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Tom Costello & The Turnaround - "Coastline" Review

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…
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AWOLNATION - "The Phantom Five" Review

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…
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Fouad Samiei - "Mystic Tales" Review

You can now access your favourite pop recordings at the touch of a button, whereas before, building a similar collection would’ve required spending a fortune and dedicating a whole room in your apartment to storing them. But don’t think that it’s always been this way…
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Xay Cole and Grave Waves Reviewed

Xay Cole – Young Money Music evolves. Sure. But, that’s something for people who’ve spent a lot of years in school getting a diploma in philosophy or musicology to consider. The rest of us don’t necessarily always see a benefit in this. It’s true…
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Soft Cuff - Soft Cuff EP

There have never been more voodoo healers, jungle priests and gurus that you can employ at any one time. In fact, there are places around the world that get by on the tourism promoted by these people. Think it’s hard to reach them? Unless they’re overbooked, think…
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sixten - Misemotional

There are plenty of strange jobs out there. Writing music in hopes of having it connect with audiences is one of them. Things become particularly difficult when there are expectations. Fans don’t simply want a few good songs. They want songs that reveal something about…
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The Ram - Warmth of Fire

Hemingway’s famous iceberg theory says that great writers don’t need to spell out their stories. They don’t need to get a body, have it shot full of clothes and make it land in the middle of the room for readers to get the picture. They should be trustful that if…
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Cruise Torts - Cruise Torts

It’s almost a cliche to say it now, but once upon a time, you can imagine a person’s life, habits, and challenges by glancing at their record collection. The same cannot automatically be assumed by staring at collections of other types. And, you certainly can’t assume…
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badsoma - kicking and screaming 

There’s a reason why most music listener look back on recordings from 1950s and 60s and snicker to themselves. It’s not the production values that make those songs feel a little bit ridiculous. It’s not the playing ability of the musicians has improved, or that…