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Category Archives: Kevin Mathews
A Sea With 3 Stars “For Nothing”
Modern day technology is both boon and bane for the contemporary rock music scene. Lower recording costs and easier access to marketing and distribution channels has allowed numerous artists and bands to expose their music to the world on a … Continue reading
Danny Milan “Cast Away Mariners and the Nostalgic Time Travellers”
It’s always a bit shocking to come across a young singer-songwriter-musician who seems to have lived in a time warp. Seemingly oblivious to the evolution (some might argue ‘devolution’ – but that’s a battle for another day) of pop-rock music … Continue reading
Novae “One”
Accomplished. Professional. Competent. These are the adjectives that come to mind when listening to New Jersey-based band Novae. Based on this debut EP, it is clear that Novae, despite being a relatively new outfit, are not novices at the musical … Continue reading
Ryan Holliday “Train – EP”
It’s hard not to define Ryan Holliday by the music genre he has chosen to dedicate himself to. Unfortunately, it is one of the more polarizing genres that is out there in the wasteland of modern pop-rock music: Christian rock. … Continue reading
Jason Rylan “2012″
Naming your album one year ahead is to suggest futurism. Or perhaps you just got the year wrong! Tongue-in-cheek is always a good quality to possess to remind ourselves that, above all, music should be fun. Jesting (and hyperbole) aside, … Continue reading
The Blackout Beat “TBA”
The rise of hip-hop snatched the control of popular music from bands and returned the music industry to the pre-Beatles era, where the producers/songwriters determined the music to be sung (or nowadays, rapped) by the artist. In fact, more than … Continue reading
Oren Masserman “Keepin’ It Simple”
Sometimes, there is something to be said about consistency in pop music. From album cover image to album title to music to lyrical content, singer-songwriter Oren Masserman has no problem getting his message across to anyone who will take the … Continue reading
Joseph Allen White “Things Change”
In the annals of pop and rock music, much ink has been spilled by music journalists analyzing and critiquing the confessional “break-up” albums of yore. The ones that immediately come to mind are of course, Bob Dylan’s Blood on the … Continue reading
Don’t Ask “Nothing”
The current retro-folk scene in the United Kingdom is in full bloom with young bands/artists like Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, Stornoway, and Bombay Bicycle Band receiving critical acclaim and commercial success. Across the Atlantic, the alt-country “No Depression” movement … Continue reading
Fallon Cush “Fallon Cush”
Australian singer-songwriter Steve Smith is the person behind Fallon Cush, his moniker being Smith’s preferred persona in lieu of using his own name. That said, this eponymous album is very much a group project with Smith recruiting the likes of … Continue reading
