Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Listen” (Version 1)
Album: B-Day/”Dreamgirls” Soundtrack
Label: Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrack
Director: Diane Martel
“Listen” is a single and music video off of the soundtrack for the 2006 film “Dreamgirls”, it is also included on her second album titled “B-Day”. The song basically follows the subplot of her character from the film, …

Note-since Buffet does partially hand make and assemble its clarinets, there may be slight differences between each individual clarinet
The Buffet E11 clarinet is an excellent intermediate clarinet. It is a normal Bb 440 hz clarinet without a left side Eb key. It is extremely well blown in the higher …

Del the Funky Homosapien is the best rapper on this Earth, period.
The founding father of the infamous and amazing Hieroglyphics crew, Del has brought many talented rappers into the business, all the while crafting the best lyrics ever heard. He has a style all his own and an expanded …

.I needed something to tune my guitar with since I lost my old tuner. I found this AT-3 for $10 at Guitar Center. It was cheap and looked functional enough for me, so I decided to buy it and give it a shot. Figured I didn’t have much to …

Shortie like mine is a song by bow wow ft. Chris brown is a song about how this guy is saying that there is no other girl like his girl in the whole world. He says his girl is one of a kind and he loves her or just …

Eminem has always been an artist who I equally admire or loathe depending on the day. At his best I find him to be a brilliant, profound writer who really captures emotions and thoughts skillfully in his music and words. At his worst he is childish and …

While Survivor may be known widely as that band who wrote EYE OF THE TIGER and BURNING HEART for the rocky movies, fans of the band like myself know that there is oh so much more to them than those two hits.
This self-titled album arrived in 1979 and …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 16″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
It’s Chapter 16 of “Trapped in the Closet” and we seem to all of a sudden find ourselves trapped in the same freaken’ restaurant from Chapters 14 and 15. Twan is in disbelief over the news of his newfound fatherhood at …

Abba has been one of my most favorite groups in the world of music. Their Greatest Hits collection has 19 of the best tracks ever recorded. From Dancing Queen to Waterloo, you will be overwhelmed with rich and powerful music with hours of enjoyment. Polar Music International did not …

You’re Dead is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record United Abominations. This track starts off with a nice descending riff which works pretty well before going into the first verse of the track which features Mustaine utilizing a melody which is average at best and nothing …

Enter Sandman, the opening track of Metallica’s fifth record, is probably the one Metallica song which is the most well-known from either fans or just listeners and probably has one of the most recognizable riffs in metal, ironically written by Hammett and not Hetfield. I don’t want to get …

I have always loved a more poppy folk sound, and for the most part, the band Eisley fills that need nicely. While they normally make a radio friendly brand of garage folk, the song “Many Funerals” shows off their ability to make a more progressive sounding rock song with …

Overview —“ Bonded By Blood, the debut album released by Exodus definitely established them as a thrash band to watch over. I think the only reason why this album didn’t receive a lot more attention, although it did still receive a lot, is because it was released in 1985 …

If you feel too old to rock music, then leave this kind of music. Please note, the mighty Motorhead Kiss Of Death release that is album from their 31 year existence in the music industry. Looks like Lemmy and his colleagues support extraordinary spirit of playing music. Stay strong …

I don’t know what kind of genre to label the band My Chemical Romance for. Either it is punk or more to rock and roll; not so sure which, but I do sure love this particular album featuring them of course.
The storyline is pretty clear through the songs and …

“Sean Paul” is a Jamaican dancehall deejay who is now also very popular on the international hip hop scene. I have noticed that many foreigners seem to think that the music which he does is hip hop, however, that is not true as in Jamaica a form of music …

It is a rare occasion to find a band that does not rely heavily on the use of heavy guitar riffs and power chords to get their music to sound energetic and progressive. Circa Survive is just one of these bands, and “Oh, Hello” is a perfect example of …

Wish You Were Here, the title track of Pink Floyd’s record Wish You Were Here is an example of one of the best songs I believe that Pink Floyd has written throughout their entire career. Wish You Were Here is driven primarily simply by vocals and an acoustic guitar, …

The Handshake is the penultimate song on MGMT’s second release, Oracular Spectacular. The start of this track is interesting in that it features a prominent and distinct piano opening which is a nice break from all of the synthesizers. The Handshake is similar to Pieces Of What in that …

Mono is a post-rock band from Japan that has amazed the fans of Mogwai Godspeed You! Black Emperor etc with their powerful mixture of guitar cascades and symphonic soundscape beauty. Karelia begins in the lowest possible tempo, but rises slowly to a ravaging sound, not the tiniest bit angry, …

Strange World is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their self-titled debut album. The song starts off with a mellow clean guitar pattern which goes on for a while and establishes somewhat of an eerie mood to it which will fit nicely with the lyrics of the …

The New York Dolls have always been seen as a band with their own agenda and have never been known to bow down to expectations and trends. For a long time they were considered disbanded and i never thought i would bear witness to an all-new album from them. …

Fuck you right back by Frankee is a reply to Eamon’s song fuck it. It is the other half of the story because every story has at least two sides and some times more. This is the girls side and I like it better than the guys side …

Lil’ Kim ft. Da Brat, Missy Elliott, Angie Martinez, and Lisa Lopes
“Not Tonight (Remix)”
Hardcore
Atlantic/Bad Boy
Director: Lance “Un” Rivera
Wow, Lil’ Kim went from rapping up and down escalators with Puff Daddy in “No Time”, dancing and rapping around in rooms that change colors with Lil’ Cease in “Crush On You”, …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Kitty Kat”
Album: B-Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Melina and Beyonce
“Kitty Kat” is not really an official Beyonce music video per-se, it is rather a mini music video of sorts that serves as a one minute introduction to Beyonce’s eighth and final “B-Day” music video titled “Green Light”, so “Kitty Kat” …

Overview —“ 1,000 Hours, an EP released by Green Day and also their first release in their entire career was pretty interesting to listen to. Now personally I’m a lot more accustomed to more recent Green Day work, or even work in the middle of their career, so going …

I was digging through some of my CDs the other day, looking for something different to listen to in the car (we don’t have decent radio stations here). I ended up coming across my Joe Diffie: Third Rock from the Sun album and ended up listening to that.
I have …

Unnatural Selection is a track by Muse which appears on their most recent record, The Resistance. Unnatural Selection is one of the more guitar driven tracks on the entire album which is something that I enjoy a lot about it. One thing about The Resistance is that a lot …

Rolling Papers is Wiz Khalifa’s big debut album. He released a few of the songs as singles before the release of the CD. That made it feel like I had already heard about half of the songs before he released it. The problem with that was that he had …

Tailgunner is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album No Prayer For The Dying. Tailgunner is the opening track of the record and tries to open the record in a pretty energetic fashion. The opening guitar part of this song builds up with a bass line …

Coldplay have been one of the biggest bands in this generation, and arguably the biggest this decade (and the last one too)!
Ever since I heard Viva La Vida, I immediately recognized why this band became popular. And I became a huge fan since then.
Today I stay awake mid-afternoon just …

Jay-Z
“Girls, Girls, Girls”
The Blueprint
Roc-A-Fella Records
Jay-Z follows up “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” with his second single and music video “Girls, Girls, Girls” from his sixth album titled “The Blueprint”. I will begin by saying the music video has some good production values and is a bit more interesting than his previous tart …

When I first heard this song, I felt like I was going to cry. The music’s beat was just like you’re in a dream and you don’t know if it’s a happy song or a sad song because it’s such a happy song that you don’t ever want it …

The Timeless Favorites: Lerner & Loewe CD comes courtesy of Reader’s Digest Music and gives us 20 tracks of famous songs composed by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. These are well known, much beloved songs from the stage and screen.
The journey begins with Robert Peterson’s masterful rendition …

Puff Daddy ft. The LOX, Lil’ Kim, Foo Fighters, and Notorious B.I.G.
“It’s All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix)”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Spike Jonze
Puff Daddy is all about being spontaneous, isn’t he? Always trying to take things to the next level by doing something you would least expect him …

Overview —“ The GBME Epoch Electric Guitar Pack is actually the first guitar, and all guitar related accessories, that I received when I first started playing. Obviously, the guitar isn’t going to be great for only around $170 or whatever it was, but honestly, this guitar is just horrible …

There are certain recording artists whose music is criticized by many of the people who consider their own taste in music to be very well refined. Ke$ha so happens to be one of those artists. As a pop star, she has found a lot of success, but she has …

I was watching the MTV VMAs this year and finally got a chance to see Lady Gaga show what she’s working with (so to speak.) Anyway, I realized that she has a lot more talent that I first thought she did. She performed “Paparazzi”—”a song about the …

I like finding new old recordings. If I can find an early recording of an artist that I like, I’m ecstatic. Recently I found “Trav’lin’ Light” featuring Peggy Lee and I was in my element. I listened to it twice in a row and enjoyed it immensely both times. …

Jay-Z
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Dave Meyers
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder” is the second single and music video from Jay-Z’s eighth (and purposed final) album, following “Change Clothes”. It looks like a lot of people may have agreed with me regarding his previous music video, because now Jay-Z …

An excellent choice for any beginner banjo player . The low profile neck satin finish and rock maple rim make this banjo a keeper . I began on a cheap Asian banjo , that offered a very hollow sound similar to playing in a a cave , for …

Dumb Girls by Lucy Woodward is about how this girl feels like only dumb girls have their boyfriends dump them. She feels like she wants the guy back but she doesn’t want to tell the guy because she is scared. This song is a beautiful song because it talks …

I really like the song ‘reflection’ from Christina Aguilera. This song is the first single from Christina Aguilerafor about maybe nine or ten years ago, but I still love this song. ‘reflection’ is also become the soundtrack from the animation movie ‘Mulan’. The lyrics is very describe the movie, …

New Born is the opening track of Origin Of Symmetry, a record by Muse. New Born starts out in an extremely melodic tone and is primarily driven by Matt Bellamy singing in a very delicate delivery and being accompanied by a piano behind him. Something which Muse has always …

Dirty Dancing is a feel-good movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. The love between those characters and the transformation of all the characters shines through in the Dirty Dancing soundtrack CD as well. Both were smash hits with audiences around the world.
The CD gets us dancing …

Take a bow is sad song from Rihanna, I think this song is the opposite from the famous Rihanna’s song, Umbrella, because this song it’s not cheer up and not energic.
This song is tell about a girl who always cheated by her boyfriend. He always forgiven, but he always …

Of Mice And Men is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record The System Has Failed. The track opens up with Mustaine singing by himself with some kind of effect on his vocals which is an interesting and unconventional opening, at least by my standards for Megadeth, …