Band Name: Fall of Transition Album Name: Distractions Best Element: Beautiful, sentimental music Genre: Emo/Indie Rock Website: www.falloftransition.com Label Name: EVO Recordings Band E-mail: falloftransition@hotmail.com Distractions is the third release and the first full-length release for Fall of Transition. It is a sure-footed step in the right direction. It has the same definitive Fall...
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Band Name: Food Will Win the War Album Name: Food Will Win the War Best Element: Quirky acoustic fun Genre: Accoustic, Folk Website: http://www.myspace.com/robward Label Name: N/A Band E-mail: Rob@foodwillwinthewar.com Food Will Win the War’s debut album is a genuine pleasure. It’s Jim Croce meets Mates of State with a tad bit of Dylan...
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Tracks From Another Planet: November Digging myself out from a late November snowfall, I’ve got plenty of highlights from my #1 Hits From Another Planet home for you all this month. It’s been another great month for “unconventional conventional” pop and rock music and has (as always) given me hope that music hasn’t completely...
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Band Name: In Ink Please Album Name: Formica Table For Two Best Element: Vanessa Palmer’s gorgeous voice Genre: Lo-fi Pop Website: www.ininkplease.com Label name: Fall Records Band e-mail: ininkplease@gmail.com I have always thought there was something to be said for bands that harbor only a couple members. Usually, it seems that these individuals are...
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Band Name: Melody Club Album Name: Scream Best Element: Not a bad song on the album Genre: Pop Website: www.melodyclub.com Label Name: EMI Band E-mail: n/a Amidst the galloping funk of “Feed On Me,” which opens Melody Club’s third album Scream, frontman Kristofer Östergren speaks for the whole band when he warns “don’t you...
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Band Name: Middle Distance Runner Album Name: Plane in Flames Best Element: Varied sounds Genre: Guitar Rock Website: www.middledistancerunner.com Label Name: N/a Band E-mail: hi@middledistancerunner.com Do you miss the guitar rock of the mid to late nineties? Inclusive, varied and pleasantly playful, Middle Distance Runner’s Plane in Flames dabbles in many sounds, from the...
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Band Name: The Seventh Season Album Name: Transposition Best Element: Melody, style Genre: Alternative Rock/Rock/New Age Website: www.theseventhseason.net Label Name: Independent Records Band E-mail: info@theseventhseason.net In today’s field of music, most if not all rock bands are founded by groups of musicians who, despite different callings in the music field, are all drawn together...
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Sugar Free Allstars: On Tour Forever In a world full of guitar/guitar/bass/drums, it’s comforting to see bands that completely wreck the standard setup. The Sugar Free Allstars are composed of Chris Wiser (Hammond B3 organ, saxophone, vocals) and Rob “Dr. Rock” Martin (Drums/back-up vocals). That’s it. There’s no guitar or bass- just two men...
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Band: Tahiti 80 Album Name: Fosbury Best Element: Stellar falsetto and hip results Genre: Pop/funk/dance Website: www.tahiti80.com Label: Militia Group Band E-mail: N/a After being released in over twenty countries worldwide, Tahiti 80’s third album Fosbury finally arrives in U.S. shops, complete with two exclusive tracks and a bonus EP. As it turns out,...
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