It was a dark and stormy night when the Assignment Editor here at Sound Vapors knocked on the office door wearing a fedora and smoking a cigar. He said, “look kid, we want you to start looking back at old award shows, be like Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap and put right what once went […]
On February 7, 2020 – Legendary rock band Stone Temple Pilots released ‘Perdida’. A ten track album that features a more acoustic based approach to songwriting. Each song is a carefully crafted piece of music that includes some of the guitar and melodic flow that fans have come to love from the band. Included is […]
Oleander and I go way back. Not personally – I haven’t had the pleasure of running into these guys but in the Spring of 1999, I was introduced to their debut album – February Son. I was in Spartanburg, S.C. visiting my sister, who was away at college. The first thing she said when I […]
Johnny Orlando is back with his brand single – Phobias. This well produced track showcases Orlando’s voice and personal lyrics. Lyrics that Orlando is anxious to share with the world. Phobias is about the fear of opening up in a relationship and is Orlando’s most vulnerable song to-date. “I’m super excited to finally […]
Loose Buttons front man, Eric Nizgretsky, has so much passion about, not only music but his band mates as well, it’s hard not to be inspired. Eric speaks in such an endearing way when we talk about the lyrical content of songs like Something Better and Home Movies. He embraces the relationships he has with […]
Pearl Jam – Superblood Wolfmoon I heard a lot of talk when Pearl Jam released Dance of the Clairvoyants almost a month ago. I heard about a new sound direction for the band that has given us so many legendary rock songs. I heard that they sold out and went electronic. I saw positive comments […]
Derek Day has unique style. Whether it’s the way he writes music, the way he dresses, the silence he likes to keep in his head when he’s in writing mode or the way he lays down complicated vocal melodies with seemingly ease. Honestly – it’s just him. The first time is heard his new song […]
February 12, 1990 marked the release of one of the biggest selling albums of the entire decade. Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em is a diamond awarded album that sold over 10 million copies in the United States alone. Some estimates have it easily over 20 million worldwide. It was the first hip-hop album to be […]
Jessie Clement – Slow Motion Philosophies Release Date: February 14, 2020 via Corum Hill Records Before I even spoke with Jessie Clement to talk about her new album, I was already hooked on her music. Now having heard the entire version of Slow Motion Philosophies, I can tell you that my ear doesn’t lie. The […]
Mike Einziger had an idea. A vision. An epiphany that could wind up revolutionizing the way people consume a live performance. Imagine watching a concert and hearing a perfect mix of drums, bass, guitar, synths, wheels of steel and vocals in your headphones. You may think – Dude, I already do that everyday on […]