aLfie vera mella, Author at Cryptic Rock

Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaAugust 11, 2015

Only after one round of playing Ezra Furman’s new solo album, its title somehow could become indicative of what the attentive listener had just experienced—a collection of songs that reflects the variety, flexibility, and elusiveness of the artist’s musical eclecticism. In simple words, Perpetual Motion ... Read More

Stealing Sheep – Not Real (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaAugust 4, 2015

One attractive aspect of this contemporary band called Stealing Sheep is its name—very Indie-sounding. Another one is the music itself. In the current Indie Pop/Synthpop scene, some of those that have finally gained commercial status in the recent years included Tegan and Sara, Lights, La ... Read More

The Sisters of Mercy – First and Last and Always 30 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaJuly 22, 2015

Thirty years on, The Sisters of Mercy’s debut album, First and Last and Always, remains to be an epitome and standard template of the music genre that came to be known as Gothic Rock—sinister-sounding chord progressions and basslines; driving drum beats; sparkling, whipping guitar ... Read More

Devo’s Freedom of Choice Stands Tall 35 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaJuly 15, 2015

When “Whip It” hit the major U.S. and U.K. charts in the year the album containing it was released, Devo consequently became a household name for many music fans. The song enjoyed being a regular staple for many radio stations in the years that ... Read More

The Damned’s Phantasmagoria turns 30

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaJuly 13, 2015

Many music fans and critics who are familiar with The Damned regard the band as one of the pioneers of English Punk music, and this remains to this day a fair homage. After all, the band’s first three albums—Damned Damned Damned (1977), Music for Pleasure (1977), and Machine Gun ... Read More

Brandon Flowers – The Desired Effect (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaJuly 8, 2015

Any music enthusiast who is very familiar with the genres New Wave and Alternative Rock and the band The Killers should be able to glean that the music of this band is basically part–New Wave and part–Alternative Rock. The jagged and shapely strums of the ... Read More

aLfie vera mella

Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People (Album Review)

Stealing Sheep – Not Real (Album Review)

The Sisters of Mercy – First and Last and Always 30 Years Later

Devo’s Freedom of Choice Stands Tall 35 Years Later

The Damned’s Phantasmagoria turns 30

Brandon Flowers – The Desired Effect (Album Review)

Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People (Album Review)

Stealing Sheep – Not Real (Album Review)

The Sisters of Mercy – First and Last and Always 30 Years Later

Devo’s Freedom of Choice Stands Tall 35 Years Later

The Damned’s Phantasmagoria turns 30

Brandon Flowers – The Desired Effect (Album Review)

Interview – James Cassells of Asking Alexandria Discusses Like A House On Fire

Interview – Skinny of Mushroomhead

Interview – Holly Foster Wells Talks The Legacy Of Peggy Lee

Cemetery Skyline – Nordic Gothic (Album Review)

Testament – Brazen (Coffee Review)

Bobbie Dazzle – Fandabidozi (Album Review)