Jay-Z ft. Chrisette Michele
“Lost One”
Kingdom Come
Roc-A-Fella Records
“Lost One” is the second single and music video from Jay-Z’s ninth (comeback) album titled “Kingdom Come”, following “Show Me What You Got”. Released on Jay-Z’s 37th birthday (December 4th, 2006), the style of both the song and music video seem to compliment …

I got the Fender Frontman 10G with a “starter pack” from Guitar Center, which also included a Stratocaster and etc accessories. As suggested, I was pretty new to the guitar and didn’t really need anything massive to practice with. I found no problem entirely using the small 10w amp …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Independent Women, Part 1
Album: Survivor/”Charlie’s Angels” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Francis Lawrence
“Independent Women, Part 1″ is a single and music video off of the original motion picture soundtrack to the 2000 film adaptation of “Charlie’s Angels”. You know something, looking back on 2007’s “I …

You Don’t Even Call Me By My Name by David Allan Coe is a classic song to me. I used to think this song was done by Johnny Cash instead of David Allan Coe. Maybe they both did the song, I’m not sure. Either way it is a great …

I first heard this song on my boyfriend’s ipod. I completely forgot that I had even heard it before because while we were playing Monopoly, we were listening to his ipod and this song came on. I asked him what the song was called and who it was by, …

Watching The Planets is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album Embryonic. The track opens up with a fairly confusing tone comprised of an odd mix of instrumentation including keyboards, synthesizers, and drums. Overall, these instruments come together to create a sound which seems as …

Overview —“ Showbiz, the debut album by Muse is my first time really listening to the band. I’ve heard various tracks from scattered albums but I’ve never really sat down and actually listened to a Muse record —“ after listening to this one, I’m glad I did. I enjoyed …

American Eulogy is the penultimate track of the record 21st Century Breakdown, a record by Green Day. Before I begin, this track is somewhat similar to the two musical epics, as I describe them, from American Idiot of Jesus Of Suburbia and Homecoming. Yes, American Eulogy is shorter but …

Celtic Thunder effectively captures the exceptional Irish flavor of a recent concert that the group by the same name held in 2008. The Celtic Thunder group consists of five Irishmen from different walks of life and who have developed their own vocal style that comes together in …

Colbie Caillet has recorded the feel good song of the decade with the song “Bubbly”. It doesn’t matter who you are, if you want to feel good, listen to “Bubbly”. It is a love song really, but it doesn’t feel as though it has to be limited to love …

Cheap Trick is a band that has been around since a few years before I was born yet they seem to reinvent themselves just enough to stay around.
They have quite a few decent newer songs but, when I listen to them, I still prefer the classics like “I want …

KISS
A rock and roll classic! One of the best LP’s of the 1970’s.
This was the bands first album and it debuted in 1973 and no one bought it (it ended up going platinum after the band became a worldwide sensation) An underrated masterpiece.
1973 was too early for the world …

Overview —“ The ESP/LTD, V-401 is ESP’s response to all our companies putting out V shaped guitars, which is pretty much every company to be honest. Just a note, I don’t personally own this guitar but I’m currently in the market for one so I decided to play one …

Overview - Blues For Allah, The Grateful Dead’s eighth effort, is primarily a pretty melodic record for the most part and it’s also pretty strong for the most part. Garcia showcases a lot of range in his guitar playing, going from the more melodic soloing on the first two …

The back street boys are not a bad band and they are actually quite good and I like the fact that each band member had a different look than one another which was cool because this made them quite diverse. I also liked how every member of the band …

Bon Iver is the name of a music project started by Justin Vernon of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For Emma, Forever Ago is his debut album, released on Jagjaguwar Records, after he recorded it in his father’s winter cabin.
For Emma, Forever Ago is a beautiful album, full of Justin Vernon’s …

Initially it would not catch me listening to this kind of music, but this wonderful singer left me with no other choice but making an exception. The first time I heard her voice I thought that I was in the dream, I caught myself day dreaming and losing all …

It was my first time to hear Melissa How on this song as she leads the song Nothing Holding Back. It was one of the most favorite songs I have which the band Jesus Culture started.
The song started on the cymbals of the drummer as it counts the introduction …

I recently had the opportunity to listen to the song “Love Lockdown” by the famed rapper Kanye West. If you aren’t already familiar with Mr. West’s material go get yourself a copy of his other albums “The College Dropout” or “The Graduation”. Kanye West is usually known for his …

The Ibanez RG2570Z is one of the latest in the RG Series from Ibanez, it features a five piece wizard prestige neck, basswood body, jumbo frets, edge pro bridge, dimarzio/Ibanez pickups 1 single coil 2 humbuckers, rosewood fretboard, sharktooth inlays, Gotoh tuners, 24 frets, a really nice hardshell case.
I …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Naughty Girl”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
Beyonce Knowles reunites with director Jake Nava (who previously directed her first two music videos for “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”) for her fourth and final single and music video titled “Naughty Girl” from her solo debut called “Dangerously …

Coldplay is a British band specializing in the Alternative rock genre.
One of my favourite songs from them is named “What If” from their X & Y album release.
I like how this song begins with a piano playing and the singer, Chris Martin, immediately begins to sing after the first …

Talkin’ —˜Bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants To Live Forever) is a song by The Flaming Lips and the opening track of their fifth release, Hit To Death In The Future Head. Opening up with a distorted guitar riff, the band oddly introduce a very deep vocal …

This 1998 follow up to the successful 1996 album Antichrist Superstar features controversial album art depicting Marilyn Manson in a body suit with fake breasts, and glowing red eyes. Marilyn Manson started a rumor that he got breast implants, and people ate the rumor up. This may be my …

Apocalypse Please, the second track to appear on Muse’s record, Absolution, is the latest Muse song which I’ve currently found myself listening to over and over. I’m finding that with Muse I’m generally discovering one of their songs every few days which I simply can’t stop listening to, the …

Black Sabbath were the original doomsday musicians and their experiment with sound paved the way for what was to become Heavy Metal.Master Of Reality combines all the elements of a true metal band.Ironically, they are the creators so that task was rather easy for them.If you like dark themes …

I highly recommend this album to all people who are into Indie music or alternative rock music.
There are several factors determining why my heart is so warm to this music. In the first place, I like music from the 1990s, 1990s is my favorite decade ever, and this …

Seeing The Real You At Last is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Empire Burlesque. The track opens up with a bit played primarily by horns and outside instrumentation which I really don’t associate with Bob Dylan and that I personally don’t really like hearing …

Overview —“ Machine Head, the sixth album released by Deep Purple, is the album that I would have to say is my favorite out of Deep Purple’s entire career. The album gains most of it’s recognition for being the album which has Smoke On The Water, a song which …

Dean Martin (1917-95), —˜the Master of Cool’, one of the top all-round United states performers and participant of the —˜Rat Pack’, which also composed Honest Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr, was best known as a musician, though he was also a comic and acting professional, celebrity of the …

I love instrumental music, but not the old one version only. I also love the modern instrumental music like twelve girl bands from China, bond, vanessa mae, and others. But mostly of them are from other country. Which make the recording (cd) are expensive compare to the local singer …

Who remembers Rockwell? The last time I heard from him was when he had collaboration with Michael Jackson in the song Somebody’s Watching me. After that, then came this song. If you want to feel sad and feel like crying to let all your feelings out, listen to song …

Life’s a bitch from Shooter is one of my favorite song that I finally find the mp3 recently. I’m so happy with that because I miss this song so much, it’s becoming hits when I was in high school for about seven or eight years ago. At that time …

Bone Thugs are a group from Cleveland, OH who was signed by reap legend Easy-E and believe me, they have a lot of talent. He put a lot of work into the group and guided them to greatness,he is featured on their debut cd “Creepin On A Comeup” which …

Rank Strangers To Me is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Down In The Groove. Dylan comes in with his vocals right away singing in a pretty delicate manner along with a simple strumming acoustic guitar part. Dylan’s vocal tone isn’t all that bad …

Another great music video by the newly formed supergroup chickenfoot is soap on a rope. As you may or may not know Chickenfoot is a supergroup featuring Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar, Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on drums and the …

Akon sorry blame it on me is a song about how a fourteen year old girls parents let her spend the night at a friends house and went to a twenty one and older club. She then went on stage and humped akon and akon humped her back. He …

The Mirror Has Two Faces CD is the soundtrack for the movie of the same name which starred Barbra Streisand and Jeff Bridges. It’s a love story about two very unlikely lovers. It’s about beauty, inside and outside, and the notes of the instrumentals reflect that beautifully.
Streisand …

When I stepped out of the warm summer night into the Pearl Street Nightclub in the quaint village of Northampton, Massachusetts, my expectations were set at an unattainable height, as if I were entering the gates of Max Yasgur’s farm in August of ‘69. I was, however, not entering …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Slim Thug and Bun B.
Video: “Check On It”
Album: “The Pink Panther” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/B’Day/#1’s
Label: Columbia
Director: Hype Williams
Hype Williams spreads his wonderful, professional, and messiah-like grace all over this Beyonce music video which is a single off of the original motion picture soundtrack for the 2006 …

The Elvis Presley: Elvis The Alternate Aloha CD is the recording of the dress rehearsal for the famous Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii TV concert. Well, it sort of is. The liner jacket actually gets very specific on how this digital recording was put together, and it’s both …

Song Of The Century is a song by Green Day which is the opening track of their most recent record, 21st Century Breakdown. The song opens up with a bit of noise which is similar to radio static, giving the track a vintage type of feel. Armstrong comes in …

Cher has been around for as long as I can remember. I used to watch her on the Sonny and Cher show faithfully every week in the 1970’s. She has certainly come a long way since those days as is witnessed by her song Believe. This is one of …

Like many other people I was really excited about the return of Doctor who in 2005, and very much the same every time that it has been back on our screens in the past 4 years. What I loved even more was the music that you could hear during …

I really tried to like this singer. She’s absolutely beautiful. A café au lait woman with and interesting eclectic style. She’s been around for awhile on the Neo-Soul scene, and I have yet to connect with her music. Her voice is buttery …

This is a great record. Interpol is a very talented band, and I personally believe that this is their best record. The debut album sounded rather messy, whereas the albums that were released after this one have rather lazy song-writing. Whereas the 2004 Antics is a fantastic record with …

Good Times, Bad Times is a song by The rolling Stones which appears on their record 12 X 5. The song opens up with an acoustic guitar pattern along with a harmonica lead over it which gives the song overall a very folk rock sound. Jagger comes in with …

Leaf House is a song by Animal Collective and the opening track of their fifth studio release, Sung Tongs. I’ll start by saying that after listening to the previous album, Here Comes The Indian, I’m very glad that Animal Collective start off Sung Tongs with an incredibly strong track. …

Without question, not Eminems best track and yet it remains a classic, why? Because My Name Is was the track that seemed to really announce Eminem on the world stage.
It wasn’t his first song or from his first album but it was the one that captured peoples attention and …

Overview - American Beauty, the fifth album by The Grateful Dead, continues in the same style of they started with on Workingman’s Dead by writing from more of a folk rock and country style rather than the electric and psychedelic driven songs from their first three albums. I’ll say …