Music Review: Vancouver's own rockers, Neurosonic

Well, time for some rock. Time to wake up. And definitely time for something other than calm interviews and angst plagued dance shows. OK, so I meant to post this last Friday, but hey, I really was sick and down for the count this past month and ramping back up is hard to do. You don't want me whining because I'm feeling rotten and spoiling the commentary on some great new or up and coming band, do you? (Don't answer that! For all I know, you may like a little whine with your Friday music serving!)

On today's menu (can you tell I haven't eaten lunch yet?) is a rocking Vancouver band called Neurosonic. Their sound is both demanding and intriguing, their delivery professional but still raw and driving. And as for the foursome themselves, they are out of the country doing an international tour currently.

The beat is driving without losing its melody nor its edge. The vocals are sometimes just short of what is more commonly angst driven Metal, but is also just as apparent in some of today's best Alternative Rockers. The lyrics vary from the usual ballad storytelling to the more introspective self-expressive type seen in great alternative anti-establishment songs. And if you aren't happy with that, throw in a little over the top techno to complicate things when least expected and you have something that occasionally alludes back to the great rock operas of the 70's and 80's. (I love "So Many People".)

A band worth listening and better still, songs worth buying and keeping around for awhile.

You can find them at
http://www.myspace.com/neurosonic

Nuff said.

Signing off and still alive (for now),
CG
Little Dogs Media
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An Unexpected Month Long Hiatus

Well, between dealing with tonsilitus (sp?) the homeopathic way and several other projects and deadlines, something had to give...meaning, after the interview with Gordon was finally posted, only several months after the awards unfortunately, I needed to let the website and MySpace site rest for awhile.

I'm hoping to change that soon, but it may take another week or two to get my crap back in gear. I still have several bands on MySpace to review (on the list) but I need to make sure they are still there in the first place.

As for interviews with Movmnt Magazine David Benaym and Americans for the Arts, those may not happen. After saying they would do interviews, it's been black hole city since then. It happens, but that doesn't change the disappoint when it does.

At least all was not lost, I spent a lot of time watching anime that was new to me if not new to others, like Saiyuki and Gokusen and Bleach and Samurai Deeper Kyo (and even Naruto). It helped keep me sane and got my creative juices flowing again--as opposed to all the disappoint I had at this summer's television offerings, esp. the second season offerings of last year's hot freshman shows (all disappointed me.)

But, deadlines are still looming and there is a lot of work to be done yet, so I'll sign off for now and hope to write again real soon...assuming anyone is still reading (not that I would blame you, that's just how the internet and blogs can be.)

Take care,
CG