Omega X have been through the wringer over the past few years, so even if their music hasn’t always been my thing it’s hard not to root for them. Junk Food is their first comeback after their successful lawsuit against former agency Spire Entertainment and… Read More »Song Review: Omega X – Junk Food
A.C.E are the latest boy group to make a long-awaited, post-enlistment return. We haven’t heard from them since 2021’s Changer, but now they’ve teased the release of a new album in the coming weeks. Before that, we have special pre-release single Effortless — an English-language… Read More »Song Review: A.C.E – Effortless
Photo by Cian Marangos In 2017, the Australian alternative rock duo Wayside formed when high school best friends Thomas Davenport (vocals) and Josh Ehmer (guitar) came together after years of playing in various other bands around Melbourne. When they released their debut album Shine Onto Me… Read More »Artist Interview: Wayside
The Dark, Dark Bright, the second (and many assumed last) LP from Glasgow indie rock band There Will Be Fireworks, arrived stuck between stations. It was clearly smeared in the folk rock music that had cropped up toward the latter end of the 2000s, and it… Read More »Album Review: There Will Be Fireworks – ‘Summer Moon’
Before the end-of-year countdowns next month, I like to take a look at many of K-pop’s biggest agencies and see how their year went. Obviously, 2023 is not over yet so any upcoming changes to an agency’s grade will be reflected next year. We’ve got… Read More »Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2023: SM ENTERTAINMENT