VISTA Unleashes “Allegiance”
In this time of political turmoil in the United States and around the world, it is a common theme to have songs that are politically charged. New York’s VISTA is at the heart of America’s unrest and...
View ArticleInertia Releases The Process
There are times that even when the style of music is not in your typical wheelhouse, but because there is an immense amount of appreciation for the craftsmanship, talent and pure musicality of an...
View ArticleHalsey Unleashes hopeless fountain kingdom
At this point, we all know who Halsey is. I mean if you do not then you have probably been living under a rock or listening to your 8-track tapes from the 1970s – and if you are, there better be some...
View ArticleAll Time Low Releases Last Young Renegade
You know what they say, “Die an emo band or live long enough to see yourself become an alt-pop band.” They do say that, right? Maybe it was just a meme I saw somewhere. Anyhow, although the quote may...
View ArticleBroadside Provides Alternative Summer Soundtrack
I remember being high school aged and having a much different summer playlist blaring through my truck’s speakers than most anyone my age. While everyone else was jamming to Usher, The Black Eyed Peas...
View ArticleVISTA Releases New EP, Long Live
I have always enjoyed dark, brooding rock music. I think it started early with bands like NIRVANA and Alice In Chains then continued on with Evanescence and the Deftones. That sense of foreboding and...
View ArticleCyan Kicks Drops Feathers
The alternative rock band, Cyan Kicks, are making the leap from a regional band to a global brand. The Helsinki-based quartet dropped their debut single and music video for their track, “Feathers”. The...
View ArticleThe Rocket Summer – The Crocodile Cafe in Seattle, WA
When I first entered The Crocodile Cafe I presented with the ticket taker who had tour posters stapled to the wall behind him. To the right it opened up into a bar with a really intimate stage for what...
View ArticleAwaken I Am To Release Blind Love
Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, the alt-rock band Awaken I Am, have set their sights on breaking down the barriers of what music can and should be. Their upcoming release, Blind Love, is a decisive,...
View ArticleSC Mira: Defining Death Pop
Over time we have been able to build relationships with the PR people that we work with. After a while, they know what we will like and what might be up our alley. But occasionally they will throw us...
View ArticleØff Guard Debuts Strawberry Moon
Long Island natives Øff Guard are taking the familiar alternative rock genre and balancing it out with a little bit of pop and punk. Their second single, “Strawberry Moon”, is fraught with strong,...
View ArticleVISTA: Long Live And The Oasis Concepts
I had a chance to chat with the Long Island duo of Hope Vista and Greg Almeida, better known as VISTA, about their recently completed Long Live Tour, their recent EP release, Long Live, and their...
View ArticleForeign Sons Seeks Peace and Wonder
Foreign Sons – Screen Capture from YouTube There are times when we just need something uplifting and happy to listen to. We need to know that eventually life will be okay and that our outlook on what...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Taylor Phelan Unleashes Monsters
Taylor Phelan – Photo by Mike Windle Today we are pleased to introduce an exclusive premiere of Taylor Phelan‘s brand new lyric video for his single, “Monsters”. The Voice alumni also took a few extra...
View ArticleDRMCTHR Says To Hold Your Love
In the world of alternative music, the genre seems to be a catch-all for a style that just does not seem to fit any other type of music. And because of that we continue to fragment the genre into...
View ArticleVera Blue & Jacob Banks Takeover The Crocodile
One Tuesday, November 7th, Jess and I embarked on a trip to the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle to catch Australian singer/songwriter Vera Blue and London-native crooner Jacob Banks at The Crocodile....
View ArticleThe Jacks Debut Brand New Music Video
If you feel like good ol’ pop-rock has been neglected lately with the heavy influence of dance music we have seeing lately, have no fear, The Jacks are here to save the day. Remember the early 2000s?...
View ArticleMason Ashley Impresses Strangers
When I was presented with the new EP, Strangers, from 19-year old Mason Ashley, I was blown away by the maturity in her poetic and relatable lyrics. The second thing that caught my attention was her...
View ArticleVermillion Road Unleashes Only One
Music can be a colorful experience. And for Vermillion Road‘s vocalist, Will Robison, and guitarist, Hunter Heurich, those words could not be truer. Both have synesthsia, which, in layman’s terms, is...
View ArticleSleeptalk Hopes You’re Doing Well
Over the last year, the Los Angeles-based Sleeptalk, consisting of lead singer Anthony Fitzpatrick, guitarists Jason Fitzpatrick and Justin Melchor, bassist Paul McGill and drummer Tyler Kusnier, have...
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