Mike O'Cull

ELLA REID 

Big Girl Pants 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

Ella Reid is an emerging country singer/songwriter with a strong and individual style. Based in Austin, Texas, Reid has developed a Country/Pop/Glam sound…

HYBRYDD 

Hybrydd 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

Hybrydd is a three-member pop/rock consortium working out of Toronto, ON, Canada. The group has a far-from-typical sound built on strong acoustic guitars, compelling, propulsive…

BEEBE BROTHERS 

Welcome to Orange Lewis 

(Beebe Brothers) 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

The Beebe Brothers are Hal and Norman Beebe and together they make folk-influenced guitar-and-vocal music that displays the…

ITCH 

Round 2 

(Latticesphere Records) 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

If you like funk/rock with deep grooves, killer songs, and a unique style, let me introduce you to Itch, your new…

BUD HOLLY 

Scientifically Dope 

(Dakota South) 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

Underground hip hop artist Bud Holly swings a mighty lyrical hammer on his new EP Scientifically Dope on Dakota South Records…

CAT ROLFES 

Hwy 55 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

Ever wonder how you ended up not hearing about a great musician right in your own backyard? The interns and I here at…

DELTIIMO & MARLEY BLANDFORD 

“On My Own Again” 

Single review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

“On My Own Again” is an amazing, dancefloor-packing bit of sonic experience brought into existence by some of…

UNION FIVE 

Union Five 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

Anyone into funky instrumental jazz with a touch of smooth needs to discover Union Five. Union Five is a group of working pro musicians…

WASABI FIRE ALARM 
“Two Fingers In A ‘V’” 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

If moody, funky, Surrealist rock music is your thing, look no further than Wasabi Fire Alarm. The band is from York…

ROBOT RAVEN 
Set to Soar 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com  

Robot Raven is the name of a studio band/recording entity made up of only two talented performers, John Rigg and Edmond Bruneau. Rigg is…

JENNIFER MAIDMAN 
Dreamland 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 
Photos by Dakota Lane 

British multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Jennifer Maidman has been making music at the highest levels since the mid 1970s. She has worked…

HENRY METAL 
Deadlift Cowboy 

Review by Mike O’Cull, independent music journalist. www.mikeocull.com 

Where does one begin with Henry Metal? The Los Angeles-based shred guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer displays one of the more individualistic musical styles you…