Category Archives: Reviews

Cary Brothers music has been featured on TV and in film, most notably Scrubs and Garden State. His music is not what some people may expect if the first song they hear is Brothers first and biggest hit, “Blue Eyes” … Continue reading →

Steve Carlson makes music that is a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll, with a splash of funk, some R&B, and a lot of soul. His music is a fabulously crafted tapestry of genres knitted together with … Continue reading →

What I know about R&B and hip-hop can be summed up with the following words: “it’s not my thing really.” So when my friend, Calum, forced his ear phones on me and made me listen to the current single “Umbrella”, … Continue reading →

Have you ever known the pleasure of a good tip? You know that warm glow that you get when you realise that someone steered you right? It might be a hot tip on a “sure thing” at 20 to 1 … Continue reading →

Throwback Suburbia are the archetypal power-pop band, with intelligent lyrics, hooky arrangements, and melodies galore. They blend their pop sensibilities with a rock & roll attitude and create fun, energetic, and contagious music. Throwback’s neo power-pop sound has attracted a … Continue reading →

Sophomore albums are difficult to do well and many bands have suffered from the sophomore album curse. That curse is one of the reasons that the second album is so hotly anticipated from any band, but when that band is … Continue reading →

Can you imagine a world where U2 was still cool? Imagine they had taken the right track and followed Nirvana down that Alt.rock path. Imagine if they had turned away from the mawkish, bland has-been rock that they are so … Continue reading →