Hump Back’s “Kujira” (“Whale”) begins with a chord progression based on Gsus4 that is both sublime and gorgeous. The top notes of the chords in the progression,…
BRIDEAR finally released its second long-awaited album, Expose Your Emotions, in December 2019. Long-time fans had gone through months of anxiety, worry and concern about the future…
With the song “Cleopatra,” from the 2018 EP Ground Zero, Marina Hebiishi and Mardelas achieve apotheosis, in the classical sense of the term. Indeed, Encyclopedia Brittanica defines…
Re:NO, the somewhat controversial vocalist of Aldious, departed in December 2018, after six years with the band. Re:NO herself had replaced the legendary Rami, who left the…
Not everyone appreciates relentless drama, either in life or in song. For those who are willing to live life in a state of high excitement, the band…
The cover of Rie’s album Kingdom of the Sun actually calls to mind the myth of the goddess, with Rie half-submerged in a green-blue sea, joyfully flipping…
Singer/songwriter Remi Matsuo of the rock duo GLIM SPANKY has been effortlessly tossing off one classic rock song after another since the band’s debut EP, Music Freak,…
She sits firmly in the tradition of extremely talented vocalists who have an uncanny gift of drawing the listener into their most intimate thoughts. Throughout history, the…
Clapton channeled the passion of the blues greats who inspired him. Like him, Saki also is able to absorb earlier guitarists’ styles and synthesize them into a…