Pavement’s “Slanted and Enchanted” is one of the quintessential indie-rock albums of the 1990s. There is a certain rawness to the whole affair — dissonance, and fuzzy production values give this album a homemade feel. The lyrics have a distinctly post-modern, sometimes dark tone to them, while others …

I am and will always be a huge fan of alternative music, and one of my favorite alternative bands ever is Bastille. And no, I don’t think they’re french or their band name is related to the famous french holiday, but I do believe they’re name is quite interesting, …

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 …

Piece Of Me by Brittney Spears is a song about how the press makes her look in the magazines and papers. I like this song because she is talking about her self but explaining it by saying all they want is to be her and they just want a …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Bills, Bills, Bills
Album: The Writings On The Wall
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Darren Grant
Ah yes, this was the era of ‘male-bashing’. First, TLC came onto the scene with “No Scrubs” in early 1999 and then a whole bunch of similar sounds followed shortly after - “Where My Girls …

U2 is an Irish rock band that has many albums, one of my favourite albums from them is entitled “How to dismantle an atomic bomb” and one of the songs featured on this CD is called Miracle Drug.
It starts off pretty slow, with the singer following the slow …

If you were to ask me about a love ballad that reminds me of an old western movie I’d have to say it would Poncho and Lefty by Willie Nelson. This song is about a couple of friends that robbed a bank and then became outlaws running from the …

The PV starts out with a sepia toned scene of Koda, who’s playing a woman of early 20th Century America being dumped. It then switches to color and remains that way for the rest of the video. I found the shift to be interesting as it conveyed her past …

I was totally amazed by the music on this album. I was amazed and I was amused. I was surprised that this album was going to be so good. And maybe I should not have been surprised because I should’ve expected and anticipated and actually demanded this album to …

Bruce Springsteen was one of the main singers that I listened to as a teenager. I love his music though sometimes I find it very difficult to understand what he is saying because he garbles his words. He has, however, given me great music to relate to and enjoy …

This is my favorite song and the best rap and hip hop sounds I have to listen. I love the rap, the supreme melody and how the lyrics are arranged. I love how the song flows, the fast beat, the majority of sounds are coming from drums and piano. …

If I could change something from As I Am by Alicia Keys, it would be the image of her CD album. It is quite oldish looking, but I suppose she wants it that way. Not that bad anyway, but I would prefer the glam Alicia Keys on the …

An epic song off the Use your illusion record that is definetely worth listening to is the song Coma. this is their longest song peaking at 10 minutes and thirteen seconds. This song is written exclusively by Slash and Axl Rose. Axl really sings cool lyrics that are almost …

Usually I’m good with words, but I’m finding it hard to describe just how amazing this band is. It’s a shame not many have heard of them, this is a band every rock-lover should hear! I guess you could say I’ve heard “Nothing Like This” before!
Heh, little reference to …

Overview —“ Know Your Enemy, the first single and music video released by Green Day for their latest record 21st Century Breakdown features simple parts and structure yet still very catchy music in the song. I’ll admit that when I first heard Know Your Enemy, I really didn’t think …

Overview - Reload, the second half of Metallica’s double album, continues with the style change Metallica introduced on Load but doesn’t really expand or develop it. Generally the album feels basically the same as Load felt for me: some of the songs were brilliant, some were solid, and some …

Overview - Ride The Lightning is Metallica’s second album, after their groundbreaking thrash album Kill ‘Em All. While Kill ‘Em All was pure thrash metal from front to back in just a constant assault, Ride The Lightning expands on this form of music while incorporating melodic aspects to it …

Well, to start off, I hope you guys reading this review watched Gundam Seed last time. That was where my love for H&MC(High and Mighty Color )started. They’re a rock band, it was BECAUSE OF THEM, I actually fell in love with Japanese music too.
They really get you …

Lotus is a song by Cage The Elephant which appears on their album of the same name. The track opens up with a heavy drum rhythm which is soon sung over by the vocals of the track which is interesting because thus far, no guitar or bass has even …

This album was one of the first albums by the Cure that I listened to. It was quite a long time ago. It took place, in fact, probably in the year when this album was released. And then I loved these songs a lot. They seemed magic and otherworldly. …

Last Night On Earth is a song by Green Day which appears on their album 21st Century Breakdown. Something I’m going to say about this track is that it’s the most melodic piece of music that I’ve ever heard Green Day do and I think that they just sound …

Ciara ft. Ludacris
“Oh”
Goodies
LaFace Records
Director: The Fat Cats
Ciara’s “Oh” is the third single and music video from the “Goodies” album, following “Goodies” and “1, 2 Step”, the Fat Cats direct this time around. Ciara is sitting with little Ciara as she watches a video player which, upon zooming in, shows …

The River by Good Charlotte is a song about how beautiful can not stay beautiful. this song is about how this person got baptized in the river and now they believe. This song to me mainly talks about sins and how the kids should find their way back home …

Jay-Z
“Show Me What You Got”
Kingdom Come
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: F. Gary Gray
“Show Me What You Got” is the first single and music video from Jay-Z’s ninth album titled “Kingdom Come”. Just when we thought he was out, he came back in. Jay-Z’s previous album, “The Black Album” (2003), was supposed to …

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 …

R. Kelly & Public Announcement
“Slow Dance”
Born Into The 90’s
Jive/Zomba Recording
Director: Lionel C. Martin
Talk about LL Cool J’s “Jingling Baby” but with a slow jam rhythm. “Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)” is the third single and music video from the album, “Born Into The 90s”. R. Kelly meets a hot, …

Overview —“ Minority, the first music video released by Green Day in support of their album Warning, is a music video that I personally think is for one of Green Day’s catchiest songs. Warning was the album that showed signs of where Green Day would be going for their …

It has been long awaited for Hova aka Jay-Z to get back on ball with his flow. This album is a must have for any Jay-Z fan. This album is a definite must add to the Hova collection. Compared to his previous album “Kingdom Come” this album reigns supreme. …

Three Wooden Crosses is a country music song sung and made famous by Randy Travis. It is a song about four people from different backgrounds that take a bus ride in which three of them die. The fourth one was a hooker and does not quite understand why she …

Overview - Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin’s fifth effort, is an album filled with songs that all have something unique about each one of them, a crucial reason as to why I enjoy this album so much. A lot of times bands can put out an album filled …

Smile! Why Not? Is a song by Sledding With Tigers which is the penultimate song on their debut release, No Randy No. Opening up with a melodic interplay between an acoustic guitar pattern and humming vocals over the top, this track seems to drive the album in the direction …

Do You Hear the People Sing a song from the play Les Miserables. This play ran on Broadway, and has the distinction of being the most popular musical in the world. More people went to see Les Miserables in the years that it ran than any other …

Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the Highest! These words are already familiar with most of us as we hear it with other existing Christmas song. But this one is not a Christmas song but more of a worship song that really comes from the heart of the worship leader who …

Help is the title track to The Beatles’ record of the same name and showcases early Beatles songwriting at it’s very best. Although I’m certainly a bigger fan of The Beatles’ later work, particularly when they experimented more in the psychedelic rock subgenre, but I can’t dismiss some of …

Evisceration Plague is the band’s 11th full length album, released on February 3 of 2009, the album features producer Erik Rutan and was released on Metal Blade Records. The overall feel of the album if extremely heavy, if you know the band very well you will know they usually …

There are few songs which actually touch my heart each and every time that I hear them. “Inner City Blues [Make Me Wanna Holla]” is one of those. This song is actually older than I am, but has found its way into my subconscious as …

This song is the first single from Paramore in their secong album, Riot!. The song is very attractive, cheer up, ebergic, and of course rock!
Missery bussines is tells about the girls who wanted a boy for so long but he’s already has a girlfriend. But, finally she can get …

Devil’s Dance is a track by Metallica which appears on their second half of the double-record, Reload. I will be honest and admit that for the most part, I don’t like too many of the tracks on either Load or Reload, but I will say that I believe Devil’s …

The BatMan Forever Soundtrack has some really great music. The CD has some great artists like Bone Thugs N Harmony, U2 and even Method Man. I think the CD has an overall really good sound to it. One thing I really like about the CD is that it’s must better …

One of my favorite Albums of all time is the epic Van Halen. This debut album is one of the great albums that influenced 80s metal and rock. The album was released in 1978 and has sold millions of worldwide. It feature the tight bass grooves by bassist Michael …

The Coffee Song is a song by Cream which appears on their debut record, Fresh Cream. The song opens up with a very dreamy atmosphere due to the vocal delivery and also the subtle guitar lines played behind the vocals. As with many of the songs by Cream, …

The debut album “Act of Kindness” by the Dan Bruder Band was recommended to me by a good friend who told me it was one of the best new, pure-bred rock albums that was steeped in American rock roots he had heard in a long time. For those not …

Artist: SWV
Video: “Weak”
Album: It’s About Time
Label: RCA Records
Director: Lionel C. Martin
“Weak” is the third single and music video from SWV’s debut album “It’s About Time”, following “Right Here” and “I’m So Into You”. Once again helmed by music video director Lionel C. Martin (who is this guy, the Hype …

Three years does not make Hoobastank experienced many changes, at least from their style of music. ForNever, the four albums that came after Every Man For Himself in 2006, seemed to be a repetition of this band. My Turn, the first single released on October 13, 2008, is the …

Telephone is a song by Lady Gaga which appears on her album The Fame Monster. The track opens up with a fairly quiet mood which serves as a nice contrast to the majority of the track which is much more lively and energetic. I think that a nice thing …

Jennylyn Mercado is a singer from the Philippines. She won a reality show entitled ‘Starstruck’. This show is about finding talents to be build up as a star.
Anyway, she is gifted with a good voice so the TV station who produced the show gave her a music album. …

Once in a while a band/artist comes along and totally shakes the foundations of conventional and un-conventional art. In this case, the band is Tool, and the art form in qustion is music. The album in question is Lateralus, a monolithic epic album that transcends all conventional boundries and …

My favorite hip hop artist of all time is the Big Dog, Snoop Dogg. I have the collection of all his albums and I think I can acclaim myself as one of his biggest fans of all time.
There was a time when I was really into Snoop’s stuff, I …

I have always been a pretty big fan of Christina Aguilera’s music. Since the days of early hits like “Come on Over” and “Genie in a Bottle,” I have remained a faithful fan. Even when the music industry was divided between Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears back in the …

The famous East African, Kenyan born boy band, Sauti Sol are at it again with their new track ‘Melanin’ featuring Patoranking. The song, released only this week, caused a lot of frenzy on social media as it led to sweet and sour opinions about the music video.
‘Melanin’ is a …