Anyone who’s seen the show “A Different World” (hit 1987 spinoff of sitcom, “The Cosby Show”) probably remembers the earthy, bohemian airhead named Freddy. Her real name is Cree Summer, and when you hear her slightly whiny, yet melodic voice on her debut album “Street Fairie“, you’ll …

BSB’s album “Never Gone” was released in the June of last year. Before I could put my hands on one, the stock was finished! I hadn’t realised that BSB were still in so much demand! Well, the album is so cool, I haven?t yet stopped listening to it! The …

As a Prince lover, I am one of (3) people that I know who has actually seen the movie “Graffiti Bridge“. Mentioning any details of the movie would be direct blasphemy. However, because I am a Prince lover, I did purchase the soundtrack of the same …

When I expressed a desire to teach myself to play the guitar, my mother purchased an Esteban Classical Acoustic off the internet. The Esteban Classical guitar series includes a carrying case, an instructional VHS tape, an Esteban CD, a tuner, and a few spare replacement strings. The …

If you’re a resident of Atlanta (or metro Atlanta) then you have probably heard of the event Sol Fusion which takes place on the 4th Friday of each month. Furthermore, if you’ve been lucky enough to attend one of these parties, then you’ll know who DJ Jamad is. …

I’d never heard INXS before i saw the TV show Rockstar:INXS. I liked the show very much and now i see them on TV with this new album Switch. So i decided to try them out. I don’t feel sorry for buying the CD, infact, i love the set …

Colombian born, singer, songwriter and everything in between superstar Shakira has been working exceptionally hard the last couple of years on her new albums - Fijacion Oral 1 and Oral Fixation 2.
These two twin albums have been the work of Shakira since finishing her ‘tour of the mongoose’ in …

Record Exchange
1600 Spring Garden St
Greensboro, NC 27403
(336) 273-6300
If you like music, then you will be a fan of the record exchange. This psuedo independent record store on west market street is a music lovers dream. One of the greatest features of this store is taht they have musicians come …

Korn is one of my all-time favorite bands, and they always know how to rocks. However, the recent loss of their guitarist is apparent since he brought a distinctive sound to any song with his loose-string playing, and it brings this CD down. My favorite song on …

My aunt sent me this CD because she was given it for christmas, and absolutly hated it. i have to say, Im with my aunt on this one. i really like differnt music, i thought i really liked Fiona aple. i was very wrong. this CD is just…weird. I …

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 …

A british post-rock band that has amazed fans of this genre in recent years with their energetic and noisy style that really doesn’t hold any resemblance to anything in particular, except that it sounds like post-rock of course. Their latest album One Time For All Time was one of …

This is one of the best albums put out my the band Death Cab For Cutie. We Have The Facts and We’re Voting Yes is a fantastic album, filled with indie rock like music that will get you singing. I recieved this album as a gift from a friend …

Together with Mogwai back in the early 1990s, Godspeed You! Black Emperor was the team of musicians that made post-rock into a musical genre of its own, taking a bit of influence from a bands like Slint and Savage Republic. They have never declared themselves as a “band” by …

Dreamend is a band I discovered quite recently. I had listened to them some before but never really got impressed. Once I listened to Sun in Aries I was completely astonished with what I heard. You can say it’s divided into two separate parts. The first one combines tender …

Mono is a post-rock band from Japan that has amazed the fans of Mogwai Godspeed You! Black Emperor etc with their powerful mixture of guitar cascades and symphonic soundscape beauty. Karelia begins in the lowest possible tempo, but rises slowly to a ravaging sound, not the tiniest bit angry, …

Aurore Rien is a tragic story. An american shoegaze band that only got to do two albums before they broke up as a band. A Split Penion Seraph was part of their first album and is in my opinion their most memorable. It has an hypnotic character, combining sweet …

Showing off the musical talent, the three members of TLC give us a great album with the songs on their CD “Crazy Sexy Cool”. With 13 songs in the list, most of them we all know and can sing along to, for example…those that we know are: Creep, Diggin’ …

Dreamend is an underappreciated post-rock or showgaze band that has actually been quite productive over the last ten years. Stigmata Boy is one of their earliest recordings and has more singing in it than other of their albums. In most cases I don’t like to much of singing in …

The tracks on this CD are some of the best works of Celine Dion’s career. This is the best collection of songs ever put together on any CD. From the ever powerful “It’s all coming back to me now” that is literally thunderous, to the title track “Falling into …

This is The Twelve Days of Christmas with a dark British spin. It starts off with harmless gifts being sent from a female friend to this British comedic genius. First she sends the usual gift of a partridge in a pear tree. Second was two turtle doves who had …

Take some urban music, and give it a tribal undertone and you’ll have a good bit of the sound that is Aurlar. This is the first album by MIA, and its a doozy. When I first heard this album i was reminded of the type of world …

ray Charles as a fantastic musician of his time and today. the movie Ray is an excellent portayal of the life of Ray Charles, as well as a fantastic entertaining movie. In the movie ray charles is played by actor jamie Fox, who not only does an excellent job …

I am a huge fan of the band my morning jacket. this is the newest album by the band, and features two new band members since its last album. this is a truly amazing album. i had almost compleaty stopped listeing to the band before this album was released. …

I just recently started listing to Sufjan Stevens and really really really enjoy them. they have a unique sound that I dont think can be found in any other artist of today. the track titles are extreamly long and hilarious such as track #2 entitled The Black Hawk War, …

This is an absolutly fantastic soundtrack. i haven’t really enjoyed a musical this much since RENT was released. This is an amazing show tha everyone should go see at leqast once. next time you’re in the New York area try and get tickets. You won’t be disappointed. I purchased …

I have always been a huge fan of the band weezer. This album is an album made by people who are also fans of weezer, and happen to be in some great bands. Each song on this CD is preformed by a different artist, howevereach song was originally written …

To be honest, i’ve never been a great fan of coldplay, and So I wasn’t very excited about listening to their newest album, X&Y, released on june 6th, 2005. I put the headphone on, and steady notes of the same Coldplay-ish music came pouring in.
X&Y claims to have used …

This is an amazing album but out by a ruly amazing band. I have really enjoyed listening to this album, really at least there or fourr times a week since i purchased it a few months ago. It is a melodic, thoughtful indoe rock CD that anyone who likes …

This song makes no sense, but then again, it’s being sung by a teenager who knows nothing really about love. Not only that, this song really annoying due to that fact that it’s hard on the ears. The majority of this song is repeating itself over and over again …

You may have heard their pervasive song “Sugar We’re Goin’ Down” or seen its inventive “teen with antlers” video. And recently the follow-up single “Dance, Dance” is hitting the airwaves, with another imaginative video evocative of the troubled teen years. I decided to purchase their CD after …

Eminem returns in fine form with his fourth CD. “Just Lose It” was the first big single, followed by “A** Like That” and they showed off Eminem’s playful side with jokes about celebrities and silly lyrics. I have to say that there were a few songs on …

Primer 55 isn’t a very well-known band, although I believe they had a song on a popular soundtrack, perhaps the Resident Evil movie? But this CD is quite a solid effort, maybe even great if you’re into the kind of hardcore tinged with funk sound they bring. …

Taproot is a band from Michigan that has made it into the mainstream, but I’ve never been sure how popular they really are outside of their home state. They’re definitely worth a listen, though. “Poem” is the most well-known song off of this CD, and for good …

Say what you will about her as a trainwreck of a celebrity - Courtney Love knows how to rock. There were always rumors and whispers that her band Hole was only ever popular because she’s most famous as the widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. But Love …

This is one of the great supergroups. Chris Cornell, the lead singer of the grunge rock band Soundgarden, has teamed up with the band from Rage Against the Machine to great effect. Chris Cornell’s voice is alternately beautiful and fierce while the band complements the singing with …

If you love the sound of Death Cab For Cutie, then you’ll enjoy Ben Gibbards otehr project The Postal Service. What makes the postal service a little different than deathcab is the electronic sound and beats within their songs. In most cases the songs could not be recreasted in …

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 …

This fantastic CD, the first release by the band Slow Runner features great musical ballads that will keep you singing well into
the night. Michael Flynn, the bands lead singer previously released the exact same album under his name, this re-release under the bands new name Slow Runner is all …

I have to admit that I was skeptical when I heard that Scott Weiland, former lead singer of alternative/grunge rock band Stone Temple Pilots, was teaming up with the band members of Guns’n’Roses to form this supergroup. But this project brings out the best of both worlds. …

This is a great collection, showcasing the best of Rob Zombie’s work, both with White Zombie and as a solo artist. With 19 songs, you certainly get your money’s worth. But as with all greatest hits collections, if you’re a big enough fan of the singer, you …

Honestly, if you’re a fan of Nirvana, you probably already have all their other CDs, so there’s no particular reason to buy this one unless you’re a stickler for owning every version of a song ever recorded. The one advantage to this CD is that it’s great for …

This is an okay CD, but it was greatly disappointing in light of Ill Nino’s previous release Revolution/Revolucion. Their first effort was a seamless mix of hard rock and Spanish rhythms. But for this CD, they left most of their Latin flavor behind in favor of generic …

I heard the song “Nobody” on the radio and loved its unique style. It was a mix of rock and reggae with a catchy chorus and a great beat. Unfortunately, it seems the Skindred may end up a one-hit wonder because the rest of the CD is …

This is an ambitious work from a long-standing fan favorite. When Green Day emerged with silly punk tunes ten years ago, no one would have ever imagined they would rise to such heights. This is an epic work. While it does have songs that are easily …

This band made waves when they released a great remake of the Lynnard Skinnard song “Simple Man.” “Burning Bright” and “45″ were the other singles released to radio that were every bit as well-received as “Simple Man.” And while these songs are easily the best songs on …

I was scared off by Slipknot for a long time, I think because they’re one of those bands that wear masks. Even though I like hard rock, for some reason, masks will make me not want to listen to a band every time. But I’m glad I …

I first heard this band while my husband was playing a video game, of all things. They provided the soundtrack to several dance club scenes. Dark, sci-fi dance club scenes, that is. I then realized that they had a song on the Queen of the Damned …

I bought this CD when the song “So Cold” was playing on the radio everywhere. I really loved that song with its haunting melodies floating above a hard rock edge. Unfortunately, the rest of the CD fails to live up to the promise of that song. It’s …

I believe in getting the compilations of the individual albums from the artists, they are better than the individual albums. The best assortments come with the “Best Of” series. Now this collection has the very well known tracks from Randy Crawford from Give Me The Night to Everything Must …