Archive of ‘Reviews’
Dominic Balli’s “American Dream” 2011
Dominic Balli’s “American Dream” 2011 Written by Rawkzilla’s: David Hitchcock Talk about mastering crossing genres, “American Dream” is a very well put together collaboration of reggae, hip hop, rock and pop. Kicking off the record is self titled “American Dream” (featuring Sonny of P.O.D.) a cool, catchy, effects driven [...]
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Yours Truly new album form Paradise Fears is out now! Gets 4.5 star review!
Yours Truly from Paradise Fears is a bold, unabashedly heartfelt debut record that proves a lot for the artists without trying to prove a thing. Review by Jay Escobar-Haskins The opening track wastes no time mining familiar territory and showing that Paradise Fears is a comfortable jumping right into the catchy pop punk [...]
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Love Out Loud “A Story Worth Telling” album review
Minneapolis Pop band Love Out Loud‘s “A Story Worth Telling” get’s 4 star review !! Read Review Here Love Out Loud – “A Story Worth Telling” (EP Version) Review The time when rock was full of teen angst captured by waves of angry guitar riffs and warbling semi-political, self-referential, hyper aggressive, yet passively sensitive lyrics [...]
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Minnesota’s top indi rock band Fades Away….new album “Perception” gets 4 stars
Rawking out to “Perception”, Fades Away’s new album,you’ll find that there is nothing hidden, these guys shove everything at you through the speakers in this record. Its been a long time since I’ve heard a band come out of the cracks with such solid guitar riffs and melodic sounds. Finding someone to direct Fades Aways’ [...]
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Philmont “The Transition Ep” REVIEW
With the release of their latest EP, “The Transition”, North Carolina based rockers Philmont, sound as if they have found a new way to present their lyrics. After their 2009 debut album, which brought this band into the forefront of christian music, came change. Not only visable ones, such as the lineup, but it sounds like their music [...]
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“Earn Your Stripes” by Same As Sunday album review
-Same As Sunday caught my attention on MySpace (remember that website?), back in 2008. Later, I caught their 2009 “The Dollar for Dollar EP,” an effort showed glimpses of brilliance surrounded by a lot of cookie cutter pop-punk aesthetic. Much of the music I heard from them in the past was fun and exciting but [...]
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Artist vs Poet “Favorite Fix” review
“I guess I had a damn rough night, I’m still piecing it together. There’s a girl in my bed, and I haven’t even met her.” So goes the chorus from the lead single Damn Rough Night on Artist vs. Poet’s debut full length album Favorite Fix. This is an album that you put on the [...]
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Mayday Parade’s “Anywhere But Here”
Mayday Parade’s latest release, “Anywhere but here”, is an album that could have been a disaster,-to any long time fan of the band the disaster could start immediately. Derek Sanders has taken over as vocalist, and the change could have been brutal. This is Mayday Parade’s first album without former front-man Jason Lancaster and it [...]
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Kingsfoil Review gets a 5 star rating !
Kingsfoil Hailing from York, Pennsylvania, Kingsfoil’s latest self-titled release is a breath of fresh air musically. One can hear Kingsfoil’s influences, but they are mere sonic silhouettes in the backdrop of their shining originality. While their sound is hard to categorize, I’d call it indie-alt-rock. With pervasive catchiness, much of their stuff is radio-friendly but [...]
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Seabird “Rocks into Rivers” album review
The pop-rockers of Seabird deliver a solid album of tunes that soar, groove and stick with you long after you turn it off. Reminiscent of Coldplay, Leeland, and The Fray, this album is full of quirky creativity and hopeful lyrics that will have you tapping your feet from start to finish. Aaron Morgan has a [...]
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