[rating=8.00] Opening with just a piano, “Cast Off” starts Sparkle Hard dramatically. Over its short run time, the track manages to soar with buzzing guitars, gorgeous choruses and arousing feeling
[rating=9.00] Philadelphia is a blue collar factory town whose inhabitants have a longstanding reputation for being a tough, hard-nosed sorta folk. So it should come as no surprise to learn
[rating=9.00] Following the release of her debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, Australian rocker Courtney Barnett was suddenly everywhere. Seemingly touring non-stop, she captivated
[rating=8.00] Call it a companion piece or a mirror image, Tomorrow’s Daughter is a more than worthwhile follow-up to Matthew Sweet’s release of last year, Tomorrow Forever. After constructing his
Dabbling in old timey music can be a slippery slope. Striving for authenticity can lead to sounding hokey and cliché, while trying to innovate can feel too contrived. Some artists
[rating=7.00] Jason Boland & The Stragglers embrace country music mostly for one of its key foundations – storytelling. On their new release, Hard Times Are Relative, the band challenges our
Iconic thrash metal outfit Body Count are excited to further celebrate their critically-acclaimed sixth album, Bloodlust, as they kickoff a series of festival appearances and one-off headlining stops across the
Hopscotch Music Festival returns for its ninth year to downtown Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 6-8. Described as “America’s (secretly) best festival” and “the premiere experimental and underground festival in America,” Hopscotch
Coming off a successful run featuring massive performances at America’s largest active rock festivals (Welcome to Rockville, Carolina Rebellion, Northern Invasion), Australian metal band Parkway Drive have announced that they
The gear up for the latest Nine Inch Nails release, Bad Witch, is now at full steam with the release of “God Break Down the Door,” the latest single from
