Superstorm Sandy has wreaked havoc on the New York metropolitan area, with South Jersey getting the brunt of it, as you are perhaps more than aware. Of course, despite it all many of us have […]
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Those of you who were old enough to remember hip hop’s golden age would remember ONYX – in particular their debut album, BACDAFUKUP which included songs like “Slam,” and others. They’re about to release a new project […]
The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA), commissioned filmmaker Aaron Rose to create a video fusing an original track from DJ duo N.A.S.A. (consisting of DJ Ze Gonzales a.k.a. DJ Zegon, and producer Sam […]
“Bright Lady,” is the latest single from the Nashville, TN-based artist Majestico’s latest effort, Love and God which was recently released by Jeffrey Drag Records. The song deals with a familiar subject to rock – and to […]
The great thing about YouTube is that some creative person will create a video for a song which unfortunately never had an official video. In the case of the Smiths’s “The Headmaster Ritual,” there wasn’t […]
“This Charming Man,” is one of my favorite Smiths songs and since I mentioned it in a previous post, it seemed fitting that I should post it. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1473227874/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ With chiming, reverb drenched guitars and complex syncopation, Snowmine has been praised for their material’s lush sound which borrows from classical, Afrobeat, electro pop and acoustic music. “Saucer Eyes,” is the latest single from […]
The folks at Into the Woods invited Liars to perform “Brats” off their sixth and latest effort, WIXIW as part of their Far From Home Series in the attic of Portland, OR’s Mission Theater. You can […]
Check out the official video for the buzzing, club-banging Johnny Voltik track, “Higher’er.” In some way it brings to mind a swaggering, stomping Cee-Lo Green on steroids. I haven’t been able to get this song […]
Album Review: Steven A. Clark’s Fornication Under Consent of the King
Steven A. Clark Fornication Under Consent of the King L&E Media Company/BloodyGround USA Release Date: September 11, 2012 Track Listing 1. F.U.C.K. Part 1 2. Lonely Roller feat. J. Nics 3. Just Ride 4. […]