey Baker's ...
Legendary Motown guitarist Dennis Coffey is captured in an intimate club setting, with fellow Motor City stalwarts Lyman Woodard on organ and Melvin Davis on drums. Recorded in ... -
Avril Lavigne Signs Record Deal with BMG, Album Release Later This Year
BMG has signed a record deal with chart-topping, Multiplatinum, international singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. Currently Lavigne is in the studio working on material for her new full-length album ... -
Music Album Review: The Feelies - "In Between" (8/10)
New Jersey indie-rock legends, the Feelies' first release in five years opens with the sounds of birds, insects and rain, and this seems to be ... -
Music Album Review: Hayley Reardon - "Good" (8/10)
After signing with an indie label for her debut EP and album, 20-year-old contemporary folk singer-songwriter Hayley Reardon went full-on crowdfunding to get this dynamic ...
