aLfie vera mella, Author at Cryptic Rock

British Sea Power – Sea of Brass (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaDecember 29, 2015

Formed in 2000, in East Sussex, England, the prolific and proficient British Sea Power has released nine full-length albums in their fifteen years of activity, from 2003’s The Decline of British Sea Power to 2015’s Sea of Brass. This discography consists of standard albums and ... Read More

Maritime – Magnetic Bodies/Map of Bones (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaDecember 28, 2015

Enthusiasts of Post-Punk New Wave who grew up immersed in the music of pioneers of the genre should be really digging Maritime, an American band that has been in existence for about twelve years now. Maritime is armed already with five full-length albums of consistently ... Read More

Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World 30 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaDecember 24, 2015

Many music enthusiasts remember lots of great bands only for their hit singles, which is really unfortunate. This has practically made many albums lost in the past, overshadowed by whatever carrier singles were culled off them. However, because of the advent of the Internet, which ... Read More

Best Coast – California Nights (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaDecember 24, 2015

Formed in 2009, in California, United States, Best Coast is the duo Bethany Cosentino (vocals, guitars, songwriting) and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno. To date, Best Coast has released three full-length albums – Crazy for You (2010), The Only Place (2012), and California Nights (2015). Whereas the ... Read More

The Zombies – Still Got That Hunger (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaDecember 23, 2015

Every time the topic is ’60s Pop/Rock music, many people seem to automatically and ecstatically turn into The Beatles mode and virtually nothing else. Well, maybe that is the usual case with the so-called mainstream-music listeners then and even now, who base their musical knowledge ... Read More

Squeeze – Cradle to the Grave (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaDecember 18, 2015

Formed in 1975 in London, England, by Chris Difford (guitar, vocals, lyrics) and Glenn Tilbrook (vocals, guitar, music), Squeeze is one of the pioneering and relatively most enduring and prolific bands associated with classic New Wave music. In its long, albeit sporadic, career, Squeeze has ... Read More

aLfie vera mella

British Sea Power – Sea of Brass (Album Review)

Maritime – Magnetic Bodies/Map of Bones (Album Review)

Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World 30 Years Later

Best Coast – California Nights (Album Review)

The Zombies – Still Got That Hunger (Album Review)

Squeeze – Cradle to the Grave (Album Review)

British Sea Power – Sea of Brass (Album Review)

Maritime – Magnetic Bodies/Map of Bones (Album Review)

Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World 30 Years Later

Best Coast – California Nights (Album Review)

The Zombies – Still Got That Hunger (Album Review)

Squeeze – Cradle to the Grave (Album Review)

Interview – Lindsey Stirling

Interview – BJ Thomas

Interview – Keegan Connor Tracy

Nightmare Beach (4K Ultra HD Review)

Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells – Together (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

Beasto Blanco – KINETICA (Album Review)