One could be forgiven for thinking that 2008 -3 by Antherius is a greatest hits collection by an electronica/dance dj. It is not, and Antherius is not; it is a collection of original material, his second to date (the first being 2006 -1), and it is closer to New Age...

A young, beautiful country gal trying to make way for a new generation of country stars, and no I’m not talking about Taylor Swift. Brandie Frampton, a 16 year old teenager, recently released her album What U See with D&LF Records, making this her 2nd record out. What U See...

Think only the Amish, horse drawn buggies, and glass blowing factories come from Lancaster, Pa.?  Wrong. Finally, out of Lancaster, Pa. has come something the kids can enjoy. Circus Circus was formed in 2006 then hit the scene in 2007 with their first album, Hut Hut Hike, making clear their talent....

Artists tell their stories, life's hardships and uprisings, through their music. They share their stories with the world through a clever mixture of musical rhythm and lyrics that not only are on repeat in your head all day, but also have meaning to you. East Of The Wall took a...

Florida produces many drizzly nights during the winter. During each of these nights, you don’t feel like going out into the wet cold to do anything. I went to bed early many nights listening to the rain patter and many albums that eventually became some of my favorites. As those...

Ben Folds Five was easily one of the best “outsider” bands of the 1990’s. Ben Folds himself has gone on to a very successful solo career and the former drummer, Darren Jesse, is doing his best to make a niche for himself with his band Hotel Lights. Firecracker People is...

In 1984, Jaugernaut released the album Take Em There. The album garnered some attention in Europe, but record labels were not looking for progressive rock bands with twelve minute songs. Every record executive of the time was looking for the three minute pop song with a hook. Take Em There...

EP by Jumpercable is the perfect way to star your morning and end your day. Nine tracks in under ten minutes (counting an instrumental intro and outro that are pretty much indistinguishable) it’s a project that picks you up and knocks you down a dozen or so times, all without...

The studio version of BERLIN by Lou Reed was originally released in 1973 against the advice of legendary producer Bob Ezrin (THE WALL, among many others), who so famously recommended that Reed stick the tapes from the project in a drawer and forget about them. As with much of Reed’s...

For her second album, Lucy Woodward signed an exclusive deal with Barnes and Noble booksellers. I was under the impression that Barnes and Noble was a bookseller, not a viable record label. After viewing the album on their website, I am not happy with what I see. It is extremely...