Aaliyah
“Try Again”
Romeo Must Die: The Album
Blackground/Virgin
Director: Wayne Isham
Aaliyah and choreographer Fatima Robinson reunite once again for “Try Again” which is off of the soundtrack for 2000’s “Romeo Must Die”, a great action/martial arts thriller which starred Aaliyah and Jet Li, who also appears in this music video. The video …

I Don’t Live Today is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which appears on their album Are You Experienced? The track opens up with an interesting play-off between a lead guitar line and an interesting drum pattern. Hendrix comes in with the vocal melody pretty much immediately and …

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, a track written primarily by John Lennon for The Beatles’ record Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band would have to be one of the more psychedelic tracks which the band has written, or at least one of the tracks most heavily associated with …

In going all the way with its title, there are only three songs on the Beach Boys’ third album, ‘Surfer Girl’ (or four, if you don’t count the instrumental closer, “Boogie Woodie”), that are not about surfing, or that don’t mention surfing or the surfing waves in some capacity. …

The Suburbs is Arcade Fire’s third studio album, released in 2010, and probably my favourite out of all three of their albums. It’s been three years since their last release, and this album has been highly anticipated by all of Arcade Fire’s fans. The wait, in my opinion, is …

R. Kelly
“You Remind Me of Something”
R.
Jive/Zomba Recordings
R. Kelly kicks off the first single and music video from his second solo effort, the self-titled “R.”. This song is called “You Remind Me of Something” and has probably one of the most memorable music videos from the R&B heartthrob. There’s hummers, …

Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy is one of the bands greatest accomplishments. The mellow blues styling mixed with the energetic rock and roll makes for a truly enjoyable and uplifting musical experience. Not only is every song perfectly orchestrated, but the overall flow of the CD and …

Revenga is a song by System Of A Down which appears on the first half of their double record Mezmerize/Hypnotize. Revenga opens up with some clean sustained guitar chords played above a pounding kick drum rhythm. The song then transitions into a much faster and more aggressive section which …

Overview —“ Poprocks And Coke is a music video from the album International Superhits, a record released by Green Day that primarily contained the singles that they had released through their career and also two previously unreleased songs, this being one of the two. I’m unfamiliar with this song …

Hey Hey What Can I Do is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their record Coda. Just as a note, this song doesn’t appear on the original version of the album but it is included on a reissue of the record and was originally put out as …

I love the title of this album, The Alternative to Love by Brendan Benson pretty much. The album has a kind of oldies-sound or rather indie-sounding and very infectious. I love tracks like Alternative to Love, Feel Like Myself, Between Us and many more. Imagine an Oasis …

Parabola is a song by Tool which appears on their album Lateralus. Just as a note, Parabola follows a track known as Parabol on the album and it’s pretty much meant that you’re supposed to listen to Parabol and then Parabola because it leads right into this track, just …

Let’s Go Get Stoned is a song by Sublime and is the eighth track on their debut release 40 Oz. To Freedom. The track opens up with the vocals immediately entering the mix along with the usual instrumentation of guitar, drums, and bass as well. In the beginning of …

Overview —“ Lonely Day, a second single and music video released by System Of A Down for Hypnotize, the second half of their double album, Mezmerize/Hypnotize, is a track which is primarily led from start to finish by Daron Malakian. All throughout Mezmerize and Hypnotize, Malakian had began to …

This video used the most simple scenes to make the video so extra special. It gave me a feeling of happiness whenever I watched it and it filled my head with good memories when I was in high school. I wouldn’t think a video by Katy Perry would be …

Overview - Bringing It All Back Home, Bob Dylan’s fifth effort, is a record that is split up into two unique sides: one electric, one acoustic. This concept is a new idea by Dylan and this is the first record where he’s actually backed by a band rather than …

In the era of gangster rap; guns, violence and murder, came Kanye West who stood for totally different morals and values. After being a producer for Jay-Z for a few years, he finally had his chance to shine as an artist. He was signed to Roc-A-Fella records as an …

I bought this as a back up bass so i had a spare bass lying at work for after work rehearsals.The Rockbass is Warwicks entry level range so although it is good it isn’t quite in the same league as a Warwick!
This cost £270 from an online music shop …

No Substitute Lover by Estelle is a very colorful and nice to listen to song. This single is sung by Estelle, definitely and she has a husky-like quality and a loving voice. This song is very R&B and very soulful..very catchy tune.
I especially love her image, …

Surfing on the web I found this blog that has the recording of the first date of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds North American tour of their latest recording ‘Dig!!!, Lazarus, Digg!!!’ The night was September 16, 2008, the venue was the 4th & B, at San Diego, …

Bullet Proof—¦ I Wish I Was is a song by Radiohead which appears on their second record, The Bends. The song opens up with some noise effects before an acoustic guitar pattern comes in and Yorke ultimately comes in for the first verse of the track. Yorke’s vocal delivery …

Controversial rap performing artist Eminem is known for many things, and most of them not good. Loyal fans were angered several years ago when he announced his retirement, but to the surprise of some, the Detroit native has made a come back with a new album. The most popular …

Rob Thomas, lead singer of the popular rock band Matchbox 20, has quickly grown to become one of the most influential songwriters of the last 20 years. As a solo artist, Thomas has written and performed with influential artists such as Carlos Santana and Joss Stone. He has also …

Having been invited to their live video recording performance, what I expected of the Soweto Gospel Choir is nothing close to what I actually witnessed, and I mean that in the most positive way possible.
From what I had experienced before, a lot of choral music didn’t really appeal to …

Birthday is a song by The Beatles which opens side three, or disc two, of their famous self-titled record, otherwise known as The White Album. If I had to describe Birthday very quickly, I’d say it’s a pretty traditional rock song which reminds me of The Beatles’ earlier records, …

I admit that I was reluctant to listen to this album. Ever since his release of the Recovery album, I really didn’t know what to expect from Marshall Mathers. So, I didn’t want to be disappointed.
The first song of the album, “Bad Guy”, shattered my doubts about Em. This …

Artist: SWV
Video: “Use Your Heart”
Album: New Beginning
Label: RCA Records
“Use Your Heart” is the second single and music video from SWV’s second album called “New Beginning”, following the previous single and music video titled “You’re The One”. “Use Your Heart” continues the trend of maintaining some of the most attractive …

In actuality, the The Making of the Awake DVD featurette is way too short. It’s more like an overview or even more to the point an explanation as to why the Awake DVD was produced.
The majority of this featurette is Josh Groban discussing the tour and what it …

To me this song every thing I’m not by the veronicas is a song you should listen to after you break up with your boy friend because it takes care of a lot of feelings you may have because more than likely you broke up with the guy because …

Mike Tucker is an up and coming Tenor Saxophone player out of Boston who plays a range of music, varying from jazz to funk to R&B. He has performed with the likes of Earth Wind & Fire, The Kendrick Oliver Big Band, and many others. He is an acclaimed …

There are three things I love in this world, it’s art, clothes, an music! My ears love to hear the sound of music; the slightest beat just send tingles down my heart! I was last months that I realized that I needed a new mp3 player for my former …

As a beginner, I had no idea what kind of guitar to get. Target was selling a beginner’s kit that included an acoustic guitar, case, instructional DVD, and extra strings, as well as a small pack of picks. It retailed for $100 but was on sale for …

Overview - Blonde On Blonde, Bob Dylan’s seventh effort, is the first of Dylan’s albums to follow his commercially successful album, Like A Rolling Stone. After listening to Like A Rolling Stone I honestly wondered how Dylan would ever top that masterpiece, and to this day I don’t believe …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Broken-Hearted Girl”
Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce
Label: Columbia
Director: Sophie Muller
“Broken-Hearted Girl” is the seventh music video and single from Beyonce’s third album titled “I Am… Sasha Fierce”, following “If I Were A Boy”, “Single Ladies (Put a RIng On It)”, “Diva”, “Halo”, “Ego”, and “Sweet Dreams”. “Broken-Hearted Girl” …

I’m not sure why I have the Alan Jackson: When Somebody Loves You CD. I don’t remember buying it, but I just found it, still in its wrapping to be truthful, so however I got it, I’ve never listened to it until this evening. Very strange to …

Royal Orleans is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their record Presence. The song starts off with a distinctive riff from Page, reinforced by Jones, which repeats twice before leading into the main rhythm of the track and the first verse for Plant. Plant has a nice …

DRESSED TO KILL
I give this one extra point for the classic album cover with KISS decked out in three piece suits.
KISS’ third album was another poor seller when first released and at this point, it seemed that KISS was never going to have any success recording in studio.
The only …

Jordin Sparks is such an awesome person. Not only is she young, but she is also talented and I think for someone with a nice image as her, she has a nice big voice to boot too. However, the songs inside are quite on average. I think …

Good Lovin Outside is a song by Animal Collective and is the penultimate song on their album Sung Tongs. Opening with vocals right from the start, Good Lovin Outside takes on a tone which sounds somewhat hypnotizing to be honest. Perhaps this is just the way I hear the …

The Only Time is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their debut record, Pretty Hate Machine. The Only Time opens up quickly with Reznor singing nearly right as the song starts up above a bass playing along with a simple drum pattern. As with a lot …

Suicide And Redemption, Metallica’s fourth instrumental of their career and penultimate track on Death Magnetic, is similar to The Unforgiven III in the sense that it has some truly brilliant parts but also some parts which just aren’t so good. I’ll start with my complaints against the track. My …

Overview - The Freewheelin’, Bob Dylan’s second effort, showcases more of Dylan’s original works rather than covers and traditional songs, which is what most of his debut album was made up of. Right from the start you can tell that Dylan has a knack for poetic lyrics and just …

Maggie M’Gill is a song by The Doors which appears on their record Morrison Hotel. The track opens up with a guitar lead which has simultaneous parts going on in the left and right channels with the drums and bass going straight down the center, the effect applied here …

Rosemary is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album Aoxomoxoa. Rosemary is an extremely melodic track and only features the vocals of Jerry Garcia along with an acoustic guitar which he sings along with. I should also mention that Garcia has sort of an echo …

Day of Baphomets is a song by the Mars Volta. It appears as the 7th track off of their 2006 album “Amputechture”. The Mars Volta are noted to be a very avant-garde and experimental band. With their odd time signatures, offbeat syncopation’s and intellectual lyrics make each song an …

Little Ghost is a song by The White Stripes which appears on their album Get Behind Me Satan. The track opens up with a simple rhythm which features some outside instrumentation and also has the vocals join in the track pretty much immediately as well. What I like immediately …

Susie Q is a cover performed by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album 12 X 5. As I said, the track is a cover, of a pretty well known song I may add, so I will just be talking about the execution of this song. I believe …

The band’s eight studio album and second on Virgin Records, the second without Brian Welch, and the first without drummer David Silveria. The band used Terry Bozzio, Brooks Wackerman and Jon Davis on drums. The band Re-Recording most of The Matrix’s tracks for the album, weeding them out entirely. …

Overview - Garage Inc., an album filled entire of covers showcases Metallica’s diversity in musical talents and where their influences came from. Released in 1998, the album has two discs to it: the fist disc contains newly recorded covers while the second disc is a compilation of previously recorded …

“Confinement” is a track off of the Silent Hill 4 Original Soundtrack. The soundtrack was released alongside the game in 2004, and was made by Akira Yamaoka. Yamaoka has always been hailed a musical genius when it comes to making ambient and creepy music/sound effects. As Yamaoka started to …