Album Reviews

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Reasons to Learn Piano Chords and Basic Chords You Should Know

by Featured Guest March 1, 2018 9:33 am Tagged With: Piano

Source: Pixabay During a piano lesson, you might have stumbled upon piano chords. Learning piano chords are often not pursued because of the notion of complexity and that you can opt to play the piano without the knowledge of it. But most don’t have an idea how beneficial it is to learn piano chords. 5 […]

King Gheno Taps Into The Subconscious Mind On New Single, Plan In Motion

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 27, 2018 11:24 am Tagged With: Hip Hop, rap, United States, Washington DC

Washington, D.C. based Hip Hop artist King Gheno has released a series of conscious singles he refers to as “brain train tracks”. Plan In Motion is the newest release. In Gheno’s words, Brain train tracks are meditation tracks that are strategically crafted with affirmation to retrain the subconscious mind. The hypnotic hip-hop beats will help […]

Ashley J Follows Up Chart Topping Singles With Another Mesmerizing Track, Satisfied Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 27, 2018 10:49 am Tagged With: dance, Electronic, Pop

Following up the wave of success from her previous Billboard chart-topping singles Unbreakable (peaked at #2) and Trapped (#1 for 5 weeks on European Independents Chart), Ashley J returns with another strong yet experimental dance single, Satisfied. Released on January 26th through her Bombshell Music, Inc. label, Satisfied was recorded in Canada with Adrian and […]

Ari B Releases New Single and Visual Treatment, Just Get Me Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 27, 2018 10:24 am Tagged With: Boston, Massachusetts, Pop, United States

Boston native Ari B has released her newest single, Just Get Me, along with the official music video. Having built her blossoming career with top notch, award-winning music videos, Ari B keeps delivering greatness with the new single. Featuring choreography by four-time award winning Chuck Maldonado (also working with Backstreet Boys), collaborative efforts from Justin […]

I am Curbie Delivers Powerful Collection of Acoustic Driven Rock on Better Late Than Forever

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 26, 2018 11:32 am Tagged With: Acoustic, indie rock, New Jersey, pop rock, singer, songwriter, United States

New Jersey based singer/songwriter I am Curbie has arrived with his latest album, Better Late Than Forever, featuring a collection of 13 acoustic driven, indie pop-rockin’ tracks that are guaranteed to engage, stimulate and keep you listening for the album’s duration. With a strong history of playing in different bands, I am Curbie eventually found […]

Peter Barr Releases Uplifting, Jammin’ New Single, More As We Go

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 26, 2018 10:55 am Tagged With: indie rock, New York City, Reggae, Rock, United States

Brooklyn, NYC based Peter Barr has a passion for drumming that took him from his Chicago roots to his current status of creating, recording and performing regularly in Brooklyn and surrounding boroughs of New York City. On top of his regular gigs, Peter also plays for dance classes, recording sessions and theatre productions. His newest […]

TheASide Deliver Soulful, Latin American Infused Cover of 112’s Cupid

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 22, 2018 7:26 pm Tagged With: R&B, Soul

In the vinyl world, TheASide always features the hit song and represents something of high quality; standing tall above the rest. With the booming growth of the Latin American market, both in music releases and music consumption, the duo TheASide infuse their Latin American influences into a time-tested, soulful, R&B sound on the release of […]

Xtrakted Shows How 2 Deal With Pain On Newest Hardstyle Single

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 19, 2018 10:01 am Tagged With: dance, Electro, Electronic

Electronic/Hardstyle outfit Xtrakted has a new single available titled How 2 Deal With Pain, now on Spotify. Weaving a vocal sample into the breaks between intense, synth-infused, electro-energy, How 2 Deal With Pain sounds exactly like the perfect soundtrack for taking all your stresses, worries, pains and pouring them out onto the dance floor through […]

Simon Lunche Feels An Angel’s Love On New Single

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 19, 2018 9:48 am Tagged With: indie pop, Pop, singer, songwriter

Taking up guitar at age 5 and becoming the youngest endorsed artist in the history of Gibson Guitars (while lead singer of The Blondies), Simon Lunche is much more than a musician or songwriter; he is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and true master of his craft. He composes all the instrumental parts of his songs from […]

The Hollow Party Energize, Uplift and Motivate on New EP, Timing

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 19, 2018 9:24 am Tagged With: electro-pop, indie pop, Maryland, Pop, pop rock

Maryland based pop rock four piece The Hollow Party have unleashed an infectious, energizing, spirit lifting and motivating new EP titled Timing. Forming in 2009, the band has performed at Rams Head Live, Baltimore and the Vans Warped Tour. Their new EP, Timing, is the follow up to their previous project The Basic Girl. Timing […]