Pearl Jam - "Ten" Reviewed and Revisited
October 10, 2024
Pearl Jam’s “Ten” is the undersung juggernaut of grunge rock. Filled with future radio staples, “Ten” courted attention more openly than their Seattle rivals, Nirvana, a group that would never become comfortable with success.
Coldplay - "Moon Music" Review
October 8, 2024
Like frosted tips and planking, Coldplay records won’t age well. And while millions love them now that they’re a prime concern, few will pledge allegiance once the hype has dyed down. Yet, fair is fair; unlike bad hairdos and weird internet fads, the Coldplay…
Neomantra - "Paranosis" Reviewed
October 3, 2024
Being out and about in modern society is nothing unlike being invited to a cocktail party at a shareholder’s meeting. We can pat ourselves on the back about how civilised we’ve become. We can compliment each other on the success we’ve been having. However, we are all…
The Ram - "Space Cowboy" Review
October 3, 2024
Old timely wisdom says that the most surefire way to chase good fortune away is by being tense at all times, staying angry, and being pessimistic. If this turns out to be true, it’s terrible news for the majority of modern rock bands. After all, many of them have been…
SUKH - “Heading East” Review
October 3, 2024
Most songwriters have topics that they avoid talking about. Some do it strategically, as they don’t see any great commercial payoff. Yet, others do it because they don’t know enough about the matter to give their opinion. One of the least tackled issues in pop-rock music…
Shalisa Taylor - “When Time Belongs to You” Review
September 27, 2024
The panic about pop music becoming artificial and about pop stars becoming inauthentic is nothing new. But you shouldn’t worry too much. There’s hope.
Yes, back in the 1970s, many of the great music stars began working with outside songwriters. In the 1980s, the…
SYNNX - "Atlas of Heart" Review
September 26, 2024
Remember the stories of rock stars giving up on material possessions and following a guru to India or going to find solace in the desert? Remember musicians taking years to compose their magnum opus and annoying everyone at their record label? Who cares whether those stories…
Tom Costello & The Turnaround - "Coastline" Review
September 20, 2024
Other than Medieval monks stuck inside the monastery copying old books and a few writers suffering from agoraphobia, artists are made to roam. This is why, primarily, the rockstar autobiographies released in recent years are travel books. But is this just something that…
AWOLNATION - "The Phantom Five" Review
September 12, 2024
AWOLNATION – The Phantom Five
It’s the most modern music composers that first feel when the winds are about to change courses for everyone’s ships. It is these innovators who must have the courage to be the first to change. Their story is one of constant seeking…