The Manvils had quite a year in 2011. They moved from Vancouver to Toronto and celebrated the new release of their EP Black Tornado. They hooked up with producer Sho Murray who recorded their debut CD Buried Love. The concept that they acquired is to record songs in each of their favorite cities – Vancouver, [...]
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Latest EP by The Manvils – Black Tornado
Posted: January 24, 2012 in 5 song EP review, Alternative Rock, Jade Sperry, JadedPhotography, Power Punk, Progressive, Rock and Roll, The Manvils, Toronto ON BandTags: black tornado, dark melody, eddie van halen guitars, murder and mayhem, van halen guitars
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New Bands Alert – Short reviews of new bands
Posted: July 2, 2011 in Alternative, Band, cd review, Emily's Army, Jade Sperry, JadedPhotography, Oakland CA USA, Power Punk, Progressive, Ska, Surf, Teenage X, Toronto ON BandHello to everyone on this fine Saturday! Happy long weekend. Whoo! I’m starting a new series (sort of) of letting people know of new bands that stand out and above the murkiness of finding good music in the abyss. Today I’m focusing on 2 bands – Teenage X (Toronto ON Canada) and Emily’s Army (Oakland [...]
Shoot The Image Show Review – April 20 2011 The Painted Lady Toronto ON
Posted: May 23, 2011 in Acoustic, Alternative, Band, Benefit show, Melodic, Progressive, Shoot The Image, Show review with pictures, Toronto ON BandShoot The Image – Benefit Show for Jason Woods Show Date: April 20, 2011 Posted on: May 24, 2011 Toronto ON @ The Painted Lady by Jade Sperry JadedPhotography First off, I want to tell you that I would have written this review sooner had it not been for my health issues that relate to [...]
CD Review – Shoot The Image – Cranes In The City
Posted: April 15, 2011 in Alternative Rock, cd review, Dance, Genres, Jade Sperry, JadedPhotography, Progressive, Rock, Shoot The Image, Toronto ON BandCD Review – Shoot The Image – Cranes In The City Release Date: April 15, 2011 by Jade Sperry JadedPhotography In a previous January 2011 posting, I did a review of 2 songs that are on this CD as well as give background on the band and where they recorded the CD. Rather than recount [...]
EP Review – Pyro Fighter (Self)
Posted: April 9, 2011 in 7 song ep review, Chicago IL USA, Dance, Electronic, ep review, Jade Sperry, JadedPhotography, Melodic, Progressive, Pyro Fighter, TranceEP Review – Pyro Fighter (Self) Released: May 2010 by Jade Sperry JadedPhotography Pyro Fighter’s bio states that they are “a renegade trio of tron-pop cut throats known for luring, capturing and permanently trancing their audience through a perfected formula of auditory and visual manipulation.” Although I have never seen them live, the music suggests [...]
CD Review – Shortwave – The Skyline Versus
Posted: March 28, 2011 in Alternative Rock, Band, cd review, Jade Sperry, JadedPhotography, Melodic, Progressive, Shortwave, Toronto ON Band, Trippy Rock MelodiesCD Review – Shortwave – The Skyline Verses Released: 8 February 2011 (EMI Music) by Jade Sperry JadedPhotography Anthems of heartbreak and triumph that tug at the heartstrings and speak to the masses. New-wave indie-rock that is smart and sexy. Pulsating dance-rock and contemplative ballads. Toronto’s own Shortwave have managed to capture it all on [...]
