Category: Video Reviews

Napoleon Gold Says ‘Love Don’t Cut Me Down’

November 5, 2019

Born in France, based in Luxembourg, Antoine Honorez is an insomniac. Performing as Napoleon Gold, he uses his sleep problem to his advantage, taking inspiration in the altered states which come from the constant exhaustion, and creating glorious musical pieces. Even his stage name comes from his insomnia: Napoleon Gold is the name he gave to the early morning light, that which he’s experienced way too often.

Lovers & Poets – ‘Sugar High’

October 27, 2019

LA duo Lovers & Poets got their musical start in the lounge of Vietnam’s Saigon Park Hyatt hotel. Shannon Hurley, spent three months at the piano there as she wrote, recorded, and mixed most of the vocals and keys for their debut album. Meanwhile, halfway around the world, band-mate and husband Ben Eisen rounded it all out with bass and additional programming. Their new album and its title track, ‘Sugar High’, is out now.

Carmine Appice Re-Issues Classic Album ‘Guitar Zeus’: ‘Nobody Knew’ (Feat. Brian May) 

October 26, 2019

Carmine Appice is without doubt, a rock god. He played drums for the legendary Vanilla Fudge (on ‘Season Of The Witch’ and ‘You Keep Me Hanging On’), and he co-wrote ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy’ with Rod Stewart and Duane Hitchings. He’s also, with Vanilla Fudge, responsible for paving the way for one of the most popular genres in rock: heavy metal, by way of bridging the gap between psychedelic and prog/hard rock. The likes of The Nice, Deep Purple, Yes, Styx, Led Zeppelin, and Uriah Heep, all credit “The Fudge” as their inspiration.

Triple Treat From Roberto Domino Basile And Friends With ‘Preciosa’ (ft. Katie Jade), ‘Silent Fire’ (ft. Katie Jade) and ‘0-1 September’ (ft. Cristina Caro)

October 22, 2019

Roberto Domino Basile has the certain skill of being able to put together a formidable arrangement. He’s enlisted the help of many breath-taking singers, such as Katie Jade, whose voice empowers ‘Preciosa’, and ‘Silent Fire’, and Cristina Caro, who puts in a spine-tingling performance on ‘0-1 September’.