Roadrunner United is a supergroup featuring many past and present Roadrunner Records artists to celebrate the label’s 25th anniversary. The Dagger features Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage on vocals Robert Flynn And Jordan Whelan on guitars, Christian of Fear Factory On Bass, and the drummer from Chimaira. The Enemy …

This album was released very recently - just on the 17th of April. I am a huge fan of all of Dar Williams’ music, but, although I had very high expectations, I was not at all disappointed.
As with all of this unique singer songwriter’s music, each song is completely …

R. Kelly ft. Boo & Gotti
“To The Homies That Were Lost (I Wish - Remix)”
TP-2.COM
Jive Records
This is the remix to R. Kelly’s song, “I WIsh”, which is the first single and music video from his fourth solo effort titled “TP-2.COM”. Whereas the original version was filled with plenty of …

Date Rape is a song by Sublime and the eighteenth song to appear on their debut release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with some outside instrumentation such as a group of saxophones, Nowell comes in with the vocals fairly quickly and delivers the lyrics in the form of …

Frogstomp was officially released in 1995, but the algum ideas were already half-done in 1994.
Frogstomb is the first album from the band Silverchair.The members were only fifteen, but the album maturity does not look like coming from teenagers.In my opinion, this album is their best in general, becaus the …

I have known about this song for a while now, since it came out a few years ago. But I had no idea that it was by Miranda Lambert. The only time I had ever heard of her is when she won the award for best female video at …

Throwin The Round Ball is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second release Danse Manatee. In contrast to Runnin The Round Ball, this track has far less of a building feel to it, but it is also another instrumental. Rather than having a more traditional musical …

I never really knew I have been missing Sam Smith’s identifiable voice until I heard him again recently with a brand new song. I used to hear most of his songs on radios, on Spotify playlists particularly “Pop Ballads”, on being sung by everyone in karaoke because of their …

I just recently bought the 2009 Fender Stratocaster Standard (Made in Mexico) and so far I have few complaints. Fender is known for its quality and this stratocaster is no exception.
The coat on the guitar protects it from light scratches. It’s hit my belt buckle a few …

Slither is a song by Metallica which appears on their album Reload, the second half of their doubl ealbum, Load/Reload. The song opens up with an extended powerchord with Hetfield beginning the vocals very early singing with some kind of effect on his voice in a tone that I …

It was one of my friends who had first introduced me to the music of the industrial metal and aggrotech band called “Psychlon Nine”. Although I love listening to some good industrial metal once in a while too, I just did not really know what to make of this …

I think their time (Spice Girls) have really passed them on. What do you think. The latest reunion of Spice Girls although do get the needed kind of attention, I don’t quite think that they will be making boom music like they used to. Everybody still looks …

This UK Band, singing their hit single titled, Back Here is one of the best songs ever sung by this band. And this band is none other than BBMak. I don’t know whether the BB and the Mak should be close or separated, but that’s more or less …

Somewhat Damaged is a track by Nine Inch Nails which appears on The Fragile. Somewhat Damaged starts out with sort of an awkward guitar riff and then an even stranger drum pattern which makes the song sound pretty eerie as it first starts out. Reznor comes in with the …

What I do remember in this song is the part where Git Fresh is sing Bam bam bam part and the ding ding ding ding part. It also uses the intro of the song Tom’s Dinner by Suzanne Vega, so it is easy to remember. It is a great …

The soundtrack for the movie Twilight fits the story perfectly. It is one of my favorite CDs in my own collection. I am very picky about my music. Prior to listening to this soundtrack, I only knew of two bands that were listed.
The first time I heard the …

Whats er name by green day is a song that talks bout how a guy thinks he sees a girl he once dated and he is now thinking about her again but he can not remember her name but he remembers her face. He now is wondering how she …

Rock And Roll is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their album Led Zeppelin IV. As you should be able to tell from the title, the song has a very rock driven sound and certainly demonstrates Zeppelin playing very pure rock and roll without any unconventional songwriting, …

Jay-Z
“Change Clothes”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Jay-Z decides to throw his thug life out the window and make videos for homosexuals. “Change Clothes” is the first single and music video off of his eighth and purposed final album titled “The Black Album”, but we all know that wasn’t the case being …

Black Swan is a song by Thom Yorke which appears on his solo debut record, The Eraser. Although The Eraser did not strike me as an album which had that many great songs after a few listens, Black Swan was certainly one of the songs which did manage to …

The first time I heard this song was at an open air food court while having supper with a friend. I liked it a lot, and after that I went straight to get an MP3 copy of it from the Internet, burnt it into a CD and have been …

Neil Young is probaably one of the most famous artists in music today. Neil Young ha been around since the ’60’s and is one of the artist which I heard all the time growing up. My parents both love him and though I think that some of his songs …

Across The Universe is a track by The Beatles which appears on their final record, Let It Be. Across The Universe starts out with a pretty stripped down instrumentation, just Lennon and an acoustic guitar, and it’s pretty much like this throughout the entire track although some other sounds, …

Days of the New released their self titled debut album in 1997.At the time songwriter and front man Travis Meeks was only 15 years old.Regardless of age, the album displays musical maturity delivered through an intensely creative performance.The album was the first to be considered an all acoustic Heavy …

This offering from Australia band Starky follows the same vein as pop rockers The Killers and The Bravery, with a mix of new-wave and power-pop.
Having recently been singled to the UK’s Island Records (U2, PJ Harvey) and made a name for themselves internationally playing tours and festivals, Starky have …

Grass is a song by Animal Collective and is the second track on their album Feels. Opening up with an energetic guitar part similar to that which opened up Did You See The Words, Animal Collective waste absolutely no time in establishing a definitive rhythm and an excellent mood …

‘I’ve Seen It All’ is a song interpreted by Bjork in duet with Thom Yorke and is part of the musical ‘Dancer in the Dark’, directed by Lars von Trier. I must admit I liked the whole movie but the song has touched my heart more than anything …

The first time I saw John Tesh was as the co-host of Entertainment Tonight. Slowly, his musical talent began to be discussed on the show, and then he started doing recording. The rest is history for the pianist. I’m not big time into instrumentals, but every …

Don’t Rush is a song off of Tegan and Sara’s latest album Sainthood, released in 2009. It’s one of my favourites off of this album, although the entire album as a whole is very enjoyable. This song is different from some of their previous songs in that it’s a …

Another talented person in my eyes would be Tracy Chapman. You just need to listen to Our Bright Future by Tracy Chapman to know that she is a real singer and the real deal. Most of her songs are about life and love in general and sometimes about …

I can say that everytime I listen to Ronan Keating songs, I feel my emotion is flow with the song. His voice make my feeling so romantic and sometimes is preety much sad. Like the song, ‘when you say nothing at all’, it’s a slow ballad romantic that usually …

The Boston series of pianos resulted as a collaboration between piano manufacturers Steinway and Kawai, with Steinway supplying the design and Kawai managing the production. The Boston GP-178, in particular, is my favorite of this series largely because it possesses good string speaking length for great sound while remaining …

I’ve been recording music for about a year now in my house. I use the Tascam US-122 Interface and it works beautifully. On it you can control your headphones and Mic outputs. You can plug up to 2 mics into it and also any instrument such as keyboards, …

War Zone is a song by Slayer which starts off like most of Slayer’s tracks do: very fast and very heavy. I will say that the double bass in the introduction of this track sounds nice but the guitar part just sort of strikes me as generic and doesn’t …

The Crystal Ship is a song by The Doors which appears on their self-titled debut record. The song starts off with Morrison singing a few words before the rest of the band joins in with him. His vocal tone on this track is extremely melodic and has that very …

I have never really been a huge fan of Beyonce’s. But I am at least glad that she is breaking from some of that choppy singing that she does. In this song, she muses over the possibility of what it would be like if she were the …

Interpol fans awaited this release with much anticipation. Kings of all things austere, New York based Interpol have previously honed its taut guitar rock into an art form. I fear this album will disappoint eager disciples. This time around they’ve opted to minimize the drum and bass and replace …

Flyleaf is an American rock band and I first heard their song “I’m so sick” on a local radio station here. It starts off with a heavy guitar intro before the lead singer begins to sing the song is a sweet voice before turning into a typical rock band …

Overview —“ The self-titled debut album by System Of A Down definitely made a new mark on the genre of metal in my opinion. During the time of this album’s release, there honestly wasn’t a whole lot of good heavy music still going on like it had been during …

‘The Devil Went Down To Georgia’ by Charlie Daniels is a fast beat country music song. It has some of the more traditional instruments, like a fiddle, that are rarely used in country music today. Charlie Daniels and his band perform this song with such ease …

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 …

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 …

Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished is the debut record from Animal Collective. Comprised of ten tracks, three of which being instrumentals, the overall sound of the record can be characterized as experimental, psychedelic, and even fantasy-like. Although the album does have some tracks on it which I personally …

I bought Aenima after i had loved Tool’s next album (Lateralus). I found that Aenima is just as good. When Aenima was released Tool was just a promising name in the hard rock genre, this album enstablished the band not only as a great name worldwide, blessed by sales …

This is the first time that I have ever really heard something fast by John Legend. I absolutely love this song, and did the first time that I heard it. Usually I don’t like songs with this particular tempo. The tempo has been used a …

How you remind me by Nickelback is a song I like a lot because the words stand out to me when ever I listen to it. It’s like I can relate to what the singer is trying to say in his song. My friend on the other hand told …

After listening to the Pirates of the Carribean Ultimate Swashbuckler collection CD that came with our Pirates of the Carribean Dead Man’s Chest DVD, I can understand why they chose to give it away rather than sell it.
While it is a good historical account of the songs pirates often …

First off, I want to say that Linda Davis: Shoot for the Moon CD has a great liner jacket. On quality paper, all of the lyrics are printed in a readable fashion, with a decent font and light background. Better still for her fans, when you open …

Overview —“ American Idiot, Green Day’s seventh effort, is what I would consider their greatest work in their career. The songwriting on this album is amazing, especially compared to their previous work, Warning. Whereas Warning seemed to lack energy in most of the songs and was also just a …

“Recovery” Review
Artist-Eminem
Year-2010
Genre-Hip-Hop
I have always been a huge fan of Eminem, from his old stuff and now into his new. He always seems to have that flow that no other artist or hip-hop artist can tap into. Even at his age he is still putting out quality stuff like his …