Last month, Ampwall, a digital music storefront and marketplace launched. Headed by Woe frontman Chris Grigg, the platform is developed by musicians with a focus on supporting them. At a time when longtime platforms like Bandcamp are acquired and sold between major corporations, Ampwall is… Read More »Five Albums to Check Out On Ampwall
Quiet Earth are a self-described “beer-induced headache” hailing from Toronto, ON. They’re preparing to drop their first full-length album following their three EPs, Lifetime in Regression, on Ancient Temple Recordings October 18. You can stream it with us first. The sludge metal band originally started out… Read More »Album Premiere: Quiet Earth – “Lifetime in Regression”
Since their establishment in 2005, Top Media has exclusively managed male acts. Teen Top, 100%, UP10TION and MCND have all made their way through the agency’s ranks, but now Top is branching out to debut their first ever girl group. Odd Youth haven’t taken that… Read More »Song Review: Odd Youth – Best Friendz
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Crème Brûlée (from Song Of The Sirens – 2020) The plucky percussion that opens this track gives me bad flashbacks to when this style of production was ubiquitous in K-pop. I’m not… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Crème Brûlée
A K-pop act’s title track isn’t always the best song on their album, even if it’s the one most people will hear. Sometimes, b-sides deserve recognition too. In the singles-oriented world of K-pop, I want to spotlight some of these buried treasures and give them… Read More »Buried Treasure: Seventeen – Eyes On You