2018 has been the year of rock n’ roll revivalism, and no one has been taking charge of the movement to bring chest-pumping rhythm back to the forefront of pop music than Elsewhere. Elsewhere are a band based out of New England and originally started back in the 90’s, but their sound is about as far from grunge and proto-alternative rock as Boston is from Seattle. Their latest EP, Multi-Man, is…
If you’re one of the many country fans who has been disappointed in what you’ve heard coming out of the south in the last few years, Spayed Koolie might have made the album that you’ve been waiting for in Ashtray Change. Fitted with 11 of the most stylishly original country rock songs you’ll hear this side of the 21st century, Ashtray Change is a record that comes as a result of years of angst…
Out of the same fire and brimstone that once gave birth to music’s most spirited performers and composers comes Apogee, a rock album that deserves to be listened to by anyone who considers themselves to be a pop aficionado or just a fan of bold music in general. Vinyl Floor, the band behind Apogee, have been making noise in the European underground for a number of years now, but in…
A lot of music publicist and radio promotion agencies are specialists. They serve either particular musical niches, be it specific genres or “scenes”, or else push a certain strata of artists; i.e. working with A-list mainstream talents and instead of indie bands or performers. Musik and Film Promotions, however, has made a reputation in radio promotion and talent development across a broad based range handling artists as diverse as Lionel…
I had a really eye opening experience recently, and it was at the last place where I would ever expect to learn something new about my job, and really, myself. I was in an antique store, and for the first time in my entire life of shopping in antiques stores on the west coast, I didn’t see a single record player. Not one. No vinyl either. This surprised me, as…
Dr. Dabber’s Budder Cutter is a tool that should be utilized by anyone that wishes to make the dosing of concentrates constant. The device (retailing at around $50) is a tool that allows for one to choose the head that best doles out, cuts, or otherwise interacts with the concentrate, no matter the viscosity. The tool heats up to the optimum temperature quickly without becoming too hot for the product. The ability to…