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The Margaret Hooligans – Piety Street Snoball Fight
Genre: Punk, Garage Rock
Do you like disco and pop music? You know, pretty sounds that make you smile and dance? You’ll probably answer that you don’t. Most of us think of ourselves as brave…
A dreamworld far away: Secret Shame and Sylmar reviewed
October 8, 2021
Sylmar – Enniskillen Family
Genre: Psychedelic / Freak Folk, Dream Pop, Alternative Rock
Some of the best kinds of protest songs are the ones that disguise their message either so that people are able to adopt it without really knowing that they did, or so that…
Cold dreams: Entertainment and June LaLonde reviewed
October 8, 2021
June LaLonde – Empty The Chair
Genre: Post Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Big record labels used to reserve budgets of millions of dollars for the recording of albums by their top artists. This wasn’t even something up for debate. The process of making…
Learning it all again: Range Life and Corlyx reviewed
September 30, 2021
Corlyx – The Echo
Genre: Post-Punk
I come from a proud land where taking a cue from successful examples in the past is downright frowned upon. No, instead people believe they have the right to originality, making their own mistakes and, by God, not having anyone…
Heads off, toes forward: Aggressive Soccer Moms and Bleeder reviewed
September 29, 2021
Bleeder – Swallowing Sound
Genre: Post-Punk, Shoegaze, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: The Cure, The National, Joy Division, War on Drugs
It’s certainly amazing where life can take you. It’s also quite amazing that wherever that is, whatever…
Old-time writing: Megan and Shane& My Son The Doctor reviewed by Alt77
September 25, 2021
My Son The Doctor – King of the Zoomers
Genre: Punk, Post-Punk, Indie Rock
There are some bands that are destined to sound like the work of people that weren’t quite meant to be in bands, yet don’t exactly seem fit for anything else. These are the rare…
Breakfast of champions: Wolftananzug and Walking Dolls reviewed
September 24, 2021
Walking Dolls – One More Kiss
Genre: Pop Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
At the end of the day, medals, charts, and awards should go to winners, sure. I am not the one to advocate consolation prizes, or even to suggest that those who do too well in certain…
Nothing’s shocking: Black Bordello and Clarito reviewed
September 24, 2021
Clarito – The Jerk
Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
Most people think that the greatest thing about being a rockstar has to do with the money. Others believe it is something related to fame. The prospect of potentially starting your own cult also…
All and no emotion: Cong Josie and Goodbye Again reviewed by Alt77
September 20, 2021
Goodbye Again – Rum and Coke
Genre: Garage Rock, Emo, Alternative Rock
What’s the greatest street band or artist that you’ve heard? If you’ve taken my question seriously, you’re probably just shuffling through your memories trying to…