Makin Waves with Bulletproof Belv & Matty Carlock, Drew the Recluse & The Cold Seas, Murdock & Cook Thugless and More Bob Makin August 16, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week in special all-hip-hop edition of the Scene Report are Chill Smith, Mello B, Black Surburbia Music and Silent Knight. Asbury Park rapper Bulletproof Belv and his roc...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Sonic Blume’s “Beach Karma” Bob Makin August 16, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The young Jersey Shore dream-pop, shoe-gaze band Sonic Blume’s sophomore EP, “Beach Karma”, on Asbury Park-based MOTO Recordsfeatures five songs and four interludesthat recall the grand old Brit sounds of alt-r...
Makin Waves with Honah Lee Bob Makin August 16, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The great Trenton band Honah Lee are celebrating their 10th anniversary on August18 with a video shoot for the new tune, “You Never Kno”, and a party at Mill Hill Basement with fellow Trenton rockers The Cryptk...
Makin Waves Scene Report with Taylor Tote, Lisa Bouchelle, Ella Ross & More ! Bob Makin August 9, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are “Jersey Rock Earbuds Mixtape” and Project BWQ. After winning three film festival awards for her “Fighter” video about childhood cancer, industry-respected Jersey Shore-base...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Avery Mandeville’s “Happy Birthday, Avery Jane” Bob Makin August 9, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Avery Mandeville’s full-length debut for Telegraph Hill Records is a force with which to be reckoned! You know you’ve arrived when just about everyone in a nationally recognized music scene knows you ...
Makin Waves with Tara Dente Bob Makin August 9, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Asbury Park singer-songwriter Tara Dente chats about her roots, her records and other triumphs, her great band and her upcoming appearance at the second annual Makin Waves Roots Fest on Aug. 11 at Asbury Park B...
Makin Waves Scene Report with Rachel Ana Dobken, Asbury Park Hip-Hop Fest, This Year’s Comeback & More Bob Makin August 2, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are Asbury Park’s Universal African Festival, Pyrrhic Victory Recordings, Green Knuckle Material and Drive, Kid. Rachel Ana Dobken, the singer, songwriter, drummer, guitarist...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: The Burns’ “The ‘You’” EP Bob Makin August 2, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The “You” EP, Jersey Shore-based The Burns channel some great ‘70s rock to tell the tale of a restless heart that needs to find a home. Joey Henderson must smoke a lot of pot! More...
Makin Waves with Asbury Park Surf Music Festival: Still A Thrill Bob Makin August 1, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The fifth annual Asbury Park Surf Music Festival will feature Satan’s Pilgrims, Surfer Joes & His Band, The Volcanics, Frankie & the Pool Boys, Black Flamingos, The Men in Grey Suits, Great White Caps a...
Kam On Film – “Eighth Grade” Kam Williams August 1, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Eighth Grade Teen Angst Explored In Poignant Coming-Of-Age Dramedy Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher) is starting her last week of middle school, and graduation can't come soon enough for her. After all, the l...