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The Gentle Power of Seann Medicina’s “As Without So Within”

The arrival of Seann Medicina's "As without So Within" EP feels less like a new record dropping and more like someone’s carefully tended, slightly wild garden gate has swung open. This five-song collection, crafted by Medicina alongside Kristina Mira and Whitney Toogood, weaves a curious tapestry – threads of North American rock and folk get wonderfully tangled with South American rhythms, all under a...

Meet “JENNIFER JANGLE”: Rick Cassman’s Character Study in Song

Rick Cassman serves up "JENNIFER JANGLE," and immediately you’re paddling in the bright, optimistic shallows of 1960s British Pop. You can almost taste the sherbet lemon fizz. Yet, knowing Cassman’s packing four decades of musical mileage – playing all the guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, and handling vocals here himself, mind you – suggests we shouldn't just skim the surface. This isn't merely throwback fun;...

Brendan McKinney’s “Fashion Magazine”: More Boot-Stomp Than Catwalk

So, Brendan McKinney and the 99 Brown Dogs drop "Fashion Magazine" into the world, and honestly, the title itself throws you for a loop...