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Jim Byron Wins The ‘Psychiatric Lottery’

Music has become wide open. No longer does an artist have to stay within one specific genre or style. Being an independent artist provides a freedom to create your own lane. Our recent find Jim Byron is a perfect example of this. Based in the U.S. the alternative musician, songwriter, and producer has dove headfirst […]

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Behind The Song Music You Should Know Review

Slightly Stoopid – One More Night

In the music video for Slightly Stoopid‘s latest single, ‘One More Night,’ a grown and humble guitarist sits on the peak of a canyon, gazing at the morning ocean waves. Or, he’ll be sitting at a quiet diner with nothing but his notebook and a can of Modelo. At the beginning of the video, he’s […]

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Interview

IBG Interview – 8 Questions With… Skooma Cat

Music can come from anywhere. Sometimes the deepest forms of inspiration become the best songs. Our new friends Skooma Cat are quite deep but quite silly at the same time. We caught up with the eclectic rock band to get a little look behind the curtain and into their minds. Enjoy the ride: First off, […]

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Matt Finucane Paints a Musically Quirky ‘Ugly Scene’ in New EP

Primal. Innovative. Gripping. Spooky.   These are all words that have been attributed to Matt Finucane‘s music, but there are probably no better words to describe the musician than his own. He says he’s “happy to be an explorer and purveyor of the wonderfully unconventional and confrontational,” a description that makes perfect sense once you give […]

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Pollens Releases Quirky Yet Catchy Single ‘Words’

NYC-based experimental rock group Pollens just released their first single, called “Words.” It’s coming out ahead of their forthcoming EP Mister Manufacture, which is set to release tomorrow, October 27. Pollens is currently a duo, made up of original member Jeff Aaron Bryant alongside Elizabeth May, who has been with the group since 2015. With grooving electronic […]

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Junkie Twins “Push to Exit”: A Rainbow of Rock

For Mother’s Day weekend, I enlisted the help of my parents and sister to give The Junkie Twins’ Push to Exit a family filled review. Fitting too, because The Junkie Twins is a band of Australian brothers, Anthony and David Gill, now residing in Brooklyn. With the help of my family, I could comment on how […]

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The Raveonettes Have Another Hit with “Junko Ozawa”

I think with this being the third review for the Raveonettes‘ 1-track-per-month Rave-Sound-of-the-Month series (so many hyphens!), it’s already known that I really appreciate their sound. For those who haven’t read the two previous reviews that I’ve done, you might want to go check them out now so you’re not so behind! Raveonettes Advance Rave-Sound-of-the-Month […]

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Autolux Blends Rock, Electronica a la ’90s Alt Acts

If an album title like Pussy’s Dead doesn’t grab your attention, I’m not sure anything will. The 10-track LP is the third studio album from American alt rock trio Autolux. The band, who just wrapped a second weekend at Coachella and scored a mention on NPR’s All Songs Considered, is amidst a North American and […]