THE BEST OF 2007

Nicollette Varanelli
JAN 07 ARTIST OF THE MONTH
A superb voice that has a edge over the rest, this is a artist that can really express her vocals with excellent songs like "I DONT WANNA KNOW"and "SO CONFUSED" .
I DONT WANNA KNOW - This is a real catchy number with a good groove to it, vocals sound excellent with real passion in them, very well produced and the lyrics are great too.
SO CONFUSED - This tune has got a real 80,s feel with a modern r&b groove vocal has a hard edge with excellent tones great voice.
review by T.Halpin
STAR RANK ****** ROCK STAR
CHECK OUT THIS ARTIST AT
www.myspace.com/nicollettesings
AGE OF REASON
Artist of the month Feb 07'
ICU
EP REVIEW 10/sep/07
Age of Reason have put together another gem this two track ep is packed with lots of adrenaline and with a mixture of metal crushed with rock both in a perfect fusion, The first track " ICU " the use of effects in these track sound great with the concept of the tune Intensive care, the power coming from the guitars are giving the tune its deep metal feel with thumping drums to punch the rhythms into place. The second track " One Thousand Miles " starts of with a more up tempo rock feel with a melodic guitar lick and hard rock banging beats the vocal strenth on this track has to be rated very high as its dynamics are one with the tune, this EP has head banging potential excellent stuff.
Review by T.Halpin
RANK: ****** ROCK STAR
(ONE SMALL ACT OF DEFIANCE)
THIS IS A BAND FULL OF ENERGY EXPRESSING THEIR VIEW THROUGH OUT THIS ALBUM BACKING IT UP WITH SPECTACULAR MUSIC.
PUBLIC PROPERTY - Great rhythm gutair crusted with a wicked rock edge, vocals are excellent, a nice hard driving tune with melodic sound.
SEVEN KINGS - The eastern vibe coming from this tune sounds great, effects on the gutair and vocals are excellent with superb vocals.
review by T.Halpin
BAND RANK : ****** ROCK STAR
YOU CAN CHECK OUT THIS BAND AT
www.ageofreason.co.uk

ODi
Artist of the month March 07'
Odi has an excellent dynamic voice backed up with passion in her music, originally from Ireland Odi is now based in the U.K, keep your ear to the ground for this artist which is definitely going to make her mark in the industry.
CRAWL - Here is a great tune like the title the drums and bass crawl through the melody with melodic gutair picking in the background, vocals are excellent with a hypnotic grunge tone coming from her voice that really enhances the song, superb song.
MARIPOSA - Real laid back acustic gutair plays through out the tune with a country blues feel giving off a nice melody, vocals are expressed with a lot of emotion on this track it shows how much passion Odi puts into this track with excellent lyrics to back it up.
DONT LET ME FALL - Gutair kicks this song in with a hint of traditional irish blended with folk blues style harmonica, excellent rhytm, vocals are soft but with plenty of dynamics and very well controlled, there are not many singers that can do this, sounds great.
review by T.Halpin
STAR RANK: ***** Excellent
You can check out ODi at
www.myspace.com/odimusic
www.musicreveiw.com

KIERNAN McMULLAN
ARTIST OF THE MONTH APRIL 07
"NEW AGE ROBIN HOOD"
This album is full of surprises with some sleek r&b tones ringing out with plenty of jazzy feel, with his fantastic voice and lyrics Kiernan blends all of his tunes really well together, this album is surely a good listener.
LET GO JOHN DOE - This song has a lovely funky jazzy feel through out the tune, vocals sound great really strong and suited for this style of music,great song.
CREATION - Here is a good tunewith flowing melodic gutair, vocal glide over the song this is very well constructed, excellent.
review by T.Halpin
Star Rank - ***** EXCELLENT!
YOU CAN CHECK OUT KIERNAN AT
www.kiernanmcmullan.com
LIVE REVIEW AT THE SUGAR CLUB
21/11/07
Kiernan has so much passion for music you could feel his music right through you on the night, his vocals had rhythm and a flow to them expressing every tone to the beat of the music, if you like Maroon 5 with a dash of Counting Crows then you would enjoy Kiernan live, at his best on the night is when he took up to play the keyboards this added even more soul to the night and showing off just one of his many musical talents, the band really gelled together at the gig it was pure soul and full of adrenaline, I could not find any flaws or in any way not to go and see Kiernan live again it was a great show and looking forward to his new album which is due for release in 2008
Review by T.Halpin
GIG RATE: ****** ROCKSTAR

BRIAN ROCHFORD
MAY 07 ARTIST OF THE MONTH
LIVE AT TIM YOUNGES BALLYFERMOT 18TH OF AUG 2006
Brian came on the the stage with his full band and the crowd did not know what hit them he played all of his songs from his album THE ROCHFORD FILES Brian opened with TAKING ITS TOLL starts off with a intro with lyrics and guitar and kicks in with the drums has a real indie rock feel to it great gutair solo from brian you can see he is in his element on this tune!!! Brian ended the night with ON LOVE 60s funkie theme blended with a rock element great lyrics and vocls and Brian plays a fantastic solo in this one!Brian will be back here on the 15th of sep 2006.
GIG RATE: ****** out of 6 rock star.
CHECK OUT BRIAN AT
www.brianrochfordmusic.com
review by T.Halpin
www.musicreveiw.com

BORNDAYS
JUNE 07 BAND OF THE MONTH
Radio city Dublin 25th oct 07
We awarded this four piece group from Dublin band of the month in June and this was the first time to see the guys live, I waited with anticipation till the lead singer Arron took the mic into his hand as the rest of the band kicked in with a upbeat intro, you could feel the adrenaline rush coming from the lads very relaxed but rearing to go, I like the style of Borndays they have a nice rock hard edge to them with catchy pop melodies to smooth the sound into your ears, even there stage presence was on top form. With thumping crash and ride cymbals and electric guitars strumming in perfect time Borndays have a style of playing very upbeat and raw. They gave a super show on the night for a band that is on the ladder to future success.
Review by T.Halpin
GIG RATE: ***** Excellent 5 out of 6


All photos taken by Siobhan Quigley @ www.myspace.com/concert_pics
Borndays/EP: Review
Borndays have music running in there veins full of energetic rock.
TURN IT OFF - This is a real good upbeat tune, gutair bass and drums play a great part in this song holding down a strong groove vocals works great between the melody a great rock song with foot tapping potential.
MIRACLE - Good solid beat thrown into the mix in this tune very energetic groove drives the melody, vocals sound great with a good catchy chorus, good stuff!
review by T.Halpin
Star Rank : ***** Excellent
You can check out BORNDAYS at
www.borndays.com

CHAVAR DONTAE
ARTIST OF THE MONTH JULY 07
Here is a up and coming artist from Toledo, Ohio,USA, with his new Ep ONE OF THOSE DAY'S with a mixture of funk and r&b style grooves and has the voice to back it up, a real cool cat with songs like "SLOW DOWN" and "ONE OF THOSE DAY'S" you can feel how much funk Chavar has running in his veins, excellent stuff.
SLOW DOWN - A cool funky beat in this tune with nice groove coming from the gutair, vocals have a great tone with funk elements, a good easy listener with plenty of motion to make you want to dance, sounds great.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME - A laid back tune with a r&b feel to it, gutair has a cool blues feel coming from the riff, vocals comes across with a r&b tone yet very relaxed through out the song with some good lyrics to add to it.
review by T.Halpin
Star Rank: ***** Excellent
you can check out Chavar Dontae at
www.chavardontae.com

CELINE CARROLL

ARTIST OF THE MONTH AUG/07


ITCH
Album review

This is an album with a lot of mood changes and different styles of music from country blues to soft jazz tunes with some fantastic vocals straight from the heart. "HOME" This first track has a great feeling coming from the vocals with a blues tone soaked in passion, guitar on this track is great with some nice tricky melodies giving off a country blues feel. "ITCH" Sounds great with a nice uplifting melody. "GREY SKY BLUE" This has nice vocals that creep in with the piano, kind of a Lennon feel but very well composed and the lyrics are fantastic with a nice sing a long theme. "SLOW MY WHEELS" Good dynamic tune with a great chorus and nice groove in the verses with a flamenco feel kicking in to a country rock tune. " APOLOGISE" This song kicks in with a nice piano theme a real soft love song with some great lyrics and you can hear the passion from the vocals. "SO WRONG" This is a cool short country blues song with a great catchy chorus you will be singing after it is finished. "WE'LL SEE" The vocals sound fantastic on this track cutting through the back street jazz sound and a real sleazy trombone in the mix. "STANDING ON MY OWN TWO FEET" This tune gives off a real gospel feel from the vocals backed up with some great blues slide guitar. "FLYING" The vocals stand out in this tune with some great dynamics and nice lyrics to back up the soft melody. "BIRD IN A CAGE" This final song on the album is a beautiful love song with harmonic vocals and a nice jazz feel on the piano what a nice treat from a wonderful album by Celine Carroll.
Review by T.Halpin

STAR RANK ****** ROCK STAR 6 out of 6
You can check out Celine Carroll at
www.celinecarroll.com


DREW TICHNELL
ARTIST OF THE MONTH SEP/07
Exciting new talent from Austin,Texas,USA with a blend of sheryl crow and pink put together with excellent tones.
DAYS KEEP SLIPPING- This is a lovely melodic tune with a nice drum and bass beat kicking in the background, vocals are laid down really good on this track, song has has a real jazzy pop feel and acoustic work is excellent.
EVEN IF ITS SUNDAY- Hard driving groove brings this song in with Drews vocals, her voice is very relaxed over the melody, Drew seems to be able to front all styles of music but this style suits her to the ground.
reveiw by T.Halpin
STAR RANK: ****** ROCK STAR! 6 out of 6
YOU CAN CHECK OUT DREW AT
www.drewtichnell.com
http://www.myspace.com/drewtichnell


HYBRASIL
BAND OF
THE MONTH
OCT 07

(THE MONKEY POLE album review)
This is a five piece band from Wicklow Ireland, The Monkey Pole is a eleven tracks of electronic indie rock melodies and superb vocal abilities, "We got music" has a cool vibe leaks a bit like a happy Mondays tune but with a great rock vocal, this track will get your head moving in all directions. "San fran" great intro with the vocals, the drums holds down a great hypnotic beat, sounds a bit like an early Blur tune but with one step better than them. "Heads up" this tune has more of an 80" feel maybe it's the strait disco beat on the drums or the progressive synth its unique ill say that. "Getchoo" beat for beat note for note and word for word this tune has it all pure ambient with an indie twist. "A million moments" not one of my favs on the album but great vocals this is more of a suttle tune and laid back, maybe it's the chill out song. "Love is in you" this is a great concept for a tune with elements of a great rock guitar riff and indie dynamics its nice the way the vocal does a talking walking vibe through out this tune. "Gorillas" if you like Beck you will like this song it has a great 60's peaceful tone and kicks with a electronic grunge tone coming from the guitar, sweet. "God bless the devil" this is Hybrasil wrapped up in one package electronic synth melodies great solid beat and vocals to die for and I love the eastern vibe in the background. "If you feel" the peace revolution is here this has a great indie rock feel with fantastic vocals and backing vocals the harmony guitars work great, this track is were the keys go free and wild, peace. "When I'm yawning" this is where Beck meets Happy Monday's great vocals and the melody works fantastic with the tune. "Binary love" this song is more of an expression nice and laid back a bit different from Hybrasil has a hint of grunge to the vocals a bit like Nirvana but keeping the trade mark of electronic effects. Overall I found this album both very exciting and very enjoyable to listen to this one goes into the Musicreview cd rack.
Review by T.Halpin
RANK: ****** ROCK STAR
You can check out Hybrasil at
www.hybrasil.com
www.myspace.com/hybrasil


SUDDYN
BAND OF THE MONTH NOV 07

RADIO CITY DUBLIN 25th oct 07
Ep launch
The atmosphere on the night was electric when Suddyn hit the stage they hit it with pure explosive passion. The flow of rhythm coming from the piano was played with some classical feel and blending tones. The front man Alan sure was worthy of the grasping presence you could hear from his vocals, his voice was very expressive with a lot of passion in them. Jarrett the guitar player showed off some great moves and played some cracking riffs with a very melodic approach to the songs, I really like his originality very bluesy style but keeping it commercial, The bass player Colly has a real upbeat punk style and can hold the backbone melodies that you can feel from Suddyn. As for Bren on drums he pulled of a stormer of a solo on the night you could here the styles of John Bonham mixed in with Art Blakey super stuff, this is one band on the scene you have to see live, hats of to Suddyn great show.
Review by T.Halpin
GIG RATE: ****** Rock star 6 out of 6





All photos taken by Siobhan Quigley @ www.myspace.com/concert_pics

SUDDYN/Gravity : Review

"Uplifting melodic rock with the world at their feet Suddyn have hit the spot with this tune full of inspiring guitar and synth melodies, vocals have a great subtle tone and feel to them with some great catchy lyrics, Gravity has a pull with a addictive sound very well mixed and arranged superb stuff."
Review by T.Halpin
RATE: ****** ROCK STAR
You can check out Suddyn at
www.myspace.com/suddyn

LILA
ARTIST OF
THE MONTH
DEC 07

'Hold On' EP Review
Both of these songs are of a catchy pop/rock nature. 'Hold on' has all the appeal of a nineties anthem with a well-suited vocal style, while 'Find a Way' is more upbeat and with more changes in tempo. Both songs have some good dynamic qualities and Lila's sound becomes more attractive with each play. The songs are easy-listening, radio friendly and highly stylized tracks.
Review by Claire Rushe

RATE: **** VERY GOOD
you can check out LILA at
www.myspace.com/lilasong