Artist: Rick Ross Album: Black Dollar Label: Maybach Music Group Blurring the lines between albums and mixtapes, Black Dollar is the Rick Ross release fans have been waiting to hear. The last few years have been wild for the leader of Maybach Music Group. In addition to a string of solid singles and lackluster albums, […]
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REVIEW: Rick Ross – ‘Black Dollar’
September 5th, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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REVIEW: Halsey – ‘Badlands’
September 4th, 2015 MJ Rawls Artist: Halsey Album: Badlands Genre: Pop Throughout my first listens of Badlands, I don’t know if I would call it an album in a traditional sense. Yes, albums take you through a variety of emotions even with a structure in some cases, but Badlands is a different monster. These are eleven writings within a slightly […]
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REVIEW: Eden The Cat – Live In A Basement Apartment
August 28th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: Eden The Cat Album: Live In A Basement Apartment Genre: Folk, Acoustic The best music hits you like a drug. It rolls over your body with a sensation that can only be compared to the first drag on a much needed cigarette or the first sip of that whiskey you’ve been thinking about since […]
Posted in Features, Live, News, Reviews, Streams Tags: acoustic, album review, canada, Eden Rohatensky, Eden The Cat, ep, folk, Live In A Basement Apartment, new music, Orphan Mothers, Reviews, Saskatchewan 1 Comment »
REVIEW: Melanie Martinez – ‘Cry Baby’
August 21st, 2015 Emma Guido Artist: Melanie Martinez Album: Cry Baby Label: Atlantic Records Genre: Indie-Pop Your Halloween spooks are coming a bit early this year with a touch of addictive pop and powerful lyrics thanks to Melanie Martinez. The Voice’s third place winner proved that she’s first place material after her breakout hit single “Carousel” gave chills to the […]
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REVIEW: Miguel – ‘Wildheart’
June 30th, 2015 Dana Reandelar Artist: Miguel Album: Wildheart Label: RCA Genre: R&B, Soul Kaleidoscope Dream from 2012 set the bar very, very high for Wildheart. Grammy-award winner Miguel was on the verge of continuing to champion for the R&B/neo soul sub-industry alongside the likes of D’Angelo and Erykah Badu. In this new record, Los Angeles was his chosen cynosure and […]
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Miguel’s New Album Demands To Be Your Sex Soundtrack
June 22nd, 2015 James Shotwell If you’ve found yourself on this page I assume it’s either because you love Miguel or, like so many people around the world, you enjoy regularly updating your sex soundtrack. Don’t be shy. We’re all friends here and the fact you’re making the existence of your sex soundtrack (or sex playlists) known is the first […]
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REVIEW: Sudden Suspension – ‘There’s A Bigger Picture Here’
June 11th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: Sudden Suspension Album: There’s A Bigger Picture Here Label: Bad Timing Records This is the sound of growing up. For their third EP, Indiana natives Sudden Suspension have tasked themselves with encapsulating what it feels like to grow up in 2015, along with all the challenges one encounters along the way. From getting over […]
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REVIEW: Twenty One Pilots – ‘Blurryface’
May 14th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: Twenty One Pilots Album: Blurryface Genre: Pop, Rock When Twenty One Pilots burst onto the national stage in 2013 with their major label debut, I’m not sure anyone knew quite what to think of the Midwest duo who have since become akin to alternative music royalty. Though the album was far from perfect, there […]
REVIEW: Silverstein – ‘I Am Alive In Everything I Touch’
May 12th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: Silverstein Album: I Am Alive In Everything I Touch Genre: Rock If any of us outlast Silverstein in the music business then there truly is no God and we are all doomed. Having survived over a decade in the scene, not to mention the coming and going of numerous musical trends, Silverstein have once […]
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Sleeping With Sirens Share “The Strays” Music Video
May 5th, 2015 James Shotwell One of the catchiest songs off Sleeping With Sirens‘ most recent album release now has a music video all its own. When I reviewed Madness at the beginning of March I was quick to point out the immediately infectious nature of a track titled “The Strays.” The first of multiple ballads on the record, the […]
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REVIEW: Alesana – ‘Confessions’
April 29th, 2015 Kriston McConnell Artist: Alesana Album: Confessions Genre: Post Hardcore Label: Revival Recordings I have been listening to Alesana since high school. I’ve had their songs in my music library for nearly as long as they’ve been a band. While my music taste has changed over the years, Alesana still hold a special place in my heart. As […]
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REVIEW: Dance Gavin Dance – ‘Instant Gratification’
April 10th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: Dance Gavin Dance Album: Instant Gratification Genre: Rock, Pop, Experimental I typically hate reviews and editorials that begin with quotes, but when attempting to begin discussing the latest release from Dance Gavin Dance there was one quote that stuck in my mind like the hook of “Stroke God, Millionaire” will soon stick with all […]
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