The Akai MPC 2000xl sampler is one of the best pieces of equipment available on the music production scene. This piece of equipment is used by most of the top producers especially in the rap/hip-hop genre.
I have used this machine now for a couple of years and it has …

New Thrash is a song by Sublime and is the ninth song on Sublime’s debut release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening with a solid power chord from a distorted guitar, the drums come in with a quick rhythm which definitely establishes the mood that’s going to be present for …

—˜Sunday Morning’ is one of the song that can make me cry if I listen it. Its not because the song or the music is so sad and so melodic, the music is in middle up beat, cheer up and enjoyable to listen. So do with the lyrics, its …

This album continues where the last one left off. The Coral continue their slightly tinny sounding, modern pastiche of sixties music, which works a treat. I loved it from the first song ‘In the Forest’, right through to the last, every songs a winner. Slightly darker …

Great and Inspirational. That are just two words of the very many that I could come up with to describe this fantastic song. This is a second version of the song “Airplanes”. It includes its original artists B.o.B and Hayley Williams of Paramore, but it also includes Eminem, a …

The first time that I heard of the popular American singer and rapper Eve was not in the late nineteen nineties when she had released her first studio album, but instead in the early two thousands when I was still in my early years of high school, and her …

When I want a feel good love song, I listen to Heaven in my woman’s eyes by Tracy Byrd. It all about how he couldn’t survive without the heaven in his woman’s eyes. She gets him through the daily junk of life. It’s a great tribute of love from …

“Deliverance” is the heavy counterpart to “Damnation”, which was released in the same year. The decision to release two albums came about because the band did not want to have a huge album with a mix of songs styles on it. “Deliverance” is their heaviest album to date, and …

Hope is a song by Sublime and the nineteenth song on their debut album, 40 Oz. To Freedom. No pun intended, I will admit that after listening to the preceding track on the record, Date Rape, I was left feeling pretty hopeful for the remainder of the tracks to …

Native Belle is a song by Animal Collective and is the opening track of their fourth studio release, Here Comes The Indian. Returning the band to their more experimental sound that was present on their first and second releases, Native Belle has a sound which is incredibly different than …

This is the 21st Century is a song by the progressive rock group Marillion, which was first released in the 1990s but which has had several further releases since that time, some of them in a (to my way of thinking) considerably inferior acoustic version that was cut to …

Moth In The Incubator is a track by the Flaming Lips which appears as the eighth song on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Opening up with brief feedback, Coyne comes in with more multi-layered vocals which is a tactic that has been working throughout this record. One …

A song sang by Westlife, but in my opinion, most likely to have been wrote by their manager, at least he was their manager at the time, Ronan Keating.
The reason why I suggest it was put together by Ronan is the lyrics. This is without doubt a love song, …

Don’t Push is a song by Sublime and the fifth track to appear on their debut record 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with a somewhat laidback feel, Don’t Push gradually builds up thanks to Nowell’s vocal performance throughout the track which features some harmonies and some multi-layered vocals …

Just Stand Up was and is the theme song for the relatively new cancer fundraising event called Stand Up 2 Cancer. The first one was held in 2008 and then a second one was held just recently in 2010.
This single, Just Stand Up, was sung live in New …

California Gurls video is sweet. It has a lot of candies, jelly, chocolate and sexy girls. According to my research, the video is inspired by the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland. Actually Katy looks like Alice that is wandering in Wonderland. I had fun …

Fergie who sings for the Black eye peas has broke out with her new cd The Dutchess and every song is becoming a hit. The recent one Big Girls Dont Cry the same title as the hit by the Four Seasons is no way a copy of the …

I really like air supply’s music. I have heard “I Can’t let go” before but I did not know who sang that song. Until one time a friend of ours sang this song. I was really amazed because of the lyrics it gives. The song is really beautiful. Since …

The popularity of Just the Way you are, the first single of Bruno Mars from his album Doo-Woops and Hooligans, is the reason why I keep following him from the day one. I just accidentally switched television channel when I saw the music video of Grenade. The song is …

Creep is a song by Radiohead which appears on their debut record, Pablo Honey. Before I begin, I know that Creep is one of Radiohead’s most well known songs, but I want to stress that this truly isn’t what Radiohead has come to sound like. While Creep, and all …

Meet Your Master is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album Year Zero. The track opens up with a very heavy synthesizer rhythm which certainly gives the song a definite electronic feel. Another synthesizer soon joins in which provides a lead for the song, if …

Around The Fur is the Deftones second album, released in 1997, again produced by Terry Date. The band has stated the meaning of Around The Fur is something thats not bad, but not good around the fur. My Own Summer is one of the best songs ever, the song …

Odds And Ends is a song by Bob Dylan and The Band which appears on their record The Basement Tapes. Odds And Ends starts off primarily with a piano and guitar part accompanied by a drum rhythm which all end up giving the song a blues like feel, similar …

No More Mister Nice Guy is a cover performed by Megadeth which appears on their record Hidden Treasures. The track starts off with that classic riff from Alice Cooper’s track but certainly with a more aggressive tone and just sort of more an electrified tone coming from Mustaine. Although …

Greyhoundredux is a song by MGMT which appears on their first record, Climbing To New Lows. What’s interesting about Greyhoundredux is that it’s an instrumental track which surprised me to be honest. I mentioned in my review of Honey Bunny that you really can’t expect a young new band …

To me this is one of the best albums of 2007. The first time I heard “For The Nights I Can’t Remember” on the radio I knew I had to have this album. The lyrics were way better than some in the first album. Songs like “Dying To Live …

All You Need Is Love is a song by The Beatles which appears on their album Magical Mystery Tour, the band’s most psychedelic work. The track starts off with a very royal and majestic sounding horn section before the vocals come in repeating the word “love”. Hopefully you can …

The Hangover is a film directed by Todd Phillips which focuses on a bachelor party gone completely wrong in Las Vegas where three friends lose their friend whose getting married. I’ve seen the movie twice and to be honest both times I thought it was pretty funny. I will …

Cudi Zone is a song by Kid Cudi which appears on his album Man On The Moon: End Of Day. The track opens up with a synthesized intro which does a good job of establishing a rhythm before Kid Cudi comes in with the vocals with a delivery that …

I probably would not have been prompted to write a review of this album in particular, if I hadn’t gotten to stumble upon quite negative reviews of this album online. If you go by the reviews that are online, you will definitely form the impression that this album is …

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 …

Sara Bareilles’ album, Kaleidoscope Heart, was recently released. The album is consistent with her previous works, but it seems to have reached an all-time high.
The album starts with “Kaleidoscope Heart”, an introductory chorale. It is the single most beautiful chorale I’ve ever heard featured on a pop album. The …

Artist: SWV
Video: “Rain”
Album: Release Some Tension
Label: RCA Records
Director: Darren Grant
“Rain” is the final single and music video from SWV’s third album called “Release Some Tension”, following “Can We” and “Someone”. Released in the Spring of 1998, Darren Grant directs this time around, taking a more low-key and mellower approach …

There There (The Boney King Of Nowhere.) is a song by Radiohead which appears on their album Hail To The Thief. Opening up with a drum rhythm that sounds somewhat tribal, Radiohead does a good job of establishing an incredibly interesting instrumental section which primarily relies on the rhythms …

I have been a fan of the Cure since I was 13 years old. I heard their albums 17 Seconds and Pornography and I fell in love with those albums. I really thought that they were amazing records. And at the time when I was listening to them when …

Pretty Peggy-O is a traditional song which is covered by Bob Dylan that appears on his self-titled debut record. I’ll say right now that the version of this song which I was always familiar with was the version by The Grateful Dead, a version which I actually enjoy quite …

I’ll Be There is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Risk. I’ll Be There starts off with a very fast guitar riff which really is just noise at an extremely frantic tempo before leading into a synthesizer part which actually sort of has an Eastern sound …

Billy Ray Cyrus: Shot Full of Love CD is one of those CDs where it means so much more if you read the liner jacket notes. Cyrus wrote quite a long explanation for the inspiration behind the CD and several of the songs. It is a story …

The first time that I remember hearing any song at all from the music group Icona Pop, was back when those commercials for the company “Shoe Dazzle” were just getting popular. I literally paused what I was doing just to see the shoes, and then found myself Googling the …

Don’t Tread On Me, another one of the more aggressive songs from The Black Album, isn’t exactly a song which I enjoy too much, and ironically, James Hetfield supports this. Don’t Tread On Me isn’t a terrible song, but it does sound slightly forced in my opinion and it …

No wonder why Michael Learns to Rock wins the heart of many Asian fans. They play rock songs but they kinda do their music in moderation, but the quality is never in moderation. Let me explain. It is safe to say, their rock is somewhat …

I think that the Blade Soundtrack rocks! I bought this a couple years ago when the movie Blade came out. This CD has everything. It has some good rap songs as well as some great club songs and dance songs. I really like the cool dance songs that were played …

To be honest, I never heard any The Chainsmokers before this. But I think this song has gained enough momentum ever since my friend let me listen to it more than 3 months ago.
Songs always take time to grow, but for this case, I instantly liked it upon first …

I love the song, Nothing In This World by Paris Hilton very much! Paris looks so adorable in the music video and if I’m right, this is one of the first few videos that she has released. Not sure which music record company she’s under, but if it’s …

I have attended a few venues in Atlanta where Phillipia was performing.
I don’t know much about her except that she’s a 36 year old jazz singer who graces many stages around the Atlanta area (and I presume, beyond). She’s got a great set of pipes. But …

Fates Warning is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album No Prayer For The Dying. The track starts off with a clean guitar part with a melodic lead played over it which is a nice start to the track and actually not a way that Iron …

One of my all time favorite Sugarland songs is Settlin’. It is a song about a woman who is tired of settling for less when it comes to men. She decides she isn’t going to take it anymore. I listened to this song more than one time when …

If you haven’t heard of Tori Amos, you have missed out on one of the most original, incredible and absolutely riveting female alternative performers in the last half century.
Amos (real name Myra Ellen Amos) is the daughter of a preacher who was considered a piano prodigy and was admitted …

Little Miss Lover is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which appears on the album Axis: Bold As Love. The track starts out with a moving drum pattern by Mitchell before Hendrix comes in with the vocal line and guitar part which flows extremely well with the drum …

After spending years with the Misfits writing and recording some of the greatest punk to ever be pressed, Glenn Danzig formed his second band, Samhain. Their debut record, “Initium”, was released in 1984, and it showed that despite the Misfits officially disbanding, Danzig was determined to continue putting out …