Greybeards - “Out of the Red” Review
February 13, 2025
It’s a simple, nasty thrill that gets all rock musicians started. It’s the thrill of owning the loudest toy on the playground and of being able to let it rumble whenever you want.
But just as the original feeling of delight starts to wear off, that’s also when…
Bilardo - “Tarpaulin” Review
February 8, 2025
Pop music stopped being serious a long time ago. And the people who sell it to us try to convince us that this is a virtue. We’re supposed to use it and explore a world of wonder. Listen to it, they say, and you can make believe you’re Sabrina Carpenter shaking her butt…
Lee Trent - "In Presence" Reviewed
February 5, 2025
Some of the greatest songwriters have been described as elusive and mysterious by the media because of their unease in giving interviews. You can’t find many videos of Bob Dylan, Neil Young or Leonard Cohen yapping about their daily lives. But just how much more do we want…
Jemmy Joe - "Song And Dance Man" Review
February 1, 2025
Listen, anybody who has attended a Bob Dylan concert or picked up one of the live discs without checking the liner notes, and claims to know what song the great man was singing is lying. It doesn’t matter if it was “Like a Rolling Stone” in the key in which it was…
the rising sing - “whatever is real” Review
February 1, 2025
Artists, as well as fans like to complain about the music business not being fair. Well, what in the world is? But despite their sustained and best efforts, it’s not the record execs, the producers, or the marketing teams who have made themselves indispensable.
Lying…
Rosetta West - "Night's Cross" Reviewed
January 31, 2025
There’s a pop hook in every blues song, but you can’t always hear it straight away. You might need to rattle it, turn it upside down, or speed up the sound. And, there’s plenty more darkness beyond the tales of crossroads and poisoned whiskey. You just need to squint…
Eduard Banulescu - "Take Me Back to Another Time" Review
January 30, 2025
Close your eyes and breathe deeply! Try to imagine a time when life was exciting, people were good, and prices were low. Do you see it?
Try to think of a time when heroes were always won, good people got what they deserved, and everyone received the happy ending that…
Eric Cannata - “Holding Onto The Holy” Review
January 29, 2025
The Boy Who Cried Wolf wasn’t ignored by his peers because they were shocked about what he’d told them or because the message was unfamiliar. People who had heard him before had simply gotten no joy. Facing a disaster may have brought them together. But with so many…
I See Ghøsts - “Goddamn Fine” Reviewed
January 26, 2025
Who would’ve thought that rock would become one of the few styles of modern music to talk to you on the level of how things actually are? To say that rock has always been a soundtrack for protest is to narrow its importance. But it’s not completely untrue.
The…