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Cherine Abulwafa

From rock and metal to musicals and classics, and everything in between! A musician and a writer who has a passion for the brilliance of arts and the magnificence of culture.

LOUD ENOUGH TO TEAR THE SILENCE APART

There’s a certain kind of urgency you can’t fake. TEENAGEANGST, the latest EP from Maryland’s BruceBan$hee, runs on that combustible fuel, equal parts recklessness and confession, channeling the energy...

BETWEEN WHAT IS AND WHAT COULD BE

Domain Change, the debut single from COSMIC MADNESS, is less a song than a confrontation with meaning itself. Born from heartbreak and late-night questioning, it captures the dissonance of...

BETWEEN SUNLIGHT AND STORMS

There’s a tension that runs through Two Lovers in the Summer, not the clash of opposites, but the way heat gives way to cool, how love tilts from its...

 A DESCENT THAT AWAKENS THE SENSES

There’s nothing tentative about Tranquilized. From the first throb of low-end, M.E.L.T. drag the listener into a spiral that feels equal parts ritual and riot. The Pittsburgh psych-rock trio...

UNDER PRESSURE, THE SOUND BREAKS FREE

The blues has always thrived on honesty, and Piggy Bank Blues doesn’t hold back. The new single from Paris-based Blues Corner captures the sting of financial strain and sacrifice...

TEARS FOR PALESTINE, TEARS FOR HUMANITY!

“They say it’s complicated, but I see a child / Lying in the rubble, not one but a pile.”  Right from the intro, Jack Rush makes it clear that Tears...