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Singles! Viruette ft. Layzi, “PUNKTURED”

First! Viruette get props without even hearing a note of new single “PUNKTURED” as we’d been looking for an excuse to talk up Layzi since appearing at this year’s Boston Calling and this collab was the perfect opportunity! Second! Viruette get ALL the props for continually creating in the way [...]

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Death Rattle Deliver Monstrous New Metal Masterpiece With The Moral Chokehold

Fun fact! We’d been sitting on a review for lead single “Malthusian Dependency” for quite some time because, as it happens more often than not, we let it fall by the wayside for too long and had to move onto the next thing. But, as luck would have it, that [...]

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Glacier Keeps Summer Cool With New EP More Distant/More Violent Before A Slew Of Live Shows

Gearing up for what’s sure to be one of the most talked about shows of the summer supporting the mighty Pelican along with Austin’s Porcelain on July 21st at The Sinclair (More on that later), Boston’s homegrown progenitors of all things modern Instru-Metal Post-heaviness (DEFINITELY a sub-genre) in Glacier ready [...]

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Singles! blindspot, “Vienna (Billy Joel Cover)”

While our familiarity with Billy Joel music goes far beyond “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, having started with An Innocent Man on vinyl through Columbia House (Anyone remember that???) and also through High School Jazz Band with “New York State Of Mind” as a staple of our set, we wouldn’t [...]

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Singles! The Peppermint Kicks, “Radio Wam Bam Boom”

They just don’t make Rawk like this anymore. It’s true! This kind of supercharged fit-for-a-stadium anthem is just not the lay of the land in today’s musical climate which is why it’s so refreshing to hear something like The Peppermint Kicks’ “Radio Wam Bam Boom” getting ready to cause a [...]

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Singles! Lovina Falls, “Light and Low”

In only a relatively short time, we feel it’s safe to say that any new music announced from Lovina Falls is cause for celebration. We also feel it’s safe to say that on their latest single, “Light and Low”, Lovina Falls is having their own full circle moment by returning [...]

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