Recent Entries

• Review: "Let the Fire In" by Peter Murphy's Carver Combo

  by the Urban Artist Group March 27, 2012
  Peter Murphy's Carver Combo is a multi-faceted Swedish band whose sound goes from experimental rock and gypsy folk to hellfire tangos and dead man waltzes, and from apocalyptic blues and gothic country to subterranean post-jazz pieces. Interesting and diverse album. http://www.examiner.com/roots-mus...

• Review: "Blues Cooked for Cannibals" by Birds Are Alive

  by the Urban Artist Group March 27, 2012
  "Blues Cooked for Cannibals" is French one-man band Birds Are Alive's second full-length release on Kizmiaz Records. Solid blues punk material!  http://www.examiner.com/one-man-band-in-national/review-blues-cooked-for-cannibals-by-birds-are-alive-review

• Review: "Yeah, I Carve Cheetahs" by Restavrant

  by the Urban Artist Group March 27, 2012
  Check out the new review of Restavrant's "Yeah, I Carve Cheetahs." Quite possibly one of the best roots rock albums so far in 2012. http://www.examiner.com/indie-music-in-philadelphia/review-yeah-i-carve-cheetahs-by-restavrant-review

• New write-ups: DM Bob & the Deficits, Little Joe Ayers, Scott h. Biram, Stomping Nick

  by the Urban Artist Group November 6, 2011
  Links to new write-ups. Feel free to subscribe to my Examiner profile for updates and so forth.   DM Bob & the Deficits http://www.examiner.com/roots-music-in-national/review-they-called-us-country-by-dm-bob-the-deficits-review Little Joe Ayers http://www.examiner.com/roots-music-in-national/rev...

• The Goddamn Gallows, Nick 13, Made for Chickens by Robots, Reverend Peyton, etc

  by the Urban Artist Group July 15, 2011
  Hello all! Over the course of the past few weeks I have worked on a small handful of reviews and music news pieces that I think many of you will like. First, there's the new 17-song album, "7 Devils," by gutterbilly hobocore band The Goddamn Gallows. Then we have a write-up on Reverend Peyton's trib...

• Recent reviews and interviews: Underground Railroad to Candyland, Swingin' Utters, World/Inferno Friendship Society, Small Brown

  by the Urban Artist Group June 25, 2011
  Though it may seem like I've been idle these past few weeks, it has been quite the opposite. I simply haven't been sending out e-mails after every piece published. There are actually a handful of new pieces -- interviews with the Water Tower Bucket Boys and Phantom of the Black Hills; and reviews on...

• One-Man Band Series, #18: Dr. Albert Flipout's one CAN band (Mickey Pantelous)

  by the Urban Artist Group May 19, 2011
  Man, I need to update this thing more often. Last one I shared was #16, and here I am putting up #18. Oh well, who says we need to work in order anyway?   This last piece is on Greek one-man band Mickey Pantelous, whose project is called Dr. Albert Flipout's one CAN band. It's good stuff. Check it o...

• One-Man Band Series, #16: Ghostwriter

  by the Urban Artist Group March 21, 2011
  It's hard to believe, even after writing all of them, that I am at number sixteen in my journalistic endeavor the One-Man Band Series. This time it was an article/interview with Oregon-based roots rock extraordinaire Ghostwriter -- the original punk-folk troubadour. The link's provided for you below...

• One-Man Band Series, #11: Honkeyfinger

  by the Urban Artist Group November 28, 2010
  Hello all! Finally, the eleventh installment to the One-Man Band Series is here with London's Honkeyfinger. It was definitely one of the more enjoyable pieces I've done for the series. And I hope those who are already fans of Honkeyfinger appreciate it, and those who have yet to experience his songs...

• One-Man Band Series, #10: Bud McMuffin

  by the Urban Artist Group October 23, 2010
  As of very of early this morning the tenth installment of the One-Man Band Series -- that's right, the TENTH installment! -- with an article/interview on France's very own Bud McMuffin. The link is...http://www.examiner.com/indie-music-in-philadelphia/one-man-band-series-10-bud-mcmuffinAs always, th...

• One-Man Band Series, #7: Puta Madre Brothers

  by the Urban Artist Group August 23, 2010
  Finally, I have published #7 of the One-Man Band Series. This one is on Australia's Puta Madre Brothers. It's good stuff. Check it out!http://www.theurbanartistgroup.com/apps/blog/show/4582334-one-man-band-series-7-puta-madre-brothersThank you for your continued interest and support!

• Kokomo, Indiana's Harley Poe get wretched, filthy, and ugly

  by the Urban Artist Group August 4, 2010
  Check out my latest album review for The Philadelphia Examiner. It's on Kokomo, Indiana's acoustic punk and horror trash quartet Harley Poe and their new album "Wretched. Filthy. Ugly." http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2010m8d4-Kokomo-Indianas-Harley-Poe-ge...

• One-Man Band Series, #5: Phillip Roebuck

  by the Urban Artist Group June 24, 2010
  Link to the latest installment for the One-Man Band Series. http://www.examiner.com/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2010m6d23-OneMan-Band-Series-5-Phillip-Roebuck

• One-Man Band Series, #4: Mr. Occhio

  by the Urban Artist Group June 12, 2010
  The latest installment to the One-Man Band Series---the 4th in a series of many---on the Italian rocker Mr. Occhio is now available for viewing at the Philadelphia Examiner. The link is... http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2010m6d12-OneMan-Band-Series-4-Mr-Oc...

• One-Man Band Series, #3: The Slow Poisoner

  by the Urban Artist Group May 17, 2010
  Article/interview on Andrew Goldfarb (aka The Slow Poisoner) for the One-Man Band Series has just been made available for viewing at The Philadelphia Examiner. The link is...One-Man Band Series, #3: The Slow Poisoner http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2010m5d1...

• One-Man Band Series

  by the Urban Artist Group May 15, 2010
  One-Man Band Series: Reverend Beat-Man, Bloodshot Bill, The Slow Poisoner, Phillip Roebuck, Dead Elvis & His One Man Grave, Al Foul, Mr. Occhio, Chuck Violence, Uncle Butcher, B.O.M.B. (big one man band), Skip Jensen & His Shakin' Feet, Rollie Tussing, The Amazing One Man Band, and several o...

• One-Man Band Series

  by the Urban Artist Group May 9, 2010
  Currently I am hard at work on a number of different writing endeavors, especially my One-Man Band Series, which consists of feature articles on the artists, as well as interviews. So far I have published an introduction piece, an article/interview with Swiss gospel blues trash one-man act Reverend ...