Author: Ian Zandi

Ian Zandi is a 21 year old human man-child that resides in Los Angeles, CA with his wife. In his spare time, enjoys long woks on the beach as well as in the kitchen. Ian is a cook, comedian (comedy-Ian), Eagle Scout (no relation to Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird), writer, and a night-owl. Ian also likes referring to himself in the third person much like his alter-ego Elmo.

October 20, 2013

REVIEW : The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars

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A review of The Civil Wars' latest album. Read on if you are interested in references to Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Romeo and Juliet, Taylor Swift and Johnny Depp.

October 10, 2013

REVIEW : The Hawk In Paris - Freaks

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The dream of the 80’s is alive in Nashville. That’s what the new Hawk In Paris album would lead me to believe anyway. Creating a fusion between his Jars of Clay tunes, Depeche Mode, and some Mutemath flair, Dan Haseltine forms a sound that is currently unmatched in the music industry. It is true that many music critics say that the 80’s were a bad decade for music, however, The Hawk In Paris show us that this influence can be beneficial.

October 3, 2013

David Gaulton - Jesus, You're The Way

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Los Angeles-based worship artist David Gaulton has released the lyric video for his new song “Jesus, You’re The Way”. His latest album Jesus Use Me was released this past Tuesday and is available for purchase on iTunes.

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REVIEW : Gayle Skidmore - Sleeping Bear

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As I am sure you know, art can be expressed in many different forms. Artists can be defined as musicians, actors, painters, baristas, costume designers, carpenters, beat poets, and many more titles. In theatre, there are certain talented actors that can be identified as “Triple Threats” (possessing the skills of singing, acting and dancing). While singer-songwriters are quite common in the music industry, Gayle Skidmore can be identified as far more than that.

The Civil Wars - Dust to Dust

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Due to the fact that the band is still on bad terms, The Civil Wars has released a new music video for “Dust to Dust” using “found footage”. No, this is not the kind of found footage that you would find on Paranormal Activity.… Continued →

October 2, 2013

Eisley - Currents

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Indie band Eisley has released the music video for the title track off of their latest album Currents.

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September 30, 2013

Switchfoot - Love Alone Is Worth The Fight

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Alt-rock band Switchfoot has released a music video for “Love Alone Is Worth The Fight”. This is from their recent Fading West EP (you can read my review here) and will also be featured on their full-length in January.

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September 26, 2013

REVIEW : Dave Ian - Vintage Christmas Wonderland

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Dave Ghazarian (formerly of Audio Adrenaline and Superchick) returns with his second Christmas release penned under the awesome name “David Ian” (this is awesome because it shares my name. Duh.) Beginning exactly where his last effort Vintage Christmas left off, this album acts much like an extension to the previous release.

September 24, 2013

REVIEW : Gungor - I Am Mountain

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A review of the latest genre-jumping release from Gungor

September 23, 2013

Gungor - I Am Mountain

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Gungor has released the music video for the title track of their new album I Am Mountain. The album will be available tomorrow. What do you think the new footage means?

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September 20, 2013

REVIEW : Owl City - The Midsummer Station Acoustic EP

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A review of Owl City's first "acoustic" EP

REVIEW : Switchfoot - Fading West EP

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A review of the world's favorite Christian, alternative rock, surfer-filled, San Diego-native, movie-makin', grizzly-vocalized band known as Switchfoot.