Sickpay: Pureocracy
Sickpay Pureocracy (Alien Body, Trespasser Sound) A noisy metallic jangle plodding of “Quiet As A Joke” opens Sickpay’s new EP Pureocracy. The Brooklyn-based composer/drummer/guitarist Mike Birnbaum layers a truly simple punk sensibility to this solo project, and from this sad yet hard hitting beginning tune, the vibe works pretty much through More...
1st Base Runner: Night Stalker
1st Base RunnerNight Stalker(1st Base Runner) The pulsating synth and plucky top single notes of “In The Neighborhood” begin 1st Base Runner’s new 4-song EP, Night Stalker. It’s pretty simple, stark quick More...
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble: A Gallery Of The Imagination
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble A Gallery Of The Imagination (MADFISH) As comfortable in a cape as a concept, master keyboardist Rick Wakeman gives us all A Gallery Of The Imagination, to walk More...
Seneko: The Girls from Cedarhurst
Seneko The Girls from Cedarhurst (Torrez Music Group) Opening with a noisy guitar and heavy beat off the title track, Seneko releases his 5th EP The Girls from Cedarhurst. It’s a great rockin’ opener, with More...
When Teachers Get Funny: The Wild Tale of Taylor Andrews
So, here’s an interesting close-to-home (for NYC S&S’ers) of the modern-day conundrum of putting your stuff online in an effort to spread your name and what you do, but how doing so can get you fired. In More...
THE SEX FILES: Interview with Dr. James J. Elist, inventor of the Penuma® implant
Every so often, things do get pretty damn serious here at THE SEX FILES. In the interview that follows, I had the honor to talk to Dr. James J. Elist, inventor of the Penuma® implant, “the first FDA-cleared More...
THE SEX FILES: Free The Nipple…Please!
Look, I’m down. I like the female nipple as much as the next hetero guy. But by all accounts, or maybe just because we’ve come to the end of it, the #freethenipple movement seems to have reached a watershed More...
Paul Lewis and Romeo Rage: Sky’s Rust
Paul Lewis and Romeo Rage Sky’s Rust (Realize Records) On the opening track, “Rips,” the band offers its proto-punk style but the band really gets inventive with their production on the second More...
Globus: Cinematica
Globus Cinematica (Imperativa Records) Some background noise and the hint of a band taking the stage opens us here as we slide into some arpeggio of the first real tune, “Peace In Our Time,” featuring a More...
The Real J Israel: For the Sake of R&B
The Real J Israel For the Sake of R&B (J.Israel Family Entertainment Inc.) A super sexy “When You Need Love,” with an expert acoustic guitar backing and the fantastic voice of The Real J Israel, certainly More...
