Album Reviews

With the birth of KENJI and the acceleration of a brand that infuses modern Asian culture with a British twist, the Western fascination with Japanese pop culture shows no signs of slowing down. Kawaii has always been around in some form and continues to be a go-to point for teens …

With almost 40 million combined YouTube views of the singles released from 2017’s debut album ‘Rhapsodies in Black’, the female vocal-led symphonic metal collaborative project known as Exit Eden was always going to record a follow-up. With numbers like 40,000,000 and the subsequent universal acclaim that each view brought, it …

With Michael Buble pimping himself out to Asda (Walmart for our North American cousins) the position of “King of Christmas” is up for grabs, and who would have expected the face-melter-in-Chief Mark Tremonti to be jostling with the likes of Robbie Williams, Josh Groban, and Gregory Porter for the title? …

“I just don’t believe that anyone is going to get sick of drums, bass, guitar, and badass vocals. That’s the recipe for rock ‘n’ roll.” – Brent Smith, Shinedown. Never were truer words spoken than those pearls of wisdom from the Floridian multi-platinum artist who often takes on the dual …

With the Walt Disney Company seemingly in freefall, thanks to the mass under-achievement of so many of their recent feature films – as well as the vast majority of shows made for Disney+ bombing – the movement calling for the House of Mouse to get back to basics is gathering …

US singer/songwriter/guitarist Emily Wolfe returns with ‘The Blowback’, her first album since the release of 2021’s ‘Outlier’, and since that release, the world has gotten even-more fucked-up and ‘The Blowback’ is the explosive result of a few years where the phrase “Hold my beer…” was sadly all-too overused. Who knew …

Liverpool-born vocalist and songwriter Dan Byrne is a great example of how much work is involved in being an independent musician in today’s often troublesome music business. Lots of plates need to be kept spinning at the same time to make a difference and keep one’s profile active (as well …

Guitarists with “chops” working with pop stars is not a new thing. Nuno Bettencourt/Rihanna and Nita Strauss/Demi Lovato are two recent examples. Justin Derrico, a regular with Pink for some time is an incredible player (seek out him and Ms. Moore on their version of Zeppelin’s ‘Babe I’m Gonna Leave …

While the mainstream media are losing their minds over the fact that in 2023 The Rolling Stones have a number one album, and The Beatles are causing queues outside record stores at midnight for the release of what is reported to be the “last Beatles song”, an artist celebrating their …

‘GODMODE’ – the eighth album from L.A.-based Grammy Award-nominated In This Moment – was conceived during the worldwide lockdown of 2020 and the aftermath when the world went to shit (and never really recovered). And it shows. Not just because it is full of anger, but also because ‘GODMODE’ takes …