JULIA-SOPHIE FORGIVE TOO SLOW BA DA BING! RECORDS With any form of electro music, pop, or ambient (take your pick) the key question these days is “what is that new element an artist can bring to the genre?” It can be big, it can be small, just [...]
LITTLE MYSTERY LITTLE MYSTERY RUINATION RECORD CO New York’s Ivy Meissner is one Little Mystery, and her self-titled debut album amply shows that she has chosen quite a fitting moniker to present her music. With quite an intriguing voice [...]
BAD BRAINS I AGAINST I BAD BRAINS RECORDS As a part of their ongoing remaster campaign, Bad Brains have reissued I Against I. Originally released in 1986, I Against I was the third studio album from the band and saw Bad Brains expand beyond the [...]
THE DONNAS SPEND THE NIGHT REAL GONE MUSIC One of the most influential punk bands of the 90s, The Donnas, exuded a rebellious energy that was often likened to the female version of the Ramones. Their high school persona, which revolved around [...]
ROBIN GUTHRIE ATLAS SOLEIL APRÈS MINUIT The Cocteau Twins were very much adored and influential when they were together from the 1980s until the early 1990s. Since then, the band has taken on an almost mythical status. Their music continues to [...]
LYS MORKE KNIFE THERAPY ARTOFFACT RECORDS Taking a route less traveled for any artist/musician is always filled with dangers and pitfalls, and to overcome these, you have to have a clear vision, determination and knowledge to truly overcome [...]
AFI BLACK SAILS IN THE SUNSET (25th ANNIVERSARY REISSUE) CRAFT RECORDINGS When it comes to one of the most intelligent and unique bands in the music industry, how does one come to talk about such a prestigious album that would be the gateway to [...]
DEEP PURPLE =1 EARMUSIC In 1974, both hippies and teens from around the world were grooving to the infectious smouldering sound of “Smoke On The Water”. 50 years later, the masterminds behind this iconic tune, Deep Purple have just [...]