On 4/15/22, Mike Chick released his debut LP, “I Don’t Write Love Songs”, via Mint 400 Records. “I Don’t Write Love Songs” is a compilation of singles Chick has released over the last few years plus his “More Sh*t To…
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A Wilhelm Scream RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “FIGURE EIGHTS IN MY HEAD”
A Wilhelm Scream have returned with, yet another, delightful single and video from their highly anticipated album "Lose Your Delusion" entitled "Figure Eights in My Head." On a personal note, growing up with AWS as part of the soundtrack to…
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JATK: SHUT UP AND BE THE LIGHT LP
JATK - Photo Credit: Adam Parshall
I don’t usually read press releases and just jump right into releases with no prejudices but knowing that the songwriter/producer Matt Jatkola wrote this album while going through the fight of his life with…
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OH BUMMER!: BEAUTIFUL DAY
Musically this sometimes reminds me of Eels because of the chord progressions and the great low tones that carry this tune. Lyrically and cadence wise this is more in line with Pharell meets Bill Withers. The lyrics are uplifting and…
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NEW NORDE: WHATEVER’S CLEVER EP
It’s clear to hear the influence of 90’s alternative on songwriter Ryan Levasseur who fronts the new Trash Casual / Mint 400 band New Norde. Not new at all to music, Levasseur fronted the very popular New Hampshire band The…
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GREG CHAKO: INTEGRATION (INTERVIEW AND TRACK PREMIERE)
In a pro career spanning 35 years and five countries, Cincinnati-born jazz guitarist Greg Chako has released ten albums and been the subject of a documentary called, “An American Cat in the Lion City.” His most prolific period to-date as…
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LIVING ROOM: PETROL HEAD
This track screams early 90’s vibe and that’s a good thing. In my head this is a video I’d see on 120 minutes somewhere around 1996 and it’s a group that features members of Weezer, Failure and Fountains Of Wayne…
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CATHEDRAL CEILINGS: ADDITION BY SEDITION
The thing I like most about this band aside from great vocals is this sounds like how punk rock used to be recorded and sounded in the 90’s. It’s like I popped open my bin of 90’s 7 inches and…
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HOLLAND BELLE: ARROW
The video starts like a Sergio Leone film and funny enough the first guitars that come in make it sound like his musical partner Ennio Morricone is about to bring us an epic dark cowboy ballad. The female voice and…
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MISSION TO SLEEP: POST YOUTH EP
This EP starts out with a very mellow solo singer and single guitar and then hits you with a wall of sound. In one moment it sounds a little like the band Failure with odd melodies and grinding loud bass…
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