Andrew J. Stewart is a self-taught guitarist, drummer, pianist from South Jersey. The singer-songwriter has a solo project called ANDRUM that delivers a blend of influences which include metal, rock, jazz, rap, funk and others. A quick run through the project’s ever-growing catalog shows that ANDRUM opens on a hard hitting note with the one-two-three […]
Alternative Rock Newcomers Tomorrow’s Fate Present their Debut Single ‘Son Come Home’
The question for the meaning of life has fascinated almost everyone at one point or the other. Many people think about it daily and still no one seems to have found a satisfactory answer. This exact phenomenon is the topic of ‘Son Come Home’, the debut single of the Austrian alternative rock newcomers Tomorrow’s Fate. […]
Gear – “Crash and Burn” – sure-footed between indie cool and rock traditions!
The modern musical world is a fast-moving place. A place of exploration, of innovation, of invention. It’s a place where genres are fused into new forms, new sonic territories sought, zeitgeists are surfed and the ever-changing fads and fashions adhered to. But sometimes it all gets a bit exhausting. Sometimes it seems to be trying […]
EH – “Living After Midnight” ft. Tim “Ripper” Owens coalesces into a monster track
During 1980 British heavy metal band Judas Priest released their 6th album, “British Steel”, which was their first gold album in the USA. The project produced 3 hit singles, “Breaking The Law”, “United” and “Living After Midnight”. This latter track which speaks to the hedonistic, rebellious spirit of the late 1970s and early 1980s, is […]
Michael A. Galianos – “Time of the Century” ft. Jenni Monday from the album “Hush”
Michael A. Galianos is a singer-songwriter from Bergenfield, NJ. In 1997 he kicked things off with the EP “Feel”, under the moniker of M.A.G. (Mad Ass Greecians). In 2006, he released his first full length, “Cerebral Snapshots”, and then followed that up in 2011 with his second album, “Beautiful Discovery”. Over 745 stations around the US began playing tracks off of “Beautiful […]
Darren Michael Boyd – “Wonders of the Invisible World” – thrills and mesmerizes throughout, delivering monumental riffs
2020 Josie Music Award nominee, Darren Michael Boyd returns to the spotlight with his second full-length album, entitled “Wonders of the Invisible World”. This is the follow-up to his 2019 release, “Lifting The Curse”, which was created as a sort of therapy for the physical and psychological complications Boyd had suffered in life-altering car accident. […]
DAV!D&CLARA – “Human part 2 : Invoking Antonio” – as implicit as it explicit
“Human part 2 : Invoking Antonio” continues to define DAV!D&CLARA’s ambition, and the search for DAV!D’s predominating inner-self, which has contrasting variations. This in turn, gives him a much needed edge in creating evolving perspectives of who he really is…or who we think he is. Apparent to all – from the outside, he is the […]
Fitzsimon and Brogan – “This Wicked Pantomime” – The energy and edginess is evident!
FaB’s (Fitzsimon and Brogan) latest studio album, “This Wicked Pantomime”, is a return to their musical base. Rejecting the overly adorned styling of modern rock and pop, the album emphasizes a raw and uncluttered approach. With all songs written by Neil Fitzsimon, this recording further develops FaB’s signature sound encompassing their musical expanse while laying […]
Red Roll – “Call Me Mad” – a balance of searching lyrics with loud riffs, anthemic vocals, and breakneck energy
“Call Me Mad”, the first single off the album “At The End The Beginning” by Italian rock band Red Roll, is a true masterpiece of alternative rock music that shows how beautifully epic this art can be when it’s done right. The song twists and careens through rock, grunge, metal and punk, displaying some iconic […]
John Vento – “America (The Saints Come Marching Home)” – a thrilling tour-de-force of all that is good in organic rock!
If someone asked me “what song should I listen to if I wanted to get a fair idea of what John Vento is all about “, “America (The Saints Come Marching Home)” is the track I’d recommend. It’s just an excellent piece of work –musically, lyrically, vocally, and of course emotionally. The track is the […]
