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  • “The Lights Complain” – another superb entry into Swami Lushbeard catalog!

    After a one-year run of critically-acclaimed singles, which include, “#Enemy,” “All About You,” and “The Truth”, L.A. rock band, Swami Lushbeard once again prove why they are easily one of the finest, most dynamic underground bands that are currently gracing the genre, with their intense, insightful, and perfectly orchestrated...
  • LA based band KingQueen releases single + music video “Roller Coaster”

    LA based band KingQueen releases single + music video “Roller Coaster”. The song gives that pop punk Blink182 vibes with a driving drum beat and a fun vocal melody that is easy to sing along with. A song about heartbreak? Yes but it’s not in any way a cheesy...
  • Love Ghost – “Let It All Burn” pushes the group to new heights!

    Love Ghost sprang almost immediately from obscurity with their debut release, and are grabbing fan attention while glorying in the praises of the alternative rock media. Well, by now we’re onto them; we know their influences, we know their imagery, we know what they’re all about, and maybe we...
  • Kaz Bielinski: “Forever Love” – Just In Time for Valentine’s!

    Most definitions of melody describe the concept as a musically pleasing sequence of notes.  Which is true, but incomplete.  A song’s melody is its soul, it’s what makes a piece unique, and what usually sticks with listeners more than any other element of a composition. Through the years, since...
  • Interview: Miles Casella – Live show coming up in New Orleans

    Miles Casella is a Hip-Hop artist from Baton Rouge, LA, who has released several projects under different aliases since 2014. Miles blends Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Blues to create his own eclectic style. He has just released his album “The Sidewalk Flower” which illustrates the view of a small-town kid...
  • Manifest Calling releases their CD “Retro Rock” on January 1st!

    Manifest Calling are releasing their CD “Retro Rock” on January 1st 2018. Just like the title of the album, the band’s eventful and fateful history goes back to another era.  Performing at many iconic LA venues like the ‘The Roxy’, ‘The Troubadour’, ‘Gazzarri’s’, ‘Madam Wong’s’ as well as other...
  • Ladi Anne: “Villas” powerfully evocative music and visuals

    It is the first cold, rainy morning of the fall season, and I’m sitting here listening to one of the most beautiful piano pieces I’ve heard in a while, courtesy of LA based singer, songwriter and audio-visual creator, Ladi Anne. The piece, “Villas”, is flowing, slightly melancholic, and absolutely...
  • Swami Lushbeard: “Blood Is Sicker Than Water” – a concise concept EP!

    L.A. Rock band Swami Lushbeard is officially back with a brand-new EP, “Blood Is Sicker Than Water” In the studio for the first time since the release of their single “Where The Sheep Are Led” in 2014, which I totally missed, having last reviewed their EP “A Burning Desire”...
  • RALPHY: ‘PEACE LOVER’ – A Rich Electro-Pop Tapestry!

    Australian-born and LA based independent pop artist RALPHY is receiving an overwhelming response to her EP ‘PEACE LOVER’, released a few months ago.  A proud advocate of equal rights and gay pride, RALPHY is highlighting the need for social accountability through this EP. To be honest, I had never...