Posts from the ‘Features’ category

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Give yourself plenty of time to savor “The Slow Down” with the Amanda Broadway Band

Who hasn’t said themselves at one point or another, “There simply aren’t enough hours in the day!”? Such frustrated musings are all too common a…

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Go on a sweet and bitter descent with Another One Down!

While the fanfare of live pop punk staples like Warped Tour and Riot Fest have perhaps ebbed somewhat from the heights of public mainstream popularity…

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Johnny Loves Maddie and singing about “Skies of Tangerine”

It’s often said that context matters. This rings true for near most things in life, whether it’s the full context of a photograph, a conversation,…

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Biffy Clyro look within for The Myth of The Happily Ever After

When it comes to entertainment, sequels, crossovers, or blending of established material of any kind, can incite immediate concern among anyone who has already experienced…

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Pete Mancini singles out some special stories with two new songs

In today’s music landscape, especially with artists facing a need to recover some ground from what they lost during the height of lockdown and loss…

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John Thayer and the wondrous worldliness of “Akaku” (Premiere Play)

Pieces of music are like short stories. Whether a song has words or is purely instrumental, it conveys either a set of feelings, thoughts, or…

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“You Must Be This Tall To Die” and ride Action Park’s emotionally turbulent debut

The newest addition to the global punk canon, You Must Be This Tall To Die, the debut full-length from emo pop-punk band Action Park, fits right in…

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“Cheers” to Jukebox the Ghost and their supportive new single

If there’s one thing that’s intrinsically associated with pop music, it’s catchiness – followed closely by choruses. Songs written in the style aren’t always the…

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Rachel Eckroth’s composer creativity thrives in the “The Garden”

Composer, pianist, vocalist, and clever arranger, Rachel Eckroth, reminds listeners on her newest LP, The Garden (Rainy Days Records, 2021), that imagery paired with music – even…

Hold a place in your next playlist for Title Holder’s debut single “Animal”

Albert Einstein said, “Genius is 1% talent, 99% hard work.” Though a man with a legacy firmly rooted in science and mathematics, Einstein’s sentiment could…