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Seven Day Sleep Makes Metal Accessible In Red Lipstick Murders

Despite themes of killing and Gothic tones, Seven Day Sleep’s “Red Lipstick Murders” provides accessible, progressive metal to modern audiences. A fast, distorted guitar carries the intro, clean vocals accompanied by a resounding electric bass drives the verse, an anthem of a chorus brings it all together. Halfway through the song, the band throws in […]

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Jackie Venson – The Devil’s Hands And An Angel’s Voice

Austin born and based blues musician Jackie Venson recently released a video for “Rollin On” from her her latest album, Jackie Venson Live At Strange Brew, which hit audiences this past September. The track beautifully crescendos from a cool and slow start to Jackie Venson straight wailing on her Stratocaster accompanied by an organ solo. […]

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Interview

Dungeons and Dragons and Peanut Butter Cups: An Interview with Slothrust

To try and fit Slothrust into a single category or genre of music would defeat the purpose of the band, so I’m just going to call them this — kick-ass. The unique trio of jazz inspired rockers from Boston recently played a show at Rough Trade NYC in Brooklyn this past weekend. I caught up […]

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Pain or Joy, Denny White’s Traces Shows How Some People Stay With You Forever

Denny White’s first single of 2017, “Traces,” accurately represents how a person feels after an important relationship ends.Whether a connection ends on good or bad terms, the shadow of your loved one replaces a part of yourself. Coming off the success “Psycho,” White continues his distinctive mix of traditional singer songwriter and modern day producer. […]

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Freedom Fry Has Got A Brand New Drug In “Junkie”

Because love isn’t entirely tangible, musicians often tend to relate it to something real, something you can touch, something you need. Being in love can feel like being drunk. Losing love can feel like starvation. In their latest single, “Junkie,” L.A. based indie-pop band Freedom Fry calls love a drug. In a press release, Freedom […]

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Loose Buttons’ Sundays Shows Broken Hearts In The Heart Of The City

Loose Buttons presents a situation in which plenty of us have been. Two people date for a while, but one half of the couple realizes it’s not working out. The other half desperately tries salvaging whats left of the connection. They break up. It’s all cool though because that hopeless romantic afraid of being single […]

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The smallest Creature delivers big hits with debut album, “Million”

The smallest Creature exudes a rather unique and Gothic post punk sound. Electric guitars and slightly distorted vocals give off that classic grunge style, but the inclusion of violin and piano on multiple tracks creates a dark and sophisticated tone for their debut album, Million. How The smallest Creature was Born Originally, The smallest Creature […]