Starting from humble high school origins in the great state of Illinois, Multi-platinum status selling band Plain White T’s are back with their seventh studio album, American Nights. Being band set on doing things their own way, Plain White T’s have left major labels in the past and went the…
Science Fiction is a popular genre of media for its mystery, excitement, and wonderment that can captivate us from a movie, to a song, and even through books and art work. Starset is such a band that feeds on the Sci-fi universe to create their own sound and look. Transmissions is…
SixStringNoise Is a up and coming rock band from Athens, Greece that provides a lot of promise in 10 tracks and a great library of riffs that stand out in their own right. As mentioned, this is a 10 track album of full force rock and deep meaning. Snake Side…
Cameron Blake is no stranger to the Folk music genre. Cameron has worked with many talented and notable musicians in his career, but Alone On The World Stage is a whole new landscape as it is just one man, a guitar, and piano creating a homage of old Folk roots…
Hard Rock/Alt Metal. This mix of two genres has always been my comfort zone in music. So it’s no surprise to those that are familiar with my work over the years that I would stumble across Poynte and their latest album Discreet Enemy. This album is comprised of 12 tracks…
Contrast Control reviewed Jay Woodward’s album Letters We Told awhile back. [Click here for that album review] It was only natural we would invite Jay back to speak with us about the album as well as share details about what’s important to him and what he has in store for…
“I keep my vocals in shape by first and foremost warming up before shows and practices. I am always looking for different ways to warm up or new vocal exercises, a lot of which, you can find on YouTube.” – Matt James of Blacktop Mojo
As the title of the article states “No Time Off” is a statement Los Angeles, California’s own The Chimpz pride themselves on. Being a band from a town that demands a lot of its entertainers, The Chimpz are out to make a name for themselves through good vibe music…
Face Everything and Rise[F.E.A.R] is the 8th studio album from blockbuster band Papa Roach. Over 21 years ago they started on a journey to create music that comes from the heart. In their early years, Papa Roach tackled topics such as broken homes from divorce, domestic abuse, and being an…
Another record store find, doubleDrive was a big part of my childhood as it featured that grunge style I was accustomed to and also a touch of what would become known as modern rock. Blue in the Face is a special album to my life as even now, I…
Miracle of Sound is a name well known through the video game industry and for good reason. Gavin Dunne started this project out as a way to pay tribute to the shows, movies, and games he liked. Since then through word of mouth he has become a notable name…
