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REVIEW:  JL of B.Hood & Info Gates – “Heavy Metal Objects”

REVIEW: JL of B.Hood & Info Gates – “Heavy Metal Objects”

By | April 9, 2012 at 4:25 pm | 2 comments

I've seen JL (pictured) perform a few times, but I haven't heard much in the way of recordings. The beats on this EP were cooked up by my man Info Gates, who I'm also more familiar with as an MC than as a producer. So, I was curious. Heavy Metal Objects is available on JL's...

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ALBUM REVIEW:  Archetype – “Red Wedding” [Out Today on iTunes]

ALBUM REVIEW: Archetype – “Red Wedding” [Out Today on iTunes]

By | January 24, 2012 at 2:15 pm | No comments

I'm not sure how many readers are already familiar with Archetype, the Lawrence duo of Jeremy Nesbitt and Isaac Diehl, or Nezbeat and iD. I'm not gonna get into much of a biography about these chaps, because I did some of that when I reviewed their first single from Red...

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THROWBACK ALBUM REVIEW: Saharan Gazelle Boy – “Strange Teen Heart” [2010]

By | July 15, 2011 at 4:47 pm | One comment

Side projects are often a two way street; they can give under-appreciated band members the opportunity to showcase their own work without the backing of the rest of the group (think Robert Plant's collaborations with Alison Krauss) but they often end up being unjustly...

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Phil Torpey Reviews Reggie B’s “The Traveler” for Demencha

By | November 15, 2010 at 3:10 pm | No comments

Reggie B The Traveler (INnatesounds, 2010) By Phil Torpey Traveling is a door to growth both within and outside of ourselves because there’s a strange magic possessing unfamiliar places that results in a sort of euphoric confusion. It takes a certain person to choose...

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Album Review: The Grisly Hand – “Safe House,” by A:42

By | November 6, 2010 at 5:18 pm | No comments

The Grisly Hand, winners of the 2010 Americana/Folk Pitch Award, released their debut album Safe House on vinyl and CD yesterday. The first thing I have to say about The Grisly Hand is that you'll like them if you appreciate vocals. I don't just mean the ability to...

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Local Album Review: Ces Cru – “The Playground” (by Skill Laimbeer for Demencha)

By | November 21, 2009 at 6:09 am | 5 comments

Album Review Ces Cru The Playground (INnatesounds, 2009) As far as this town of rappers is concerned, Ces Cru’s Godemis and Ubiquitous have held court atop the ever-enlarging anthill for a minute or two now, busting like twin King Kongs dispatching versatile verses...

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