New Music

Bradford Loomis and Beth Whitney help you celebrate The Banner Days
By Katrina Charles on October 22, 2014
There’s something so magical about the chemistry that Bradford Loomis & Beth Whitney bring to their first joint effort The Banner Days. Typically solo artists,...
The Vinyl Junkie: Loot Crate and Horror Block (Review)
By Xander Deccio on October 11, 2014
I decided to try something different with my box reviews and feature some pop culture related goods this week. First off, we have Loot Crate;...
Album Review: U2 – Songs of Innocence
By Alicia Kamenick on September 13, 2014
By Alicia Kamenick U2 is not a band that works fast. Since 2009 (the year their last album was released, the occasionally exciting, but baffling...
(SMI TV) The Vinyl Junky – The Music Box Review
By Xander Deccio on August 25, 2014
By Xander Deccio Being we have SMI Radio. We are now debuting SMI TV, our new YouTube channel. One of the first series debuting is...
SMI New Album Review: World Peace is None of Your Business by Morrissey
By Brent Stavig on July 19, 2014
Morrissey’s tenth solo album (World Peace is None of Your Business, on Harvest Records) is an odd hodge-podge of studio tinkering, random sound effects, half-completed songs,...
SMI Album Review: Lana Del Rey ‘Ultraviolence’
By Greg Roth on June 28, 2014
Lana Del Rey wants the world to know how sad and miserable she is. It’s evident on her sad and miserable downer of a new...
Artist Spotlight/New Music Review – Out on the Streets: Take a Chance on a Ghost
By Arlene Brown on May 22, 2014
By Arlene Brown and Christine Mitchell We’ve been following local band Out on the Streets (OOTS) for a couple of years now, catching a show...
Sean Lennon’s The GOASTT at the Crocodile May 22nd
By Brent Stavig on May 19, 2014
Sean Lennon returns to Seattle with his band GOASTT (The Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger) Thursday May 22 at The Crocodile. This five-piece outfit...
SMI Album Review: Damon Albarn ‘Everyday Robots’
By Greg Roth on May 15, 2014
by Chris Senn World, meet Damon Albarn. Chances are you already know and listen to his music even if you don’t recognize the name. He...
Coldplay Tones It Down … For Better Or Worse
By Alicia Kamenick on May 15, 2014
You either hate Coldplay and heap scorn upon them, or you like them and feel the need to peevishly defend them and/or your musical taste...
SMI New Music Preview: Rick Ross ‘Mastermind’ (Full Album – You Tube)
By Greg Roth on April 11, 2014
by Billy Valentine You want a taste of Mastermind? Here you go: Bugatti stacks, Dom Perignon VIP booths, Benzo-to-Enzo come-ups and BitchesCokeMurderEngineRev. This should sound...
Fox and the Moondog Matinee doin’ their thing around the sound
By Ian Cunningham on April 11, 2014
If you haven’t already, meet your two new favorite bands: Fox and the Law & Moondog Matinee. Fox and the Law live somewhere between Ty...