It’s hard to believe that Loud is Rihanna’s fifth album in as many years and, gone is the obvious reaching for credibility that last years Rated R reeked of. Loud however feels like her mo

If your heart is feeling a bit “under the weather” this 2-disc, 15-track album Porchlight, might be the prescription you need. Todd Sharpville’s authentic and soul-bearing lyrics are not on

No-chaser punk from post-synth kids in a pre-synth state of mind. If you’re looking for genre-shattering musical adventurism this isn’t a record you’ll want anything to do with, but, if you’re Pu

I've heard acting, screenwriting & songwriting make for a deadly combination. Los Angeles singer/songwriter Lee Butcher releases his debut CD All in Good Time in 2010. You may remember Lee as one

Thrash Metallers Bonded by Blood have got a lot to live up to. Not only did they deliver a pretty crushing début in Feed the Beast, but given that they took their name from an album by classic Thra

It takes a bold writer to predict the beginning or end of any given trend in music. It’s not unlike economics in its way. Seeing the end of an economic bubble is what separates the boys from the ri

When you think of Northern California or the Bay Area, you think of the laid back lifestyle. Relaxation and wine in the North and surfing and beaches in the Bay. You hardly ever think of Death Spa

Features “Guns N Roses guitarist Bubblefoot...” Sigh. Remember when it was Slash? Anyway enough nostalgia, so Q*Ball have decided to release their new single, “The Night Stalker,” in celebration

For a début single, a first attempt at telling the world “Oi, listen to this,” ‘Smart Man’ wasn’t bad at all. With a no messing attitude prominent from the first note, this track is full of love

In the year 2000 Methodblack aka Rob Swain, a Belfast born DJ/Artist, auctioned off his vinyl collection to raise funds for his own record label. And so Gamma Proforma was established, and with tha

There is a lot to be said for the state of artists releasing albums independently to "stick it to the man," and hoping for a platinum record to fall in their laps. There is also a lot to be said f

I have a love/hate relationship with pop/punk. Some bands do it well and others are simply pop fodder. The First handle this genre fairly well and rather impressively, considering that “Swimming wi

Want to know what jazz, funk, gospel, punk, and rock sounds like blended up? Well I'll tell you, it sounds like Call It The Truth and their EP "Fight For Your Life." It is an epic collaboration

Interpol has a long career spanning since 1997. They are credited with being one of the forerunners of the post-punk revival coming out of New York City and lots of their albums have claimed #1

After lead singer Patti Aberhart moved from her hometown in Wellington, New Zealand to the U.K. 2 summers ago, she joined a band. One of the results of this formation is a mini-album, CTD, from t

Deftones have the steepest proverbial mountain to climb. They set their own bar so pant soilingly high at this year’s Download festival that any future performance from them may seem like a drunk