Album Name: For You Artist: Gina Kaz Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I “met” Gina Kaz on MySpace so you see, even if you think it’s an Evil Empire, it is good for…
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Album Review: First one Free by Mark Bilyeu
Album Name: First one Free Artist: Mark Bilyeu Year/Label: 2005 / MayApple Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds “Antique Dreams” is a nice pop song. It reminded me of Matthew Sweet but has a more classic/southern rock…
Album Review: Simple and Few by Cindy Woolf
Album Name: Simple and Few Artist: Cindy Woolf Year/Label: 2005 / MayApple Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds At first I thought the music is kind of country but her voice isn’t. But then by the second…
Album Review: The Shelly Show by Shelly Bhushan
Album Name: The Shelly Show Artist: Shelly Bhushan Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well the “The Shelly Show” isn’t a very long show! “Goodtime” is a little too bluesy/funky to fit my personal…
Nelly McKay leaves Sony
…and good for her! No one should be putting up with their sh*t, artists or consumers. “Nellie McKay, who signed with the company’s Columbia label in 2003 after a bidding war, said Monday that she had split with the label…
Album Review: Pheromones by Animal Alpha
Album Name: Pheromones Artist: Animal Alpha Year/Label: 2005 / Racing Junior [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Norway’s Animal Alpha has a heavy sound and a strong vocalist in Agnete Maria Forfang Kjolsrud. Opener “Billy Bob Jackson” trashes…
Album Review: Viva K by Viva K
Album Name: Viva K Artist: Viva K Year/Label: 2005 / Stinky Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Viva K consists of Ween Callas, Ravi Dhar, Skoda and Evan Haros. They use a sitar, which makes for an…
New Featured Article: Helen Boulding
I’ve just uploaded a new featured article on indie musician, Helen Boulding. It was written by one of our big contributors, David Adair. Check it out~
Album Review: Here’s Us by Sara Wendt
Album Name: Here’s Us Artist: Sara Wendt Year/Label: 2005 / City Canyons Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I liked this EP immediately. The melody of “I’ll be Waiting” just grabbed me and didn’t let go. It…
Album Review: Himalayan Moon by Kevin Delaney
Album Name: Himalayan Moon Artist: Kevin Delaney Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Kevin Delaney’s voice and songs bring me back to the early 90s when I was listening to Lowen & Navarro, Del…