Brane – The Artificial Picture
“Being true to yourself is honesty.” Those are just some of the great lyrics heard on the CD, The Artificial Picture by BRANE out of Toronto, Ontario. When it comes to BRANE, those lyrics couldn’t be more true. This is a band who knows what they want to sing about and play and they bring [...]
Review: Venice Queen – Venice Queen
It’s one thing to say that you’re a great band but when you’re Venice Queen, their music speaks louder than words. Exploding out of British Columbia, Canada, Venice Queen is a band on the rise and they are taking no prisoners. Band members Ryan Bloom (lead vocals), Cole Stephens (guitars/vocals), Sean Bales (bass), and Tynan Watson (drums) [...]
Review: Birds of Tokyo – Universes
Who says that being the underdog is necessarily a bad thing? Apparently, lead vocalist Ian Kenny doesn’t seem to mind this title and neither should you. While filling the shoes as the frontman of the highly successful alternative/progressive rock band, “Karnivool”, Ian’s side project, Birds of Tokyo, is more a labor of love for the music than being about a [...]
Review: Venture – The Prisoner
“The Prisoner”, released September 12th, 2007, is a beautifully hand-crafted piece of music. Produced with Justin Thomas (Faktion), Brett Hestla (Creed, Dark New Day), and
Beau Hill (Ratt, Warrant, Winger, Alice Cooper, Bob Dylon). This album has laid some solid ground work for a band that is going places, and quickly.
Review: Innocent Bystander – When Things Evolve
I love the feeling of putting on an unknown album and immediately digging the first track and then the second and so on and so on. This exactly how I felt listening to Innocent Bystander’s first full length album When Things Evolve. It’s fun, it’s catchy, but it still has a rock/alternative edge to it [...]