Erin McCarley is probably most well known for a song that was featured on all of the promotional material for the movie “He’s Just Not That Into You”. That song was called “Love, Save the Empty” and it is also the title for the album she recently released. That …

L’America is a song by The Doors which appears on their album L.A. Woman. The track opens up in a very dark fashion with a confusing guitar line playing along for about a minute before other instrumentation comes in to further enforce this dark atmosphere. After about a minute …

I was waiting for you release by Tom Waits for a very long time. And I was very happy when it finally came. I really did not believe that Tom Waits is going to release another album and you can imagine how surprised and pleasantly surprised in the first …

I love music, and I love music videos. Lady Gaga has gotten a lot of exposure lately and she happens to be on my top list of good artists but her latest video has me wondering.
Love game is her latest video. Anyone notice the similarities between her and …

Private Ave is a song by Green Day which appears on their record Kerplunk. The song starts off with a repetitive guitar riff along with a slight lead over it before Armstrong comes in with the vocals for the verse. One problem I have thus far with the …

This was my fourth year at the festival and yet again I had a really great time.
I’m not a prolific festival goer, but have been to a few others - namely V Festival - and find they can be quite commercial, over-crowded and raucous. People go to get very …

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel which appears on their second album of the same name. Opening up with an acoustic strumming pattern similar to that of The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1, Jeff Magnum comes in with a vocal delivery …

To be honest, I never heard any The Chainsmokers before this. But I think this song has gained enough momentum ever since my friend let me listen to it more than 3 months ago.
Songs always take time to grow, but for this case, I instantly liked it upon first …

I have to just start this by saying that Wherever I May Roam has to be a perfect description for Metallica during the release of The Black Album. I’m aware Metallica went on a huge tour in promotion of this record, due to how well it sold, and Wherever …

“Teen hottie” Lorde (or at least that’s what the twittersphere is calling her) has released new music in collaboration with Disclosure. The song titled “Magnets” is included in Disclosure’s newly released album “Caracal” available now everywhere.
Lorde has been absent in the music industry for quite some time now. In …

I had spent nearly 5 hours of tireless internet research before settling on the Tycoon Percussion Ritmo Bongos for my first personal set of hand drums. I had never owned a set of hand drums before, but had used various types of drums (all different sizes, uses, and sounds) …

Overview - A Saucerful Of Secrets, Pink Floyd’s second effort, basically abandons the extremely psychedelic, experimental, and chaotic tone that made their debut record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, what it was. Although the band still does have some experimental parts, and creative at that, the mood …

I am a twenty one year old who loves listening to nearly every type of modern music including different types of metal. When I was younger though, the choice of music I liked listening to was more narrow, and oldies was not usually a part of it. Nevertheless, for …

Be My Head is a song by the Flaming Lips and the seventh rack to appear on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Opening up with a distorted guitar part backed by a heavy percussive section, Coyne surprisingly is able to find a pretty gentle and melodic vocal …

R. Kelly ft. Winsin & Yandel
“Burn It Up”
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
If you can find something that distinguishes R. Kelly’s “Burn It Up” music video from Faith Evans’ “Burning Up” music video, other than the fact this is like a male-led version, you will get a date with any of the …

Overview - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, the debut album by Pink Floyd, is an album that I would categorize as being extremely experimental, layered, complex, psychedelic, and even spacey at times. Surprisingly, the band did not really go for any commercial appeal with this album at …

Few bands have gone on to do anything after X-Factor but the four lads that call themselves JLS have done very well for themselves and their track, The Club is Alive, to me is what they are all about in away.
I do find it interesting that the main line …

I have read that this album has sold over ten million records worldwide. There must have been many reasons for that, but I would go so far as to claim that the music proper was not the biggest reason for this album’s commercial success.
I was about twelve when I …

I don’t know much about the classic hard rock band UFO but I heard they had Michael Shenker who happens to be the brother of Rudolph Shenker of the Scorpions and they both are amazing guitarists with a very similar style in the way they play. On itunes …

Sam Ash Music Store
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 855-9581
If you like to play guitars, then chances are you are going to love Sam Ashe. The store is filled to the brim with musical instruments, mostly guitars. For me, the best part abotu sam Ashe is that all of the guitars are …

This is the album that put System of a Down on the map, if it wasn’t for this album then they wouldn’t be where they are today and it’s easy to see why, it’s a fantastic album in a lot of ways. It’s not my personal favorite, but it’s …

Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street) is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Down In The Groove. The track opens up with Dylan starting the vocals right away with a notable piano behind him and the tempo having the tempo of …

Essentially, Pat Boone’s Gold Label CD is a sampler of multiple artists and songs that are available through his website. This group of performances represents various styles of music, so it makes for 35-40 minutes of music appreciation. There are even a couple of instrumental hits on …

Casino Boogie is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Exile On Main St. The track opens up with a clean guitar riff which has a blues rhythm to it and once the song goes on for a bit, it becomes obvious that there’s certainly …

Overview —“ A Matter Of Life And Death, Iron Maiden’s fourteenth effort and most recent album to date, is certainly one of Maiden’s most ambitious records where they certainly show off a lot of musicianship and excellent songwriting without worrying about track length at all. Just from looking at …

I first heard this CD playing on a machine in a gift shop at callaway Gardens. It is a relaxing ambient type of cd, but melodic and not completely random sounds like some relaxation works are. These songs are performed by Chris Phillips, and is one in the line of …

I recently purchased a Brunswick Mahogany Baritone Ukulele. After playing the ukulele for a year I was looking for something more than just a cheap beginner’s instrument and the Brunswick certainly delivered more than that.
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Weathered is Creed’s third and final CD (they have since broken up). It includes rock songs such as Bullets, Freedom Fighter, Who’s Got my Back?, My Sacrifice, Stand Here with Me, and Hide. I enjoy all of the songs. Like other Creed CD’s, the music is …

The X V-Amp is a floor-based effects pedal from Behringer. Like most products from Behringer, it’s cheap. I’ve been a guitarist for at least 15 years and I have this pedal for almost 2 years now. I actually use it for gigs. My main effects …

First, I never thought that REO Speedwagon is the name of the band who sings this song. I thought that REO Speedwagon is a name of a person. I was first introduced to REO when I was in third grade and I remember this song is playing on school …

I remember when Drake was just this little kid on the Degrassi show filmed out of Canada. I would watch it every time it was on. He was the kid who ended up in a wheelchair after he got shot pretty much for no reason. During the show, there …

R. Kelly ft. Ludacris and Kid Rock
“Rock Star”
Double Up
Jive Records
Directed by: R. Kelly and Elliot Rosenblaut
“Rock Star” is the third and final music video and single from R. Kelly’s eighth studio album titled “Double Up”, following “I’m A Flirt (Remix)” and “Same Girl”. I’m surprised to see R. Kelly …

When The Ship Comes In is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album The Times, They Are A-Changin’. The track opens up with an acoustic guitar strumming pattern before Dylan comes in with his vocal performance with his classic tone and excellent lyrics. Like many tracks …

Although I’m not usually a film music buff, I decided to buy the CD of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” soundtrack for the Bat for Lashes and Florence and the Machine songs. Still, while I was expecting to limit my listening to these two tracks, possibly finding a third or …

Girl From The North Country is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. The song opens up with a melodic fairly paced acoustic guitar part from Dylan before he joins in with the vocals. His voice seems to have a bit of …

Back in the nineteen nineties when I was a child, Anita Baker’s songs would play a lot on the radio. Since they would play so often, I ended up disliking her music then, and also thinking of it as being boring. However, it has only been recently since I …

Nine Heavens, the second album by Niyaz, a group comprised of former Vas vocal Azam Ali, instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian, and DJ Carmen Rizzo, is an ecstatic 2-CD compilation. The first of these contains 9 electronically mixed songs, and the second repeats the same songs except one in an …

When many people my age hear the name Engelbert Humperdinck, they usually dont know that it is the name of a popular singer, or they might even confuse it with the name of a long dead German composer. However, I have been fascinated with his music for as long …

I was watching an interview on Melinda Doolittle the other day and she was talking about her new album and all. Since I had followed her talent in American Idol before, I decided to get Coming Back to You by Melinda Doolittle. Her first album, I should think.
This …

I wanted to write a review about this children’s show called Jack’s Big Music Show. Not only is the show focused on music, it showcases all kinds of music. From rock, to opera, to jazz and dance, and everything in between. I think music is so important not only …

The new Jay-z American Gangster album is Jay-z 10th solo studio album. The concept of the album title and album itself is from the movie American Gangster. With jay-z being such an hip hop legend, and a great artist I expected nothing but the best from him. So as …

A very fast song from the start as the lead guitar pumps up the volume of the praise song and as Joel Houston sings. He was sounding hoarse voice here but it is still okay because he is doing it with all his heart and what his soul can …

Maxwell’s first 1996 album “Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite”, is one of my most favorite albums ever. The album exemplifies Maxwell’s soulful and unique voice. I remember when I went into the music store a while back, the manager in the store recommended that I should try …

This is a greatest hits collection of songs from Type O Negative. The album was hastily thrown together and released with a generic album cover, and without the consent of the band, Roadrunner Records had the right to do it, so they did. This collection could be the reason …

Jay-Z
“Dead Presidents”
Reasonable Doubt
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Abdul Malik Abbott
Jay-Z returned after his debut single and music video “In My Lifetime” about a year later with his very first album titled “Reasonable Doubt”. This is the first single and music video from that album, “Dead Presidents”. The song concerns the underworld of …

Overview - The LTD EC-1000 Deluxe guitar is overall an amazing guitar and one of the best guitars that I’ve ever played. Some models of this guitar come with Seymour Duncan pickups while others come with EMG pickups, for my review I will focus on a model with EMG …

Midian is the fourth album by Cradle Of Filth, released on Koch Records on Halloween of 2000, produced by John Fryer. This is one of Cradle Of Filth’s heaviest albums, the album is sort of a concept album, drawing inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft, and the Clive Barker Novel Cabal. …

Stand In Line is a song by The Flaming Lips and appears as the sixth song on their fourth album, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a somber atmosphere led by an acoustic guitar pattern and Coyne’s vocal performance, Stand In Line is interesting in that it …

The Three Wishes soundtrack CD is from the original motion picture which starred Patrick Swayze. The music is composed and conducted by Cynthia Millar. There is a lot of whimsy and light staccato movements in the opening because movie is, in a sense, about magic and make …

I am such a huge fan of country music. I like the fact that it is so natural and free-flowing. Both the lyrics and the music are playful and I can easily relate to them.
A friend of mine first introduced Lady Antebellum to me with their hit single …