Picture to burn by Taylor Swift is a song about how a girl is upset and is going to burn the picture of her ex boyfriend. I understand what the song means on so many levels because there are some people’s pictures I still have, I’ve thought of burning …

This song is sung by Christian Bautista. It tells about someone who falling in love. Because that love, his life has changed and it can make his dream comes true. This song has been popular in my country, Indonesia. Indonesian people very like this song, especially the girl teenagers, …

One, the fourth track of And Justice For All, marks the third ballad released by Metallica and yet another song which this band would soon become pretty heavily associated with. Another thing to note is that the first music video which Metallica ever released was for One which ended …

I only got introduced to the singer Elise Estrada after I heard her song entitled Lipstick on the radio. I thought, what great song it was, it has all the feelings of a young woman who pretends she is not in love with a man to whom she …

Lightning Strikes Twice is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Virtual XI. The track starts off in a very melodic fashion with a clean guitar part as well as a lead melodic solo coming through the left channel of the track as you can also …

The Buffet R13 is a standard issue clarinet for all clarinetists that want to play the clarinet throughout their lifetime- not just to be used through your school years and put aside forever. There are two types- the silver plated and nickel plated keys. It is made of premium grenadilla …

There You Are: Jesus Song No. 7 is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears as the eighth song on their fourth release, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. In strict contrast to the preceding track on this record, There You Are: Jesus Song No. 7 returns the album …

“Sucker” is a Peeping Tom off of their album “Peeping Tom”. Peeping Tom is just one of the many associated acts and bands that Mike Patton either formed or contributes to. What made me want to review this particular song “Sucker” is that it quite oddly features the beautiful …

The Lemon Song is a track by Led Zeppelin which appears on their record Led Zeppelin II. The track starts off with a fairly slow riff coming from Page which sounds to be quite blues-rock influenced and the overall tempo of the song thus far seems to set up …

Fall Be Kind is an EP released by Animal Collective to follow their previous EP release of Water Curses. I will say right now that I think Fall Be Kind is overall a very strong EP, but it does have one fairly large flaw to it which is that …

Jay-Z ft. Frody, Gotti, and Niela
“20 Bag Shorty”
The Projects Presents: Balhers Forever
AV8 Records/BMG
“20 Bag Shorty” is a single and music video from Jay-Z off of a compilation rap album called “The Projects Presents: Balhers Forever”. Jay-Z plays a ghost in this music video, no not literally, just as much …

Years ago, someone introduced me to the wonderful works of Erich Kunzel, director of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. He’s really quite good. Then the opportunity came along to enjoy Kunzel’s work along with a huge favorite of mine, Star Trek. With a spoken and dramatic introduction …

It’s the way you make me feel is one of my favorite songs of the band Steps. I first saw this video in MTV and I really like it from the start. Since then I’ve always been a fan of steps and became even more upon hearing this song. …

I feel in love with the CD “Libertad” by Velvet Revolver the moment I stuck it in the CD player. I figured I would like it since I loved Slash and Duff from their Guns N Roses days. The songs on this cd put me in a …

After listening to and loving their earlier CDs, “Thanks for the Ether” and “How We Quit the Forest”, I was pleased and surprised to find a (relatively) new CD by Rasputina. I first listened through “Oh Perilous World” last September and quickly dismissed it as boring compared to the …

Overview - Animals, Pink Floyd’s eighth record, follows in a similar set up to that of Wish You Were Here and of Atom Heart Mother - except this time it’s switched. With Atom Heart Mother and with Wish You Were Here, the album generally started and closed with some …

Lately, I haven’t really liked Usher Raymond. I liked him when he first came out in like 2000-2004, around that time. He sang songs taht were genuine and you could really tell that he could sing. Now, everything has changed. He got married, had a kid, got a divorce, …

Hate This And I’ll Love You is a song by Muse which is the final track on their debut record, Showbiz. The song opens up with a very melodic and calm sound which Bellamy compliments nicely with his vocals throughout the first verse. What I particularly like about this …

Lil Wayne’s Criticly acclaimed “The Carter 3″ is his most anticipated album yet, with featured guest such as Jay-Z, T-Pain, Babyface, Robin Thicke, Bobby Valentino, Fabolous, Juelz Santana, and more it will be a valuble asset to any hip-hoper’s Music Collection. The CD contains a variety of hip-hop and …

Another favorite grunge type band of mine is Soundgarden. Soundgarden’s A-Sides is a sort of greatest hits CD that will take you through a journey of music that is inspiring and lovely, all at the same time. Soundgarden A-Sides contains my personal favorites such as Rusty Cage, Burden In …

She is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Dookie. She opens up with a drum rhythm along with a bass line by Mike Dirnt before Armstrong comes in delicately with his vocals which have a pretty mellow sound to them during the verse of the …

R. Kelly & Public Announcement
“She’s Got That Vibe”
Born Into The 90s
Jive/Zomba Recording
This is where it all started for R. Kelly, with a group called Public Announcement. This is their very first single and music video titled “She’s Got That Vibe” from the album, “Born Into The 90s”. This was …

There has to be an awful good reason for me wanting to listen to classical type of music. And for that, I am such a great fan since hearing Siempre by IL Divo. These guys are so, so gorgeous, all good looking and definitely very talented. Even …

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 Bigger Picture - When Western Trap Is No More Fun
I have had an extremely pessimistic attitude towards trap music for a long time. The position on this is clear: this genre does not have a big future, it is difficult to develop, and due to the huge number …

It’s All Too Much is a song by The Beatles which appears on their record Yellow Submarine. The track starts off with some guitar distortion, having somewhat of a psychedelic sound, before an organ part also enters in the song which reinforces this psychedelic tone. Once the main rhythm …

Watching Take That’s music video for shine is quite interesting now that I know that Robbie Willians was the focus behind the song. For a start it’s all quite elaborate for Take That. Mark Owen walking down what looks like a silver stairway to heaven. However I think this …

For the last few days i have been listening to the upcoming album from Amos Lee titled Mission Bell. At first i wasn’t too sure how i’d go with it as i had never really heard of him before, but i have an eternal quest to discover artists and …

The Way You Look Tonight is a song that Rod Stewart recorded much later in his career when he had a strong foothold on his audience. He became a much more mellow singer as he grew a bit older and the songs that he sings will melt the heart …

I recently purchased the new CD, Bone Palace Ballet, by hardcore veterans Chiodos on Equal Vision Record. Their sophomore release takes the band to new levels, and really shows us how the band has grown and matured. The songs are …

After the Success of the band last album this left them with more freedom on Lullabies, they got rid of Nick Oliveri, this is unfortunate but doesn’t slow the band down any, Troy Van Leeuwen of A perfect Circle fame (among many other bands he’s been in), Joey Castillo …

Show me someone that claims they dislike Bon Jovi, give them a couple of drinks and then whack Living on a Prayer on the Jukebox. I have to say that im not sure I have seen many tracks get a better reaction when it’s been sang at a Karaoke …

Miley Cyrus is a Disney channel teen star and has broken into the music industry as well. I first heard her song “See You Again” on a local radio station here and immediately recognized it was her from the Hannah Montana series!
I actually really like her song and her …

One of the worst songs that van halen made in the pre David Lee Roth era is The Full Bug. This song was featured on the Diver Down as most likely a filler to reach the time needed for the record to be released. Although the album showcases some …

Overview - The Grateful Dead, the debut album of the band of the same name, introduces the band’s ability to write catchy songs and their ability to apply their style to a wide range of covers. The one word I can describe this album with is energetic. The energy …

Meet The Light Child is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second record, Danse Manatee. Opening up with somewhat of a lazy drone-like sound, Meet The Light Child shares a problem with some of the tracks on Animal Collective’s previous album in that the vocals get …

Overview —“ Static Age, the first album ever recorded by The Misfits,
The Tracks —“
1. Static Age —“ The Misfits open up the album with a song that isn’t extremely aggressive or fast which I can’t explain how glad I am about. After listening to their other albums like …

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 …

The song “Coat of Many Colors” was written and sung by Dolly Pardon. The song is so beautiful and is a great representation of a mother’s love for her child, in that she made her a coat from rags because they could not afford to buy one from a …

I Just bought MGMT’s new album, on the strength of their single ‘Electric Feel’, which I like very much. Having listened to the first track, I want to like it and do like the sound; I just find the lyrics a bit hard to swallow. I am not sure if …

Where Is Everybody is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album The Fragile. The track opens up with a heavy synthesizer rhythm accompanied by drums and a bass line which goes over this part and plays an odd sounding lead rhythm. Reznor comes in with …

I purchased a Yamaha Stage Custom drum set several years ago when I began touring nationally in my band. I Purchased the 5 piece set. I have taken this drum kit all over the country and it has stood up to all of the traveling. It stays in tune …

Artist Name: Kid Rock
Album Name: Cocky
Track Listing:
Track 1: Baby Come Home
Track 2: Cocky
Track 3: Drunk In The Morning
Track 4: Forever
Track 5: I’m A Dog
Track 6: I’m Wrong, But You Ain’t Right
Track 7: Lay It On Me
Track 8: Lonely Road of Faith
Track 9: Midnight Train To Memphis
Track 10: Picture (Featuring …

Stoner-Hate is a track by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record. Preceding Stoner-Hate in the track listing is Exploding/Reloading and I suppose the best way I could describe Stoner-Hate right now is that it’s a far more aggressive version of the previous song, and I …

Mouth Wooed Her is a song by Animal Collective and the tenth song on their record Sung Tongs. Opening with a calming acoustic guitar pattern, the vocals enter the mix after about thirty seconds with a melody that initially didn’t win me over, but is one that’s grown on …

There is barely anything I can say about this album that hasn’t been said by critics over the past 10 years or so. Released in September 2004, The beautiful thing about this album is that this was something I didn’t necessarily enjoy on first listen but for me I …

Touch Me is a track which appears on The Soft Parade, an album by The Doors. Aside form the brilliant introduction to the song, I think something which a listener will notice right away is the instrumentation of this track. Touch Me features instruments which are certainly outside the …

Random yet consistent. Any fans of Vampire Weekend know that these two words describe the band pretty well. They also describe the A-punk music video. Even though the video is very simple and has a low production value it can’t help but grab your attention and …

Jay-Z ft. Blackstreet
“The City Is Mine”
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
Roc-A-Fella Records
“The City Is Mine” follows “(Always Be My) Sunshine” as the second music video and single from Jay-Z’s second album “In My Lifetime, Volume 1″. Here, Jay-Z samples “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” by The Jones Girls …

Overview —“ (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth is the fifth song on the first album released by Metallica which strikes me as an extremely strange move to even include this song on their debut record. For those of you who don’t know what this track is, this will become very clear …