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This shouldn’t be such a big deal. Anyone who is stunned by In Flames’s seemingly sudden shift to easily-digestible alt-metal hasn’t been playing very close attention. This has been a long time coming. In Flames, renowned for originating the GothenburgRead more…
Buck 65 is a musician that can never be accused of always doing the same thing. Over his career Buck has thrown quite a few knuckle balls to loyal fans. The difference between his folky almost country 2004 release Talkin’Read more…
The Verve Pipe (not to be confused with that other band The Verve) formed in 1992 when Brian Vander Ark of Johnny With An Eye and Donny Brown of Water 4 the Pool decided to join forces and bring theirRead more…
I took the opportunity to visit myself fifteen years ago. Here’s a transcript of our chat. Old Jon: Hi younger Jon! I’m you from the future! Younger Jon: Wow, that’s incredible! What’s the future like? OJ: Things are different now.Read more…
The Wyld are a trio from New Zealand who blend rock and hip hop to create a unique sound. I first heard of these guys via Oddisee which is funny considering their break out song is titled Odyssey. Turns outRead more…
A Toothpaste Suburb is the debut album from rapsmith Milo. Despite this being a debut he has previously released a number of EP’s and mixtapes as such he has an established style and sound. Milo’s rap style reminds me ofRead more…
Los Angeles beat maker TOKiMONSTA has a new album out today titled Desiderium. The sound is very similar to her album from last year titled Half Shadows. I would class this as electronic and not really dance music as itRead more…
DRONES is Swordplay, PT Burnem and Erick Ackers (who has worked with Swordplay before with their Double Rainbow project). DRONES is somewhere between folk and hip hop. Musically there is a lot of acoustic guitar with simple sparse beats andRead more…
You know who’s got The Touch? Stan Bush, that’s who. For the second consecutive album, Stan Bush has released a new version of his hit from the 1986 Transformers movie “The Touch”. The “Power Mix” featured here is a remixRead more…
Awol One of the legendary Shapeshifters crew has a new pay what you like mixtape available via bandcamp. Before I get int his music I have to mention that if you are on Instagram you should be following Awol’s InstagramRead more…