Posted in on March 17th, 2010 by Rusty Manoff
Thrice
Beggars
Vagrant Records
www.thrice.net
I know I’ve reviewed a Thrice album before but their newest record Beggars is so good I just had to write about it. Each song, like most of their songs, can and...
Posted in on March 9th, 2010 by Rusty Manoff
Tegan and Sara
Sainthood
Sire/Warner Bros. Records
www.teganandsara.com
The beautiful twin sisters Tegan Quin and Sara Quin have been making their own music since they were in high school and released their first studio album in 1999....
Posted in on February 26th, 2010 by Rusty Manoff
Driver Side Impact
Double Vision EP
Victory Records
www.myspace.com/driversideimpact
When I think of a Victory Records band or artist I think of some pretty hardcore rock but they do have a poppier side to the predominantly hardcore...
Posted in on February 24th, 2010 by Rusty Manoff
You Me At Six
Hold Me Down
Epitaph Records
www.youmeatsix.co.uk
Finding new bands is great but there’s always something better about new music when it comes from overseas. I was introduced to You Me At Six from...
Posted in on November 5th, 2009 by Rusty Manoff
Lights
The Listening
Sire Records
www.iamlights.com
This one is for the ladies, well kind of. The hot Toronto, Canada electro-pop sensation has released her debut full-length album The Listening. But mistake her for another smoking hot girly...
Posted in on November 3rd, 2009 by Rusty Manoff
Discovery
LP
XL Recordings
www.dscvry.net
As soon as I was introduced to Discovery I knew this band was going to do great things. What I didn’t know was that the band wouldn’t leave me alone. Everywhere I...
Posted in on November 3rd, 2009 by Rusty Manoff
Sonny
Gypsyhook
Atlantic
www.myspace.com/sonny
Sonny Moore formally of the screaming, high-energy hardcore punk band From First to Last has branched off for a long-awaited solo run. After starting the fast paced punk band the age of 16...
Posted in on November 2nd, 2009 by Rusty Manoff
Jay-Z
The Blueprint 3
Roc Nation
www.rocafella.com
So we’ve heard of basketball, football, even baseball superstars retiring and coming back to the game for one last year, but can a rapper do it? Well, Jay-Z has done...
Posted in on October 21st, 2009 by Rusty Manoff
The Nucc
Snake Oil
Unsigned
www.thenucc.net
Los Angeles has seen their far share of Hip Hop/Indie artist but no one quite like The Nucc. His laid back beats and powerful lyrics make his music enjoyable to all...
Article posted in Wake on July 23rd, 2009 by admin
PhoenixWolfgang Amadeus PhoenixGlass Notewww.wearephoenix.com
The phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird which originated in the sub-continent of India in ancient mythologies mentioned in Egyptian and later Phoenician and Greek mythology. That explains the band...
Article posted in Wake on July 23rd, 2009 by admin
EminemRelapseShady/ Aftermath/ Interscopewww.eminem.com
It’s been ten years since the release of The Slim Shady LP that put Eminem on the map. Those ten years from rap sensation Eminem haven’t gone unnoticed. He has acquired...
Article posted in Wake on July 23rd, 2009 by admin
Cut CopyIn Ghost Colours Modular/ Interscopewww.cutcopy.net
The 80’s are back. Well I think they’ve been back for a while now, but it’s still holding on and so is Melbourne, Australia’s three pack of electronic...
