Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. It feels like OpCritical lives by this very principle, placing it at the heart of their creative compass. Their latest single, Act Up, brings that conviction to the forefront, taking aim at indifference through punk and rock sensibilities. The gritty guitars and punchy drum hits immediately
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It is quite serendipitous to have something tucked away and deep, only for it to find its way back to you many years later. Such is the case with The Wheel Workers’ One More Thing To Say. There is something inherently moving about an album that takes twenty years to find its way back into
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There’s something refreshing about a band that couldn’t care less about playing nice. No attempt to ease you in, no effort to be subtle. And it’s just exactly like Nasty Passion’s debut single, Nasty. Behind this work is a Baltimore-born band that carries the hard-rock swagger straight out of Hollywood’s Sunset Strip in the late
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One of the most remarkable things a musician can do is make a moment that belongs to them feel familiar to someone they’ve never met. A promise made to a loved one, a goodbye we weren’t ready for, or words we wish we’d said sooner can suddenly feel like our own. Paul Jarmer does exactly
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There’s something so endearing about musicians who take a good look at the world around them. Not just toward their own heartbreaks or private lives, but also at the people sharing the same trains and streets with them. Just like how DirtPhunks found a song in the lives of strangers who might otherwise go unnoticed
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Rebelmatic stands at the forefront of a movement to bring underground independent music back into the spotlight with their latest album, DCxPC Live Vol. 50: Rebelmatic Live at Main Drag. In a music scene that often feels saturated with mellowed-out records and increasingly familiar sonic formulas, the album gives a refreshing yet old-school take. The
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Sometimes, all you need is a catchy, eerie little tune to get Halloween started. You know, the kind that’s delightfully unsettling but you can’t stop yourself from listening to? You might find that exact same music in The Burton D’Agostini Procedure’s latest release, “Strange Condition”. Behind this project is a US-based duo, Jeff Burton and
Let’s be honest. There are a lot of songs that have been written about being a mighty man. But for some reason, only a few wear bravado quite like Brian Asha’s Mighty Man. The best part? He made it sound so damn good you’ll start moving to the beat before you can even question the
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Bobby Pickett’s spooky 1962 classic Monster Mash is a sure sign to bring out the carved pumpkins, drape those cobwebs, and let the Halloween season begin. It has become a staple, bringing a familiar dose of spooky fun whenever October rolls around. For Sheldon Mashugana, this is such a perfect excuse to revisit the classic
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Covering a classic sounds easy until you remember everyone’s already heard it before. That’s what makes it a double-edged sword: listeners may love the familiarity, but comparisons to previous versions are almost inevitable. Yet Stephani Ezatoff’s take on Elvis Presley’s “Run On” has a way of pulling you out of those comparisons. Stephani Ezatoff is
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