The September Choice 5 features a diverse set of music groups that stretch from the Midwest to the Middle East geographically, and range in vast styles of original independent music. Chain Reaction by Distorted Harmony Tel Aviv, Israel is home to this modern progressive metal group, formed in 2009 by a frustrated jazz pianist. After … Read more
December 29, 2012 by Ric Albano Lepers and Deities is the fourth album by the British trio, The Treat. It is the type of album that not only gets more interesting as it goes along, but is also better with each listen, which is the true mark of a great album. Released this past October … Read more
November 30, 2012 by Ric Albano I’ve seen others refer to Twelve Twenty-Four as a “Trans-Siberian Orchestra tribute band”. This may have been true when they started a decade ago, but they’ve certainly carved out their own niche recently, especially with the release of their second album Light In the Dark. In fact, each year … Read more
Buy Clockwork Angels It’s quite a “rush” to listen to a new album by rock’s holy triumvirate, the Canadian band Rush. I can still recall the excitement in the air when I purchased Snakes and Arrows on a bright May 1, 2007. That album was a true revelation of rock and seeing them twice on … Read more
We are excited by the quality of new albums being released so far this year. Just yesterday, we reviewed the excellent debut by the “supergroup” Flying Colors, which followed our previous review of Jack White’s debut solo effort, Blunderbuss. Earlier in the year, a reunited Van Halen put out A Different Kind of Truth – … Read more
Buy Blunderbuss With his first official “solo” effort coming a decade and a half into an already packed career, Jack White strikes a nice balance on Blunderbuss between artistic endeavors and melodic song craft. The album was released in April 2012 on White’s own label, Third Man Records and was written, recorded and produced entirely … Read more
One of America’s classic hard rock bands are back and are ready to blow off the charts with a new album that America has been waiting for since 2008. Van Halen released their new album, A Different Kind of Truth, on February 7th. I can’t tell you how excited I am to see these guys … Read more