Album Review – Ministry “From Beer to Eternity” (Industrial Metal)
After six years of absence, Ministry is back with their most diverse and ambitious album to date. The production of “From Beer to Eternity” is a tragedy-laden story featuring the […]
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Album Review – MAN MAN “On Oni Pond” (Alternative)
MAN MAN’s new album entitled On Oni Pond, is a poignant, occasionally bizarre and fantastical look at the very real human condition. Prepare to be infatuated like me as the […]
Album Review – Dawn of Midi “Dysnomia” (Acoustic/Alternative)
Listenable and insane! That’s the sound Dawn of Midi spent years shaping, culminating in their most mesmerizing work yet: Dysnomia, and it is finally here. This album reaches into a […]
Show Review – Lined Up On A Monday Night – Anathema, Alcest, Mamiffer
– By Eddy Levitsky Even though I have arrived at the venue a couple of hours in advance, a massive lineup, the likes I have not seen in a long time, […]
Album Review – Tera Melos “X’ed” (Math Rock / Pop / Experimental)
Meshing the world of pop and math rock is where Tera Melos has found their sound through recent years. Although they have put out music striving in this direction before, […]
Solving The Biography Problem For Independent Musicians An excerpt from “Your Band Is A Virus – Expanded Edition” By James Moore – Author of “Your Band is a Virus” Books Series
Many independent artists struggle with biographies, and it’s no wonder. For many artists, they know that they haven’t “done anything” yet, so they feel the best option is to over-compensate. […]
In The Clouds – Calling Drinking from Puddles: A Radio History
As a teenager I had this fantasy of running my very own punk rock radio station, I would actually scan radio stations and record song on cassette then make my […]
Show Review – Lawn Mower Man Tour – Powerfully Electric Night
To kick off Madchild’s North American tour in support of his new, chart topping album, Lawnmover Man, the Canadian rap veteran threw it down with his posse and friends at […]
Album Review – Rachel Sermanni “Under Mountains” (Folk)
Rachel’s song writing world is dominated by rich visual fairytale like imagery, the sea, stars, bone white moons, monsters and birds all enter her dreamlike world (perhaps influenced by her […]
Album Review – Washed Out “Paracosm” (No-Fi)
Washed out is Ernest Greene, a young artist straight out of Georgia, South Carolina. He is described as an artist who makes bedroom synthpop that creates sounds blurred and woozily […]
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