Target Audience Magazine

The King Center’s Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner

The Salute to Greatness Award, one of the King Center’s highest honors, is presented during the Annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner to individuals and progressive organizations in recognition of…

Bonnie Moret February 6, 2015

Album Reviews Better B# Reviews

CD Review: ‘Secret Snakes / Silent Serpent’ by Dead Empires

Sugar and spice and just a dash of…sludge? Last time, the New York three-piece Dead Empires released an album was in 2012, with the vastly interesting debut LP Waiting…

Barry Adkins February 1, 2015

Album Reviews

CD Review: ‘Frontschwein’ by Marduk

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Marduk's formation. The Swedish black metal unit celebrates its formation with Frontschwein, its 13th record. The band returns to the theme of war on…

Jerel Johnson January 31, 2015

Album Reviews Better B#

CD Review: ‘Live At The Rutledge’ by Jenn Grinels

I’m a horrible Jenn Grinels fan. Despite how enamored I was with her stunning performance opening up for Carbon Leaf some time ago, or how her audience participation is the…

Barry Adkins January 26, 2015

Album Reviews

CD Review: ‘Hidden Evolution’ by Angelus Apatrida

Spanish thrash outfit Angelus Apatrida are set to make its mark with Hidden Evolution, its fifth record. The opening track “Immortal” has a latter day Exodus feel due to its intricate riffs…

Jerel Johnson January 25, 2015

How I Got into THAT Band

How I got into THAT band: The Decemberists

In honor of #DecemberistsDay, TAM presents another installment in its series How I got into THAT Band. One of the facts about my marriage is that my wife and I are…

Tillman Smoot January 20, 2015

Music News

Frank Black and the Catholics to release complete recordings boxset in April

On April 6, Frank Black And The Catholics release the complete recordings box set on Cooking Vinyl. The 7 CD box features all of the band’s six studio albums plus a…

Tillman Smoot January 20, 2015

Album Reviews

CD Review: ‘Time and Trauma’ by 36 Crazyfists

Alaska outfit 36 Crazyfists never broke from the mold during the New Wave of American Heavy Metal in the 2000s. The band enjoyed some popularity, but failed to garner the…

Jerel Johnson January 18, 2015

Album Reviews

CD Review: ‘Only to Rise’ by Sweet & Lynch

Few sounds can capture the feel of the late 80s and early 90s like the clean guitar licks that scream from George Lynch’s (Dokken, Lynch Mob) fingers and out through…

Tillman Smoot January 15, 2015

Album Reviews

CD Review: ‘Apex Predator – Easy Meat’ by Napalm Death

The grind continues on Napalm Death's 15th release, Apex Predator-Easy Meat. Always a band willing to step outside the box, the droning title track stomps in industrial glory. This unorthodox…

Jerel Johnson January 14, 2015