Month: June 2014

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Get in the Grove with “Best Days of Our Lives”

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Better Than All the Rest: Ajax Ray O’Vaque Reveals “Best Days of Our Lives” Single, Video
Anthony J. Resta’s alter ego launches first single from forthcoming Dreaming in Subtitles full-length out July 1st

The intro for Ajax’s “Best Days of Our Lives” was really cool, I really like the guitar part. I was kind of surprised when Ajax came in though, his voice is a little too high and airy for me to enjoy. I like all of the instrumentals and rhythms, they sound really awesome and the lyrics are really cool. His hook is good too and it gets in your head. The only thing I didn’t really like was, again, how high he sings. If he lowered it a bit I think I would enjoy it a lot more but I also know that there are people out there that will enjoy how the song is right now.

-April B.

When I hear this it takes me back to the ’50’s and ’60’s.  Especially the sound which takes me back to when the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, or any other surfing band would produce.  All the way from the rhythm of the music to the higher voices that was popular for male singers back then. – Richard

Check out Ajax’s video from his “Ajax Rayovac” channel on YouTube and see what you think:

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Neighbourhood Gives Us a Rap Feel

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THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
DEBUT NEW TRACK
“The Neighbourhood aren’t a group usually associated with hip-hop – but they soon will be. They’re putting together a new mixtape – titled #000000 & #FFFFFF – which features a bunch of up-and-coming rap stars. They’ve put out three tracks and we’ve got the exclusive on the fourth. It’s called “Jealousy” and features Casey Veggies and 100s – the latter of whom has literally teleported down from the purple mothership where Andre 3000, Prince, and George Clinton reside.”
Who is this and what have they done with The Neighbourhood? I am confused by all of this. It’s not The Neighbourhoods style at all and I can’t figure out why they made the decision to feature rappers. I like rap fine but it shouldn’t be paired with The Neighbourhood. I didn’t enjoy the song and really hope they don’t do anything like this at all. The only part I was sort of into was the chorus but even that was a bit iffy for me. I love The Neighbourhood but this is too much of a stretch for me.

-April B.

This is quite a departure for The Neighbourhood and I can see how some people will be as April said “confused”.  For those that have not grown accustomed to The Neighbourhood they will see this as a rap or hip-hop song and go on their way.  It is definitely one that people will like or not.  Check it out from SoundCloud below and see what you think, you might enjoy it. – Richard

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Hello Kitty Con

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For all you Hello Kitty fans out there…this one’s for you.  The first Hello Kitty Convention will be held in Los Angeles.  The convention will be on October 30 through November 2 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Downtown Little Tokyo.  Adult tickets will be $30 and Children tickets will be $20.  Check out there website here: http://www.sanrio.com/hellokittycon

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Tanner releases “Come Alive” Music Video

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Make way for Tanner Stewart, a rising rock vocalist putting his stamp on the musical landscape.  Tanner’s self-titled debut EP will be released June 5, 2014. Check out the second single “Come Alive,” out now.

I love the edgy, raw sound to Tanner’s music. It’s rough and imperfect and I love that. The old school rock feel is easy to beat my head to and instantly interested me. The lyrics are great in ‘Come Alive’ and Tanner’s voice is awesome. His voice suits the music and makes sense. The music was soothing and edgy at the same time. Tanner’s definitely peaked my interest and I think he’s got a bright future in front of him.

-April B.

Check out his “Come Alive” music video here from his “Tanner” YouTube Channel:

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Stargate Remake

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Ronald Emmerich directer of the first Stargate movie is coming back to direct a remake of the original Stargate movie.  It is reported that this time around it will be a trilogy of movies.  Dean Devlin who wrote the first movie with Emmerich will be back as a producer.

To me this feels like it’s a little to soon.  I know the television franchise hasn’t been around for a few years, but not that long has it?  But who am I kidding….I’ll be there to watch it because I love science fiction and Egyptology, then you fuse them together…you got me.

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My Darling Fury’s “Over, Under” Single

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‘Over, Under’ is definitely mood music. I really enjoy the soothing roll of the instrumentals and was surprisingly happy with the singer’s voice. I usually don’t find a higher man’s voice very nice, but I really liked this one. It fits the music nicely and makes sense. The breakdown in ‘Over, Under’ was also really cool. It showed that My Darling Fury has potential in faster songs as well. I’m looking forward to seeing this group grow and break out of their shell and recommend them to everyone.

-April B.

You can check out their music video to “Over, Under” below from Vimeo:

Over, Under – My Darling Fury from Todd Matthews on Vimeo.

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Young Rising Sons Whistling Along on “High”

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House of the Young Rising Sons: Dirty Canvas Music Launches Newest Band with Release of “High” Video

Artist development company headed by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta reveals next big roster addition

“High” from Young Rising Sons definitely got me high. From the very beginning I loved it, any type of whistling usually wins me over. The voice is great and the lyrics mean something. It’s hard to find that now. I already liked the song from the very beginning, but when the bass came in it was game over. I was completely in love with this song. Anyone who reads my reviews know how much I love bass and this is another example of just how awesome it can be. The bass transformed the song from an ok song into an awesome song. It’s that extra umph that’s really needed to make a song.

-April B.
Check out the video below from the “YoungRisingSons” YouTube Channel.  Very catchy and I think you’ll like it: