From the drop of the first stick, “Anchorage” is a salute to the healing qualities of an uplifting guitar melody. Included on the September
As a common fixture in the second wave of ska, the “2 Tone” genre was particularly prominent in England throughout the late ’70s and
Baby Baby is a very promising garage-rock group out of Chicago, able to churn out a ferocious, hook-filled sound despite youthfulness and relatively lo-fi
New Mongrels have existed in some form for over 150 years. One of the group’s members, Haynes Brooke, had a great-grandfather who founded the
It sometimes happens that, when I’m driving through the familiar streets of Cape Town, my mind wanders away from the task at hand. Yet
Sample-savvy songwriter The Derevolutions released a new track in “Automate Your Soul”, which incorporates a variety of playful vocal samples to assemble its poppy,
Half-Life by Marla Mase We last heard from Marla Mase in June, when we featured the rockin’ “She Hooked Him Up” and its sweet,
Mode Moderne have that dark post-punk thing down pat, with added versatility to boot. Their full-length, Occult Delight, spans from “melodic mope-pop” in The Smiths’
When I stumbled across Travis Bretzer’s “Lady Red” a year ago, I assumed the jangle-pop songwriter would be signed by year’s end. As it
The wide-ranging “Bell Ringer” is an enjoyable seven-minute microcosm of Gumshen, a Seattle-based group that incorporates thumping electronica and several variations of rock music,
