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8.4
New Music Critique: The Cover Letter
We get an instantly fun and free-spirited vibe from Austin quintet, the Cover Letter, whose male/female duets spearhead a tight, organic band that creates a ... -
6.8
New Music Critique: Primal Static
Not the first twosome to offer its own take on raw-boned, stripped-to-the-primer blues-rock, the appropriately named Primal Static is custom-made for listeners who crave an ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: 222
A promising synth-pop duo, 222 balances retro (mainly ‘90s) with modern on crafty, hook-centric material that is “almost there.” “I’m Not Trying” maintains a nice ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Chandler Juliet
Ambient with a back beat, Chandler Juliet's “Speechless” and “First Move” present the singer as a cool, calculating seductress. On the first song she promises ... -
7.3
New Music Critique: Black Tar Audio
With some fine-tuning, film/TV prospects are possible for Indiana artist Black Tar Audio. “Twist And Burn” offers a plethora of sound-bites and audio-clips set to ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Charles Ellis
You can almost hear the panties hitting the floor as R&B crooner Charles Ellis soulfully states his case to longtime lovers and new prospects alike. ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: Wild Domestic
North Carolinian Matt Carlson spearheads Wild Domestic with a strident, impassioned voice that connects with us instantly on the punked-fueled “Author,” where he’s firing on ... -
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New Music Critique: Teach Her Treason
For booking purposes, these recordings suggest that Toronto’s Teach Her Treason are metal-ish rockers (Pantera, Metallica), who can deliver with lockstep precision. Film/TV prospects, however, ... -
Music Industry Advice: 26 Things to do Before You Release Your Song or Album
As a working artist, avidly read blogger and best-selling author, Ari Herstand knows of what he speaks. By actually doing the things he writes about—creating ... -
Vital Force Radio Show Looking for New Music
Vital Force Radio Show is a Christian music and talk show that is looking for any style of Christian music for broadcasts and podcasts. Vital Force ... -
Music Album Review: Don Rich and the Buckaroos - "Guitar Pickin' Man" (10/10)
This is a compilation of Buck Owens’ bandleader’s guitar and lead vocal work from 1963 - 1970. Although the Buckaroos were essentially fronted by Owens, he always gave major ... -
Signing Story: badXchannels
Some signings take shape through years of hard work and dedication to one’s craft. And even with that, a little luck is usually involved. But ... -
Music Album Review: Dead Man Winter - "Furnace" (8/10)
After 14 years as lead vocalist and songwriter for acclaimed Minneapolis progressive bluegrass outfit Trampled by Turtles, Dave Simonett, aka Dead Man Winter, dedicates himself to a ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Psychocide
Though their songs are powered by familiar riffs, Montreal-based Psychocide is a band with an eccentric, “screw loose” fun factor that keeps things interesting. Case ... -
Third Man Records Opening Third Man Pressing to Public
Third Man Records is set to open their pressing plant, Third Man Pressing, to the public on Saturday, Feb. 25. Located in the heart of ... -
Music Album Review: Entrance - "Book of Changes" (6/10)
Entrance has to be seen to be believed––but hearing them gets you about halfway there. Guy Blakeslee and company eschew most conventions, turning the experience into a hocus-pocus ... -
Signing Story: Junkyard
In 2017, Los Angeles hard rockers Junkyard will celebrate their 30th anniversary, and the band will be able to enjoy it thanks to a new ... -
Music Album Review: AFI - "AFI (The Blood Album)" (6/10)
Odds are high that aficionados of tongue piercings and nose rings couldn’t be more elated over the release of A Fire Inside’s (AFI) latest studio recording, their ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: SiBi
South African hip-hop artist SiBi has a consistent vision, speaking her mind about relatable topics, real issues and feelings––she’s an individual with high standards and ... -
Live Review: Inobe at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA
Material: It is hard not to draw comparisons to Erykah Badu here, but Inobe differentiates herself with a spunky persona as she declares, “We’ve got ...
