If you haven’t already heard about Jake Bugg, you soon will do – and not just because you’re reading this. He’s the new darling of the British indie circle. Everyone from NME to Xfm, and the BBC to Spotify has been queuing up for a...

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When I first put the new album by Pebaluna, “Carny Life,” on my stereo, I said to myself, “Yes, this is exactly what I was expecting from an album with this title.” The title track is a light, breezy, country-style little ditty with vocals that sound...

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Imagine this, you’re driving through the Rocky Mountains in your Dodge Challenger, the sun is blazing and the wind is blowing through your hair. You have a crow bar in your trunk and your about to rob a convenient store on the route 66. Yeah...

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Scott Kelly is mostly known as the guitarist and vocalist for Neurosis, one of the key bands within the post rock/metal/core movement. Occasionally, he likes to venture out on his own. This has resulted into his second solo album, entitled “The Forgiven Ghost In Me”....

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BZB is a Dutch folk rock outfit based in the southern parts of the Netherlands. They’ve been around for twenty plus years, releasing a string of records and building up a cult status in the process. The band’s latest album, simply entitled “7”, revolves the...

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Warning: “Spirit Bird” by Xavier Rudd doesn’t contain any hint of distortion, lyrical violence or any other form of profanity. Still with me? Good, because this album is the nexus to a listening experience unlike any other… “Spirit Bird” is all about spiritual awareness, being...

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When Ray asked me to write for ThisIsNotAScene I didn’t expect to get country music to review, but when it came to an album of (John) Townes Van Zandt covers it all made sense. After all, Van Zandt was a man who had no real...

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