DEAN’s Return on Anderson .Paak’s “Aftertaste” Rekindles the Mystique That Once Felt Destined for America
LOS ANGELES, CA- For a certain generation of music fans, especially those who spent the latter half of the 2010s diving headfirst into alternative R&B playlists and late-night YouTube recommendation spirals, DEAN felt inevitable. Not just successful. Not just influential. Inevitable. Back around 2016…
JPEGMAFIA “babygirl” Review: A Collision of Chaos, Control, and Clout
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s a certain kind of energy that JPEGMAFIA brings to a track that you don’t really ease into. You either catch it immediately or you don’t. “babygirl” hits with that same urgency. It’s aggressive, unpredictable, and loud in all the right…
Love Spells “Crutch” Review: Dream Pop Vulnerability with a Hypnotic Vocal Edge
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s something quietly arresting about Love Spells’s “Crutch.” It doesn’t demand your attention in the traditional sense. It pulls you in slowly, almost subconsciously, until you realize you’ve been sitting with it longer than you expected. On first listen, it’s the…
The Red Clay Strays “Demons In Your Choir” Review: A Powerful Southern Rock Warning
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s taken me way too long to get into The Red Clay Strays. Longer than I’d care to admit. This is a band that’s been building since 2019, steadily gaining momentum, and somehow it took me nearly six years to finally…
The Roswell Alien Interview | Your Soul Has Been Here Thousands of Times
In 2007, a writer named Lawrence Spencer opened an envelope he didn’t ask for. Inside were military documents from Roswell Army Air Field, dated 1947. Duty rosters, memos, Top Secret stamps. And buried near the bottom, transcripts of interviews with a subject the US Army…
The Haunt Return With Ferocious New Alt-Rock Single “Ghost” Ahead of 2026 Hollow Crown Tour
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve been high on the band The Haunt for a minute now. Ever since first coming across the sibling duo of Anastasia Grace Haunt and Maxamillion “Max” Haunt, it’s been pretty clear to me that they possess the kind of chemistry…
bunii Releases “crash” Ahead of VIRGILIO Album, A Clever and Reckless Indie Rock Ride
LOS ANGELES, CA- Every so often a new artist pops up whose talent feels a little ahead of their age. That was my first reaction when I came across bunii’s new single “crash.” Based on what little I could find online, the Los Angeles…
Dogstar Return With “All In Now”: Keanu Reeves and Band Tap Into Gritty 90s Alt-Rock Energy
LOS ANGELES, CA- For years, Dogstar was one of those bands I never really gave a fair shot. Not because I disliked the idea of them, but because I had already formed a lazy assumption about what the experience might be like. I’ve always…
VIAL’s “Infected” Channels Punk Fury and Social Frustration on the New Album HELLHOUND
LOS ANGELES, CA- Sometimes you just need music that lets you be angry for a few minutes. That was my immediate reaction after hearing Minneapolis punk trio VIAL’s track “Infected,” a bruising cut from their album HELLHOUND. Some bands write songs you analyze. Others…
Kimiko Glenn Launches Music Project KIMIKO with Synth Pop Single “Emotional Whiplash” Ahead of Debut EP Modern Dance
LOS ANGELES, CA- For performers who spend their careers in front of cameras and on stages, the line between artistic disciplines can often blur. Actors become singers. Musicians turn into actors. The creative instinct that drives one form of expression often spills naturally into…
