By Alitzia Tyminski – Goodnight Sunrise have music at radio right now as well and are releasing their brand new album “Against All Odds” this Friday, October 7th. The album …
This year will be 30 years since Andrew Nolan started working in the music industry and yes he’s still at it however, Andrew only recently released his first single and earlier …
”Care Free” is the debut EP by Swedish alternative rock group Omni of Halos. A 4 track explosion of noisy pop music derived from skewed, guitar-driven melodies, topped with the …
They have just released a killer album titled “Lingonberry”. They are working with a Swedish label. They sing in English, but they are from Milan. Who are they? Deaf Lingo! …
Gab De La Vega is an Italian-born singer-songwriter with a hardcore and punk rock background. He’s embarking on his third acoustic solo tour in Canada, with shows in Ontario, Quebèc, …
By Lee Valentine Smith – SVT was a San Francisco-based rock and roll band active in the late ‘70s and very early ‘80s. Although they’re probably best remembered for including …
By Lee Valentine Smith – Recently, I had the incredible honor of speaking with Prescott Niles of The Knack for a marathon interview session. The reason for our conversation was …
Hamilton, Ontario-based singer/songwriter James Favron examines love gone wrong on his heartfelt alt-pop/folk single, “Lovers.” Written in the aftermath of the dissolution of his marriage, but without the outright bitterness …
They popped out of the blue with a couple of interesting singles, which resonated with lots of people interested in new punk rock sounds. Their debut EP is an explosive …
By Lee Valentine Smith – Don McLean is the oft-lauded singer-songwriter responsible for the one of the most successful and analyzed songs of modern music. Recorded 51 years ago this …
By Lee Valentine Smith – After 20-plus years of incredible music-making, Boston-based Sarah Borges has found her niche for creating brilliant slice-of-life vignettes within the confines of passionately evocative songwriting. …
By Lee Valentine Smith – April March is a pop genius. As a musician, she’s heavily influenced by French pop music and the very best of ‘60s baroque, folk and obscure symphonic …
By Lee Valentine Smith – When Marshall Crenshaw recorded for the New York-based Razor & Tie label, vinyl just wasn’t popular. CDs were all the rage and his catalog of …
Preeminent blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Tinsley Ellis was just as flummoxed by the pandemic as anyone else. But in his case, he turned the pandemic downtime into a creative …
Released in early February, Tomorrow, seamlessly continues The Rave-Ups’ tradition of blending country, pop, punk and straight-ahead rock and roll. Nowadays this heady blend is often lumped into the catch-all “Americana” …
By Lee Valentine Smith – Oui means yes and it’s also the title of the latest album from those crafty pop savants Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser. For their first …
Sweden’s Rotten Mind have just released their fifth studio album, Unflavored, and they have just embarked on a European Tour to promote it. Right before leaving, they answered a few …
By Quinn Donoghue – After a 9 year hiatus, Doom Metal band, Mares of Thrace, has reignited their beloved project with a new album called The Exile. Before my interview with lead …
Virginia-based singer-songwriter Ivy Ryann has released a breathtaking new album, “A Nonaggressive Extreme Violation of Boundaries,” and, yes, the album is just as great as its title might suggest. We …
By Lee Valentine Smith – Thirty-eight years ago this month, the Sydney-based band Hoodoo Gurus released their debut LP Stoneage Romeos. The first track (on the Australian version) was their self-referential “(Let’s …