Indie Music Review

Hogjaw
Devil in the Details
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Hogjaw’s music is transcendental: I turned it on, sat down on our listening couch to take it in, and suddenly I was transported to I-95. I was sitting behind the wheel of an 18-Wheeler and yappin’ into my CB radio: “breaker one nine, breaker one nine, c’mon back gooooood buddy!” Read the rest of this entry »

Catherine Duc
Visions and Dreams
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Looking for some music to relax to, I tried this and that, often changing the disc after just a few seconds of play, ’cause I knew that was not what I wanted to hear. Then I put on Catherine Duc’s Visions and Dreams, and before I knew it, the whole CD had played…. Read the rest of this entry »

The USA Songwriting Contest has extended the deadline of the USA Songwriting Competition for you to enter till June 30th. With our new sponsor Broadjam, you may enter your entries online with them and receive a free 6 month Broadjam Mob membership worth $25.00. Winning songs will receive radio airplay in United States and Canada along with great prizes such as a Top Prize of over $50,000. Read the rest of this entry »

Eisenhower Field Day
Tyrants and Spies
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Is Eisenhower Field Day a Cold War leftover, or a fresh shot of post-rock music? My very first impression when listening to their CD Tyrants and Spies was that it sounded like an an English mod revival band like The Jam or an English New Wave band like Squeeze. Read the rest of this entry »

WHY
Red
reviewed by Craig Rempel, The Tub Magazine

“I saw the world was changeable by the actions of one for one”

-Brian Cook, WHY Read the rest of this entry »

Bischeop Csynnikal
1st of A New Breed
reviewed by Damon Hodge

We’ve heard Bischeop Csynnikal’s tales of hardscrabble adolescence and rough-and-rugged adulthood from local emcees many times before. What we’ve rarely been gifted with is a tough-guy rhymer willing and able to step outside rap’s formulaic box and cover unexplored terrain, both topically and musically. Read the rest of this entry »

Effusion 35
Stonewind
reviewed by Gary Levinson

I received Effusion 35’s CD with an info sheet that put a heavy emphasis on the fact that the band comes from Philadelphia. After reading that I expected something in the way of the typical Philly-Sound, maybe some R & B with a bit of Funk thrown in (Martha And The Vandellas: “Dancing in the streets - Philadelphia, PA!”), or some such. Read the rest of this entry »

caeser pink & the imperial orgy
all god’s children
reviewed by Gary Levinson

How refreshing to receive a neo-new wave, neo-punk disc! While checking it out, I came upon the lyrics. They were great: Read the rest of this entry »

Charles Brown
Journey in a new Land
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Dynamic, progressive instrumental rock music, with some elements of fusion, intricately textured, varied and based on a theme. That describes Charles Brown’s album Journey in a new Land. Reminding me of the group Yes, Charles Brown creates sophisticated, enrapturing instrumental rock music. Read the rest of this entry »

Catman Cohen on a Cult of Service instead of the current Cult of Celebrity:

“In terms of “The Cult of Service,” the sad reality is that in our society today, there is truly NO Cult of Service. The Big Media have done a great job in prioritizing consumerist, hedonistic, entertaining heroes, and have moved the rescue workers off the radar screen (except on special holidays or following any unusual national emergency). In the case of environmentalists, human rights activists, etc., they generally receive attention only following major tragedies, otherwise they are treated as peripheral news items largely because they are “downers” who are at odds with the indulgent obsessions of our Zeitgeist.” Read the rest of this entry »