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When you get the energy flowing with as much panache and efficiency as indie syndicate Cedars does in their new single “Empire,” it’s a decent likelihood you play alternative rock the right way. The frills, the fluff, and the ridiculously fat tones that we used to get away with some …

It starts with more cadence than I’m used to in a rock single, but before long, the track starts to rumble like nobody’s business. This song is lean and mean and yet it feels like it’s got the size to smash anything that gets in its path. Under the command …

Alexis Marrero has just released her highly anticipated new single “Wake Me Up” which is now available worldwide. Alexis Marrero is a singer, songwriter, and self-taught musician from Cleveland, Ohio. She began her career at the age of 16 and has gone on to release fan favorite singles including “Something …

Produced by respected composer Alex Newport, known for similar work with acts as diverse as Death Cab for Cutie and At the Drive In, among others, Paul Jacks’ new collection Amphibious moves on from the past without foregoing what brought Jacks to the dance. The personal touch distinguishing prior albums such as Black …

In his 2020 book Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern Rock, Michael Ray Fitzgerald states plainly that “trying to define the term ‘Southern Rock’ is tantamount to going down the proverbial rabbit hole. It’s a slippery, nebulous term that can mean almost anything.  On its face appears to imply rock …

For the record we don’t normally review books on this platform, but in this rare case we made an exception. Why you ask? To put it simply – “Because it Rocks.” Veteran rock photographer Lisa Johnson’s new book is simply titled Immortal Axes: Guitars That Rock. If the semi-esoteric first …

The modern business of making music starts online, and when it comes to networking with quality professionals, Song Angel knows no equal. Setting up an account with Song Angel is free and takes a fraction of the time it does to start up the average social media profile, and with …

The Psychedelic Furs today announced a 13-date spring U.S. tour — focused largely on dates in Florida and Texas — ahead of the release of Made of Rain, the band’s eighth studio album and their first full-length in nearly 30 years. The tour will open April 13 in Key West, Fla., and …

Linda Imperial’s latest release Heart Rock is an EP worth of songs packing a punch as any full-length album. Imperial evidences little if any interest in writing and recording superficial entertainments. Her music will definitely bring smiles to the faces of many listeners, but her overriding reason for writing and recording these …

Against the backdrop of what was a typically eccentric northern California afternoon, I had the pleasure of coming across the likes of Hēran Soun for myself as I prepared to present the acclaimed one-man musical wrecking ball with this year’s trophy for album of the year. As eerily calm and …