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Black Helicopter: this Garage Band has developed quite a following over the years and nowhere more so than (more…)

The band, Arch Enemy released Khaos Legions this year. It’s a great overall testament to their heavy metal powers, a great, vibrant lively album. Scar Symmetry put out, The Unseen Empire earlier this year. This album is easily the bands best to date, a lot of new original never before heard material. Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand released Primordial, and as usual that band, doesn’t disappoint. There is not as much black metal fixtures in this album, but the (more…)

The current state of Hip Hop is anyone’s guess. The game has been saturated with so many artists. Many people are downloading music online, but there are still some releases that get people to dig into their pockets.

The long-awaited Kanye West and Jay-Z titled “Watch The Throne” is stirring up a lot of buzz. People are definitely tuning in to hear what one’s of hip-hop’s top producers has done with one of the most popular artists in the (more…)

For the fans and enthusiasts of folk music, you are going to love the great sounds by your favorite artists, and the new tunes which they have to release on record. So, if you are considering getting a new album from your favorite group or artist, prior to going out and spending the money on it, you may want to consider getting reviews by other fans, who have already heard the album, or have already purchased it themselves, and are willing to share their reviews about the album, to fans who are considering buying the album for themselves as (more…)

BostonSkylineRecords.com turns its keen eye on new releases and tells you what’s worth your money. We’ll start with the impressive box-set Coals to Newcastle, a complete retrospective of British post-punk group Orange Juice. The set comes from Domino Records, a British indie label started in 1993. Given our penchant for classic underground music, sets like these often catch our eye, but Coals to Newcastle stands out from some others thanks to an important detail: the music. Orange Juice truly epitomized the term “alternative,” combining the popular post-punk sound with funk and pop. The box-set has a retail price of 70not bad for a compilation of the band’s early singles, a CD of radio sessions, four remastered studio albums, and a bonus DVD.A slightly-later, slightly-more popular indie rock group returned in 2010Superchunk, presenting their ninth studio album Majesty Shredding. The band manages to retain their early energy and style, even though it’s been nine years since the band’s last album, 2001′s Here’s to Shutting Up. Some listeners today may not even be familiar with the band, even though several bands on their label have achieved indie superstar status (The Arcade Fire, Spoon, and She & Him among them). As a reintroduction to a seminal group, and one of the greatest bands to ever come out of North Carolina, Majesty Shredding is well worth plunking down a few dollars for. (more…)

Classic rock fans in Boston will have the opportunity of a lifetime this November when the spirit of Jimi Hendrix takes the stage at the Orpheum Theatre. Billy Cox, bassist for both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys, leads the charge, assisted by Steve Vai, Robert Randolph, Ernie Isley, and a plethora of other rock icons.As you might expect, an Experience Hendrix show is both an introduction to and a celebration of everything rock. Besides performing Hendrix’s classic songs, the roster of performers will also take part in unheard-of collaborations on their own original compositions. Hendrix has remained a constant icon in American culture since his death in 1970. With 11 studio albums released after his death (7 more than while he was alive!), his music continues to reach new ears and inspire new generations. (more…)

It shouldn’t be a surprise that EELS haven’t had a real hit since the mid-1990s. What’s more shocking is that they ever had a hit at all.This isn’t a criticism of the bandexactly the opposite, actually. It just means that EELS’s idiosyncratic lo-fi rock tracks aren’t exactly cultivated for a mass audience. They’re at times painfully personal, like 1996′s “Not Ready Yet” or 1998′s “Last Stop: This Town.” When frontman Mark Oliver Everett’s (who goes by E) spirits pick up, that comes out as well, such as in “Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living).” Interestingly, that last track describes a recovery from depression. (more…)