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Max Bien Kahn and Chris Lively Reviewed
November 3, 2024
Max Bien Kahn – Saturday Night
Just take a look at all the rich and the beautiful sitting in front of an interviewer on late-night television and getting admired by millions of viewers. Would you really like to ring any of those people up and ask them how their day…
Jett Kwong and Grady Philip Drugg Reviewed
October 30, 2024
Jett Kwong – Seeking Splendor
The people at the record labels have been trying to understand where it all went wrong for a while. It used to be that all they needed to do was find some talented musicians, press their songs onto vinyl records or CDs and rush them to…
The Roof and The Staleys Reviewed
October 26, 2024
The Roof – Vanessa Jones
At some point, even the mad pop stars who’d chased fame and success with every fibre of their being started wondering just exactly what happens once the inevitable cycle of such a star’s life is over. Do you just go away quietly? Does…
JD Hinton and Doug Walther Reviewed
September 19, 2024
JD Hinton – Trouble Time
Townes van Zandt, the great philosopher of country music, sang about kinds of troubles that, should they ever find you, would break your back and leave you with nothing. That isn’t exactly a cheerful subject, the kind that pop music…
Jimmy Mallia and Tyler Ballgame Reviewed
August 15, 2024
Jimmy Mallia – Had Em All
Humour is one of the elements that, fortunately, creeps into alternative music all the time. It helps the music feel as if it’s coming out of the left field as if the people responsible for making it have a greater vision than any of us…
The Ram - Warmth of Fire
August 13, 2024
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…
Greg Loftus and ASCOLT DERY Reviewed
July 20, 2024
Greg Loftus – I Don’t Want to Die in San Antone
It’s not just the people who earned so much from the record sales that they could afford to buy mansions and install gold-plated swimming pools in them, who were saved by making music, or any other art for that…
Ross Everitt and bigfish Reviewed
July 5, 2024
Ross Everitt – The America Song
It’s hard to ignore what the U.S.A. means to a lot of people. Sure, this massive piece of land is home to natural wonders, great engineering feats, and some amazing people. Sure, they might’ve not heard of Gauguin or Beethoven…
Colton Cerny and Old Pup Reviewed
June 27, 2024
Colton Cerny – The Fist Fighter
The world’s a safer place for many but also a much less truthful place. People won’t admit their feelings for each other, especially when revealing their thoughts, which would mean having to tell someone else just how much they…