Tuval Cain – Forging the Future
Dark, jazzy and very much in the same vein as King Crimson, Jethro Tull and Peter Gabriel era Genesis, Tuval Cain takes advantage of a full sonic palate. Review by David Feltman Progressive rock has become a rare and strange bird in contemporary music, ...
CD Review of Soulfly’s Savages September 30 Release
CD Review by Jerel Johnson This year marks the 15th anniversary of Soulfly’s self-titled debut album. Listening to the band’s first album compared to its latest offering Savages, is like night and day. Savages harkens back to frontman M ...
CD Review: “The Way We Move” by Langhorne Slim & The Law
The press release address was Los Angeles, CA, but the sounds I was hearing told me this couldn't be true. There was certainly a shimmer to the music indicative of the sheen that Hollywood always applies, but the songs were folksy, with a glint of Appalac ...
Lorde’s Pure Heroine CD Review
Album Review by Bradley Stier It’s been an amazing year for Lorde. Talk of her has been bandied about the blogosphere for the better part of a year, reaching a crescendo when her EP The Love Club was released late 2012. One little earwo ...
Cher Brings us Closer to the Truth Album Review
CD Review by Bradley Stier You’ve already made up your mind about the new album by Cher before you’ve even listened to it. Are you one who can surrender to the flashy, trashy, campy, kitschy allure of the 67-year-old diva or do you roll ...
Fates Warning’s Darkness in a Different Light CD Review
It’s been almost nine years since progressive metal band, Fates Warning, released its last album, FWX. A near-decade can be a lifetime in the music industry, and countless numbers of bands have formed and broken up in less time than that. Fortunat ...
The Red Paintings’ Debut Album, The Revolution is Never Coming CD Review
Photo Courtesy of Susan Weingartner CD Review by Danielle Boise Dark, dramatically embellished theatrical style marks the signature sound of five-piece band The Red Paintings on its debut full-length album release The Revolution ...
The Assembly Line’s The Places We Leave Behind CD Review
CD Review by Danielle Boise Across blend between Dashboard Confessionals and the Gin Blossoms encapsulated The Assembly Line’s sound. Leaving behind the past and moving forward is the thesis statement of The Assembly Line’s four ...
Cable Car Takes Us for a Ride with New EP
CD Review by Danielle Boise With great harmonies that mesh together to create a tragically sexy and seductive soundscape, that is the essence of Cable Car. With a soulful, refreshing sound that reverberates in an electrifying wa ...
Black Label Society – Unblackened
While Black Label Society is committed to stripping everything down on Unblackened, a shredding soloist like Zakk Wylde can’t be expected to completely unplug. Review by David Feltman It’s always a gamble for hard rock bands to dial back the volume and ...