MUSIC REVIEWS

What’s in an opening track? Tracing back to legendary rock albums Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Rise of Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, and Led Zeppelin IV, the art of the opening track is put on full display: all serve as flash bangs that …

Long Island’s Chris St. John’s time as a lawyer and eventually a judge certainly served him well in observing and dealing with relationships and personalities of all types. I’m sure he’s seen his fair share of pain, suffering and crime. In his outstanding single “I’d Send You My Heart” from …

“A Fleeting Life in a Square” kicks off Ian Bouras’ A Blind Painter’s Guide to Coloring Breath. The eight song collection benefits from superb production despite his independent status and its success is even more notable thanks to the conditions under which he wrote the tracks and the fact they are …

Love is a very complex and delicate subject to discuss in music because many times outside of professing how you feel about that special someone, breakup songs are often one-sided and usually very angry and it’s understandable why that could fill a void of catharsis for people, because who hasn’t …

Who doesn’t love a good concept album? It’s the type of album that challenges its creators to craft something that functions as a fluid and thought-out story, but can also be consumed casually by the more “song to song” crowd without feeling bogged down by the weight of its own …

Compassion irradiates on Randy Seedorff’s Begin Again. Having performed and written music for nearly 30 years, Randy pours every bit of his happiness and relief, and nostalgia into this dense record. It’s not hard to understand why when nearly two decades ago Randy fell victim to an armed robbery that …

Rock music has undergone some serious identity crisis in the last few years. I always say at what point are we just going the throw away the concept of musical genre as a way to quantify these things because the lines are getting blurrier and blurrier. Like would you consider …

Arkansas born singer/songwriter Billy Jeter’s forthcoming album Shine Eye Landing is a new peak in his musical career. The ten-song collection expands on the merits of his past work without venturing away from what has made him successful so far. Maintaining such balance while developing his art is one of Shine Eye Landing’s …

You can’t claim Indian singer/songwriter Vineet doesn’t have the best intentions. Or lacks idealism. His latest single “Jab the World” is a timely track written in the maelstrom of a worldwide pandemic that has left millions sick, dying, or dead. It celebrates the personal sacrifices made by front-line medical personality …

Doug Kistner should have been a household name by now. If you heard his music out on the street you’d think you were listening to a missing b-side from a band that you *think* you know, but in reality is a talent all his own. Let me not be mistaken …