Reviews
Shea feat Postwar – Perrier (produced by Uthoria)
Al Gibson
Perrier reminded me that I have a confession to make… …when I hear any music that is super lit, I temporarily (remember that word) become enslaved by the beat. I transform into my alter-ego ...
Catching Up With Ballyhoo! At The Detonate Tour
Omayra Lopez
2018 has been a busy year for Maryland based, Ballyhoo! and on September 28th, they released their latest album, Detonate which is a return to the punk-rock and ska style that they’re well known for. ...
[Album Review] The Anix – Shadow_Movement
M. Stoneman
With easily justified comparisons to the likes of early Thirty Seconds to Mars, flavors of Depeche Mode, and a wonderfully prominent influence of The Cure thrown into the mix, The Anix’s own brand of ...
[Album Review] William Ryan Key – Virtue
M. Stoneman
It’s perhaps too easy to forget that taking steps in the right direction isn’t always the simplest task. There’s a shrewd shred of self-awareness in that knowledge: the realization that maybe it just isn’t ...
[Album Review] Alice In Chains – Rainier Fog
Altwire Staff
Alice In Chains’ sixth album is a purposeful nod to their North West roots. Not only is it the first time that the band have created a full length record in their home town ...
Photos: Slightly Stoopid @ Cocoa, FL
Omayra Lopez
Slightly Stoopid have officially announced that “School’s Out For Summer” by kicking off a tour celebrating the release of their latest album “Everyday Life, Everyday People.” For this year’s tour, they’ve brought along two ...
[Album Review] Scars on Broadway – Dictator
M. Stoneman
Let’s take a moment to be completely honest here: we’re probably never getting that sixth System of a Down album. It’s just not happening. If the recent open dispute between lead guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian ...
[Album Review] Gorillaz – The Now Now
Altwire Staff
Who’s ready for a road trip? The new Gorillaz album The Now Now is the perfect soundtrack for travel. One can tell from titles such as “Magic City”, “Lake Zurich”, and “Hollywood” that there is a dedicated focus ...
[Album Review] Blue Stahli – The Devil (Remixes)
M. Stoneman
If there ever was a more appropriate description for the music of Bret Autrey’s Blue Stahli, it would have to be the easiest: fun. In endlessly toying with genres and always offering something new ...
[Album Review] Track By Track: Isaac Delusion – Rust and Gold
Altwire Staff
Isaac Delusion Rust and Gold is the perfect album for anyone that likes a wide range of genres. Categorization of their music is impossible because each song masterfully uses different musical styles and techniques ...
[Album Review] Bullet For My Valentine – Gravity
M. Stoneman
If the definition of insanity is “doing something over and over again and expecting a different result”, then musically you need look little further than the career of Bullet For My Valentine. Of course, ...
[Album Review] 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood
M. Stoneman
Like the Busted’s and Mcfly’s of the early 2000s, 5 Seconds of Summer’s sound and style has always been a calculated and consciously safe one. In implementing casual lyricism with playful melodic hooks, the ...
[Album Review] Floating Room – False Baptism
M. Stoneman
I remember the exact moment I realized I had completely fallen in love with moody, beautifully textured indie rock. Spending a long, bored night tumbling down the endless rabbit hole of the internet, I ...
[Album Review] Other Americans (Self Titled) [EP]
M. Stoneman
It’s funny, the incredible effect of hearing something that immediately captures your attention from the very first second. There’s a sudden rigidity that holds you in place, an almost primal fear of what caught ...
[Album Review] Becky and the Birds (Self Titled) [EP]
M. Stoneman
These days, originality is a hard thing to come by and if there ever was a more guilty genre to display this, modern pop and R&B sits at the very top of the list. ...
[Album Review] Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic [LP]
Derek Oswald
According to the Oxford dictionary, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is “…a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and ...
LEX the Lexicon Artist – Raging Ego Review
Al Gibson
LEX stuns in her new Raging Ego release. Read below for more: At some point in its short history, Hip-Hop became extremely diverse. Back in the day, that means the late 80’s and 90’s ...
[Album Review] Pusha T – Daytona
Altwire Staff
With just 3 albums in his discography since 2011, Pusha T is not one to consistently release new music, but when he does release an album it feels like a ceremony and makes an ...
[Album Review] Falling From Trees – Sleepless Nights
M. Stoneman
As a creator, your earliest ventures can either be something to be proud of or what eventually cause you to shudder in disapproval in the years to come. It’s natural to feel that your ...
[Album Review] Circle of Dust – alt_Machines
M. Stoneman
While Klayton’s most playful persona was recently revisited with Scandroid’s latest remix album, Dreams in Monochrome, Circle of Dust easily represents the most aggressive side of things for the Detroit producer/musician. Following almost two ...
