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 […]
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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 […]
Album Review – A$AP Ferg “Trap” (Hip Hop)
Trap Lord, full length effort by A$AP Ferg, one of A$AP Mob’s most promising rappers is monumental for modern hip hop. So far A$AP Rocky has been at the forefront […]
Album Review – Austra “Olympia” (Synth Pop)
Olympia is fun to dance to yet, dreamy enough to sit back and let it wash over you like the ocean waves. Katie’s vocals is the focal point of Austra’s […]
Show Review – Run the Jewels In Vancouver “Killer Duo and Friends”
The unexpected amalgamation of all around hip hop mastermind, El-P from Brooklyn and extraordinary emcee, Killer Mike from Atlanta has taken the game by storm ever since their respective 2012 […]
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