You Love You is the kinetic sophomore release that manages to harness the raw ferocity of NYC band Semi Precious Weapons. This is a disc of pop infused glam rock that will provide the listener a good incentive to check the band out live. It doesn’t hurt matters when (more…)Read More

Who better than Snoop to take you on a hip-hop tour of the West Coast? (Maybe Dre, but he’s holed up in a Studio somewhere toying with the ill-fated Detox record). This compilation marks the 25th anniversary of Priority Records, the label responsible for unleashing hip-hop powerhouse N.W.A on the (more…)Read More

The long standing Canadian tradition of front-men breaking away from their band-mates to scratch that solo itch now includes Jay Malinowski and his solo debut Bright Lights and Bruises. The material included here is considerably more subdued, but wouldnotsoundout of place on a Bedouin Soundclash album. The problem here is (more…)Read More

MTV Unplugged was recently dusted off and started showcasing modern pop and rock acts again. They have certainly chosen an eclectic list which includes one Miss Katy Perry. It is always refreshing to watch a pop artist such as Perry try to reshape theirmaterialtofit an acoustic format. Tracks (more…)Read More

Now something tells me that Wide Mouth Mason may have missed the boat with this CD/DVD set. The band’s last studio effort was released back in 2005, and their last commercial release back in 2002. Wide Mouth Mason’s brand of blues rock rode the back of talented guitar virtuoso (more…)Read More

Carlos Santana sure knows how to pick ‘em, having Chris Cornell cover Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love”, Indie Arie and Yo Yo Ma guest on “While my Guitar Gently Weeps”, Chris Daughtry cover Def Leppard’s “Photograph” all work surprisingly well. However,having Chester Bennington cover “Riders on the Storm” and Nas (more…)Read More

On Darkest of Discos (DoD) Cape Breton’s Slowcoaster has put together a solid follow-up to their well received previous effort Future Radio. While DoD strays a bit from the reggae and funk elements that made previous albums so enjoyable, it is not to say that this is any less of (more…)Read More