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Missy Higgins – Solastalgia (Album Review)

Tara SheaTara SheaMay 8, 2018

Landmarks in life serve as a turning point for learning and growth and for Australian Singer-Songwriter Missy Higgins, her latest album Solastalgia is living proof of this fact. Deriving from “comfort” and “pain,” the fifth studio album displays existentialism stemming from the birth of her ... Read More

Violent Femmes’ Debut Album Turns 35

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaApril 30, 2018

When Violent Femmes invaded the Alternative music limelight in the early ’80s, no one seemed to know what to make out of the quirky music of the wacky trio behind the band. Their style resided in that sonic spectrum between Punk and Post-Punk with a ... Read More

Shakey Graves – Can’t Wake Up (Album Review)

Lisa WhealyLisa WhealyApril 30, 2018

C.S. Lewis was quoted that it may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird, but it could be a jolly sight harder for an egg to learn to fly. Of course, being an ordinary egg can start to stink, and Shakey Graves ... Read More

Cary Brothers – Bruises (Album Review)

Lisa WhealyLisa WhealyApril 24, 2018

Some may have already heard the name Cary Brothers over the years, they just do not realize it. For one, his music graced the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack for the 2004 film Garden State, as well as the soundtrack to the 2010 college Comedy Easy A ... Read More

Melvins – Pinkus Abortion Technician (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaApril 19, 2018

The Melvins had been operating in the so-called belly of American Underground music scene in the mid-’80s, releasing their debut full-length in 1987; but they catapulted into the Alternative Rock limelight in the advent of the 1990s particularly after the late, highly influential Kurt Cobain ... Read More

Interview – Chris Corner of IAMX Talks Alive in New Light

Rafi ShlosmanRafi ShlosmanApril 18, 2018

Few artists have worked as hard and survived as many obstacles as Chris Corner of IAMX. As written many times, just when things were at their highest, Corner’s health came crashing down, forcing him to completely switch off from creating what he loves the most. ... Read More

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Missy Higgins – Solastalgia (Album Review)

Violent Femmes’ Debut Album Turns 35

Shakey Graves – Can’t Wake Up (Album Review)

Cary Brothers – Bruises (Album Review)

Melvins – Pinkus Abortion Technician (Album Review)

Interview – Chris Corner of IAMX Talks Alive in New Light

Missy Higgins – Solastalgia (Album Review)

Violent Femmes’ Debut Album Turns 35

Shakey Graves – Can’t Wake Up (Album Review)

Cary Brothers – Bruises (Album Review)

Melvins – Pinkus Abortion Technician (Album Review)

Interview – Chris Corner of IAMX Talks Alive in New Light

This Week in Horror Movie History – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Spawn (1997)

Developing Artist Showcase – The Goodluck Assembly

Developing Artist Showcase – Smashing Satellites

Developing Artist Showcase – Varsity

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Christine Lakin

Interview – Craig Schulz, Raymond S. Persi, & Robb Armstrong Talk Peanuts

Interview – Marky Ramone Talks Ramones, Punk Rock + More

Diana Ross and the Supremes – Love Child (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

Skillet – Revolution (Album Review)

Pixies – The Night the Zombies Came (Album Review)