Recent News & Features
August 1, 2014
Roger Hodgson, the founder and former composer and vocalist of the group Supertramp, will be coming back to North America for a mini-tour this November.
July 26, 2014
The 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations, brought the modern alternative band Muse critical and commercial accolades along with international recognition. As our Modern Classic for July 2014, we take a n in-depth look at this album of diverse styles and sonic treats.
Black Holes and Revelations Album Review
July 19, 2014
With Peach, the Brooklyn-based group Late Cambrain has made an accessible pop/rock album which celebrates youth and joy and the good life, without getting trapped in any formulaic rut or being tethered to any passé musical trends.
July 5, 2014
July’s Choice 5 features all American artists, examining releases from The Malatauns, Goodnight Tonight, Jenny Oaks Baker, Jacob Latham, and Joy Focus.
June 26, 2014
Modern Rock Review launched a brand new monthly series called Modern Classics with a review of Brainwashed, the 2002 posthumous final album by the legendary George Harrison. This brilliantly produced record was forged over a course of 14 years and does great tribute as a final output for the former Beatle.
June 15, 2014
Bread & Circuses, the debut album from Idaho based Furious Jones. The guitar, vocal, and drums work by this husband and wife duo is entirely unique with a bit of alternative/grunge sound along with obvious blues, rock and pop influences.
June 5, 2014
We start a brand new monthly feature by looking at releases from The Charm The Fury, WitchCo, Timmer, BrandNew Machine, and Drown Incus.
May 27, 2014
The Veer Union starts their early summer North American tour to promote the release of the deluxe edition of Divide the Blackened Sky.
April 14, 2014
The most influential period for Lou Reed may have actually been the late eighties through the early nineties. Reed perfected the concept album during this time period.
March 15, 2014
When a band as been performing for over 40 years, been in the international spotlight for more than 35, and put together 18 studio albums (with a 19th on it’s way any day now), there tends to be some material that has just gotten lost or forgotten over time.
February 10, 2014
The two man group Scoti*Slate‘s latest album, Good Fight, has 1980′s influences in style, but it is by no means retro or stuck in time.
January 22, 2014
On their latest album Making Others Rich, you can detect a vast array of influences from the 1970s to the present day that originally blend to form the sound of the California-based rock band The Disparrows.
