Plastiq Passion is respectable. The four ladies comprising are all quite talented and exude a clear ‘passion’ for their craft. But the actual music? Discernible it is not. I’m sorry to say, but there are too many talented artists out there, that, yes, it has become a crowded field of genre do-the-sames who make music …
The names that bands are coming up with are getting weirder, wackier and further off the wall, trying to stand out from the overcrowded crowd where the cream unfortunately doesn’t always rise to the top. Johnny Action Figure finally breaks away from that mold. Just kidding. But they do break away from the mold somewhat, …
Santa Cruz-based rockers, The Expendables, mix elements of reggae, punk rock and ska into their carefree music representative of the chill, California vibe. Growing up surfing, skating, partying and playing music, the Expendables got into music for the good times and the rocker lifestyle. Now, after the release of their fifth full-lenghter, Prove It, they …
The first moments of The White White Lights’ debut EP, Medium Head Boy, sound like a crunchier version of something French pop-rockers, Air, would put out. The opening synth sequence of “Space Invaders” sounds like it came straight off the intergalactic duo’s latest album, Love 2. But then something happens. Jenny Gacy’s bit-crushed post-punk vocals …
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I don’t want to hear about other people’s problems. Especially when I’m sitting back, relaxing with a beer, a book and my iPod. After about three songs on The Like’s new album, Release Me, lead singer Elizabeth Berg’s incessant lamenting over her past relationship blunders becomes over dramatic, annoying, and even laughable. Throughout the album …
