I watched Making the Band on MTV once or twice, simply because I like entertainment and like to see what the new singing groups are going to come up with next. When I saw Day 26 on the program I was so disappointed. I have …

When I first heard Phoenix’s new songs off of ‘Amadeus’ I found it to be absolutely amazing. My favorite tracks off it would have to be ‘Fences, and 1901′ the most popular tracks indeed. Although I found that after thorough listening, almost every song on the album began to …

The obscure titled “I Was A Teenage Hand Model” closes out Queens of the Stone Age’s debut self titled album at track 11. What makes this album so weird is that it was released on Roadrunner records which I am most familiar with them releasing Soulfly albums, which are …

If this is graduation it’s from a 2 year school. The sampling and tired metaphors from kanye west is old. Rap is about bravado but kanye is that times ten. He not only tell u he’s the best at rapping every other sentence he also mentions he’s the best …

Waiting For My Ruca is a song by Sublime and is the opening track on their debut record 40oz. To Freedom. Opening with some random collections of noise, these background noises cut out to make way for the main part of the song which is comprised of an incredibly …

I’ve noticed a pattern with the Donny Osmond: Christmas at Home CD as far as the liner jacket is concerned. The lyrics are there, but they are so hard to read. It’s all jumbled together into crowded paragraphs. I’ve seen it before on other liner jackets …

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 …

Jay-Z
“Anything”
The Truth
Roc-A-Fella Records
“Anything” is a single and music video by Jay-Z that is found, not on his fourth album “Volume 3… The Life and Times of Shawn Carter”, but on Beanie Sigel’s 1999 album “The Truth”, but it does follow after Jay-Z’s previous music video “Do It Again (Put …

Twenty years ago it was almost impossible for Christian teens to listen to the music styles they loved without having to put up with dirty or depressing lyrics. Finally (and I’m glad they did) someone said, “Why not put together some great pop and easy listening bands with a …

Lisa Loeb, a New York based singer-songwriter is definitely one of those artists who I’ve loved from day one. I’ve always admired the lyrical ability and distinctive voice of the quirky singer who is known for the hit “Stay”. While Lisa Loeb has really only had one song that …

This Erotic Lounge (Deluxe Edition) was borrowed from my friend the other day, as I wanted something sexy to listen to, and she recommended me to this CD.
It sounds kinky, but it’s not really, actually. The front cover is pretty interesting. It is a picture of a …

Hat’s Off To Kolpakoff is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their album Multi Kontra Culti Vs. Irony. Opening up with an acoustic guitar pattern along with some rhythm instrumentation, the track interestingly enough sounds as if there’s a Spanish guitar style present which isn’t typically a …

AWESOME!!!! My girlfriend bought this cd for me because she liked it and I was a little hesitant, but I decided to give it a try. Now I am addicted! She starts out with a pretty generic fun pop song breakout that isn’t your favorite on the cd, but …

This EP was originally composed for a dance piece by Merce Cunningham. The band famous for their innovative use of instruments has developed this piece mainly for Piano, Toy Piano, Vocal Samples and, interestingly, miked up ballet shoes. The three tracks develop when played form start to finish, making …

Subterranean Homesick Alien is a song by Radiohead which appears on their record OK Computer. The track opens up with an interesting rhythm guitar pattern before a lead guitar part begins to play over it and also some background noises gives a listener the impression like they’re in space, …

Addict is a song by Slayer which starts off with a clean guitar playing an eerie sounding riff along with a simple drum pattern. This eerie atmosphere is nothing all that special but I like that it’s something different than Slayer’s typical just extremely fast and heavy tone, which …

I am not personally a big fan of Avril Lavigne, I don’t enjoy the way she jumps from ‘punk rock princess’ to ‘pop queen’ every ten minutes, it gets annoying after a while. She should stick to the genre in which she is best at, that being new age …

Ten Years After, I’m Coming Home, released in 1996, compilation.
A band that defintelt stands the test of time is Ten Years After. Alvin Lee and company could really belt out the jams. It’s sad that a lot of teenagers into heavier music today don’t realize how important the …

Right Back is a song by Sublime and is the fourteenth song on their debut album, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with a pretty standard reggae rhythm, Right Back unfortunately seems to lose the unique sound that I thought Sublime achieved with the previous song on the record, …

Overview —“ Foreclosure Of A Dream, another single released by Megadeth for their critically acclaimed fifth release, Countdown To Extinction, would be the one track on the record that I would choose to call the power ballad. Up until I just read about the track I didn’t know that …

I’m just like any other Linkin Park fan; I loved Hybrid Theory and Meteora, I had mixed feelings for Minutes To Midnight, and the other two releases — the names escape me — are forgettable, although some of their songs were catchy enough to be memorable. The Hunting Party, …

No band in the last few years has been the center of so much debate as Protest the Hero. On one side of the fence there is the haters that will not give them a fair go bacuae they have some ties with the metal-core landscape. But on the …

Do Me A Favour is a song by the Arctic Monkeys which appears on their album Favourite Worst Nightmare. The track opens up by a solo drum pattern before the guitar also comes in to create a pretty flowing rhythm. In addition, a rhythm guitar also comes in with …

Although I have never really been an ardent fan of Sarah McLachlan, I tend to listen to her music from time to time, especially in autumn, and when I’m feeling melancholic. In my opinion, she has released one brilliant album (”Fumbling Towards Ecstasy”), and several decent ones, including “Surfacing” …

Recently late at night i turned on the tv bbc1 to find they where showing some footage of Amy Whinehouse at Glastonberry (for all you guys who arnt from the uk glastonberry is a huge festival where alot of stars play live).
It showed several songs of Amy who …

One night I was bored and googling good wedding songs for your first dance just out of curiosity because I love discovering new music about love and relationships. I am also a huge fan of country so when I saw Big and Rich on the list with this song …

MGMT is a band that I’ve just started to listen to, and the first song which really got me hooked on them would have to be Electric Feel. Coming from their first record, Oracular Spectacular, Electric Feel is certainly a track to be an accurate representation of that album …

After the Success of the band last album this left them with more freedom on Lullabies, they got rid of Nick Oliveri, this is unfortunate but doesn’t slow the band down any, Troy Van Leeuwen of A perfect Circle fame (among many other bands he’s been in), Joey Castillo …

New Thrash is a song by Sublime and is the ninth song on Sublime’s debut release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening with a solid power chord from a distorted guitar, the drums come in with a quick rhythm which definitely establishes the mood that’s going to be present for …

After two years of waiting Disturbed has finally released their third album. Anyone who has heard the single “Stricken” should indeed know that this album “rocks”, and by “rocks” I mean it “rocks” hard. From the the first track “Ten thousand Fists” to the end you can …

At this time, many old bands who started releasing albums. Is this just a proof, that they still exist or that their creativity is still there? One of them is MSG. When I first listened to 12 songs in this album, in passing, I had felt strange. Overall, beat …

Lump Sum is a track by Bon Iver which is the second track on the band’s debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago. The track opens up with an airy atmosphere before an acoustic guitar comes in and establishes a more definitive rhythm, though some background voices help to maintain …

Have you guys ever listened to this single CD, Brothers & Sisters by Coldplay? You should. It is not that bad, I tell you. Though there are only 3 tracks, I really enjoy listening to it.
If you are a die hard fan of Coldplay, then …

It has been six long years since the relatively unimpressive “Circle Of Snakes” record, but the long wait has been far worth it. To the people who thought Glenn Danzig was finally on his way out, this epic release gives them a sure wake-up call. With quality that surpasses …

Whenever I have problems I cannot stop thinking about this song. This does not make me laugh, but the meaning is deep. I just heard it in the radio and I heard it again when I watched the movie Good Morning Vietnam. I just want to share a very …

Released in August of 1990 this album caused an uproar at it’s shocking album cover and gruesome brutal lyrics, this album was banned in Germany and shunned by MTV, they got absolutely no airplay and had no help promoting the album, and this hardly slowed the band down, this …

Judas Priest is a heavily Sabbath influenced band that carried on the tradition of the overall attitude present within the British brand of metal.Their significance ranks right up there with the other important pioneers of Heavy Metal.When British Steel was released a brought a new found interest in the …

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 …

I was 16 (now I’m 21) when I started listening to The Cranberries. They were the ones who made me like music in general, and they’re the ones I’ll probably always hold in my heart. And that is why I’m really biased when it comes to this particular band, …

Kelly oh Kelly—¦ I remembered Kelly on the first time she showed on the first season of American Idol. She was so gorgeous! I bought this album, My December, last December. This is the kind of album that rocks all the way! Kelly shows more of her maturity in …

I was sitting in a cafeteria when I first heard this song. From the voice of the singer I can actually tell that it is from Rihanna. One thing that I really like with this song is how Rihanna belt it. From what I heard from her, I can …

Thetawaves is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their record Steal This Album. The song opens up with an extremely aggressive and heavy rhythm led by Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan Tankian comes in with the vocals for the track, but surprisingly they’re really not …

The world’s biggest and arguably the only legitimate popstar left has released the lead single for her 4th studio album. It has been more than 3 years since Katy Perry released a studio album and the wait has certainly been long. She released an Olympic song last year “Rise” …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Listen” (Version 2)
Album: B-Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Matthew Rolston
This second version of the music video for the song “Listen”, from the “Dreamgirls” soundtrack as well as Beyonce’s second album titled “B-Day”, doesn’t improve upon on the original version in anyway whatsoever. I don’t quite know what the reason is …

This is Marilyn Manson’s 2nd full length album, released in 1996 on Interscope Records. The album as you can imagine raised much controversy, the band received death threats, people protested the band, the videos still received airplay on tv, and the songs did great on the radio. Not many …

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 …

There was such a major controversy over the fact that Taylor Swift got snubbed by Kanye West during the middle of an award ceremony just so that he could talk about how much more qualified Beyonce was for the award. Though many would agree with him, I think that …

Jay-Z & Linkin Park
“Numb/Encore”
MTV’s Ultimate Mash-Up’s Presents:
Jay-Z & Linkin Park: Collision Course
Roc-A-Fella Records/Warner Bros. Records
Director: Joe DeMaio/Kimo Proudfoot
“Numb/Encore” is a genius music production. The song contains the coupling of two different singles - “Encore” from Jay-Z’s “The Black Album” (2003) and “Numb” from Linkin Park’s “Meteora” (2003) album. This …

Staind is a band fronted by a singer by the name of Aaron Lewis. The band is quite famous for jumping between genres whenever they feel like it, from garage to grunge to emotional, they have it all! I�ve had the pleasure of seeing Staind live in concert, and …

Vein Of Stars is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album At War With The Mystics. The song opens up in a melodic fashion and has an airy and free atmosphere created by the basic instrumentation present. A guitar chord pattern soon comes in which …