I’m not sure why this myself, is but it’s been proven time and again that familiar music is much more likely to incite positive feelings than anything else. So if you want to induce a good mood for yourself, listen to something you already love. Whether you’re on the road, cleaning house, at work or…
We gotta cut the strings sometime baby. We can’t rely on our mothers to coddle us forever, growing up just won’t happen otherwise. This week’s album review salutes those movers of culture. Mother Mother – No Culture released February 10, 2017 ******** 8/10 Mother Mother are a Canadian rock group from Vancouver Canada. Yay for Canadian content!…
The difference between one band who is heavily influenced by the past and emulates heroes successfully versus one which merely walks in the shoes of giants is… Risk. How willing that band or act is in taking a risk will often dictate their trajectory much more quickly than one which mires about in mediocrity. It’s…
I’m going to tell you a story about a concert. Okay dear readers? Once upon a time, a handsome, gallant, and thoughtful young(ish) man decided to take the lady he was courting to see a merry band of musicians from a far away land. For to woo her and make her upper and nether regions…
I wish I could catch a train out of town to get away from this review, but I already bought the ticket, and it’s non-transferable. I might as well enjoy the ride as best I can, right dear readers? Train – A Girl, A Bottle, A Boat released January 27, 2017 ***** 5/10 Train are…
Sometimes when you’re stoking the fire you’ll get sparks. Good or bad, it’s a consequence of taking a risk. And other times, what started out as a small flame turns into something so large you can’t help but feel the heat – hopefully you can handle the inferno. As we already knew, the theme of…
When a band has been around for over 25 years, you probably should stand up when they enter the room and definitely stop talking out of respect when they say something, unless you’re a dick. If you’re a dick, you can just close your ears and pretend it never happened. Probably to your detriment. This week we explore…
Ubiquitous. Present, appearing or found everywhere. Synergy. The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances or other agents to produce a combined effort greater than the sum of their separate effects. Seeker. A person who is attempting to find or obtain something. USS – New World Alphabet released January 13, 2017 ********** 10/10 Ubiquitous Synergy…
Politics and music have always been brothers in arms. The connection between expression and intention can be seen in a number of different cultures and subsets of cultures too. While we cannot know the implication of making music that has a political slant, it is in the emotion that we become effected, and hopefully change…
Leonard Cohen left this world in both a dramatic and cheeky fashion with his final offering. He realized long ago that true music fans almost always want more from you, more emotion, more physicality, more spirituality, more presence, the list goes on. With his final album, You Want It Darker, Cohen gave us something quite visceral,…