Corey James Clifton – Cheap Beer and Opioids
What makes rockstar autobiographies and the movies based on them so compelling? Sure, it’s a fact that most of us love a bit of gossip. Yes, some of us enjoy seeing big stars fall from high places. And, yes, it’s rather fun to daydream about being driven around in a Rolls-Royce while having to meet the King and Queen of some far-off land.
But, more than anything, it’s the fact that those people, they insist on telling us, lived life on the edge. Corey James Clifton crafted a boogie-rock sound that could play over the credits to any such movie. It captures what is, let’s be honest here, the excitement of extraordinary existence. And, let’s be truthful, it captures the inevitable downfall of it all.
Play ‘em if you got ‘em! Corey James Clifton plays guitar like a young Billy Gibbons, trying to prove a point. But beyond the boogie grooves and tasty solos, there’s a story waiting to be told. “Cheap Beer and Opioids” is a tune about excitement and destruction. People who entertain such lifestyles never have the time to get bored. But, then again, they never find the time for much else either. Whether it’s a rockstar or an average Joe, the rules are the same for everyone. It’s a heartbreaking story, and it needs to be told over electric guitar lines.
Dynamite Hut – RealKevin
They say that communities gripped by panic and facing inevitable destruction tend to react by staging orgies in the street, murdering each other for no reason, and consuming colossal amounts of unhealthy food.
That might not be what you’d expect, but you might want to get prepared. The fact is that the aforementioned destruction doesn’t have to be a reality. It has to be perceived. What tunes will they play for these events? The sounds of Dynamite Hut might be appropriate.
They certainly won’t be blasting pop songs anymore. Who can relate to those at times like this? No, the world’s fallen off balance. And the residents of the world are looking for great mysteries, colossal thrills, and whatever they’ve been denied.
Combative rock music is the perfect soundtrack for our times. Dynamite Hut’s “RealKevin” is a slice of alternative rock that blends muscular instrumental choices with strong melodies. It’s poppy enough to attract casual listeners, and mysterious enough to keep them there. It’s the sound of past alt-rock glories and, perhaps, also, the sound of the future.
