As a longtime fan of progressive/experimental music, I often gravitate towards sound patterns that seem to buck the norm, and stand out as truly not heard in mainstream music. Closure in Moscow usually does a pretty decent job of creating songs that sound as though they were never meant …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 10″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
R. Kelly’s tenth episode of the “Trapped In The Closet” series takes a turn for the worst as it becomes downright silly and stupid. PIcking up after Part 9 where Officer James discovers that his wife Bridget is cheating on him …

Overview —“ 21 Guns, the ballad of 21st Century Breakdown is one song that at first I really didn’t like it much at all, but after listening to it since the release of the album, I have to say that it’s probably one of my favorite songs on the …

“Only In Dreams” is the closing song off of the fantastic debut album of Weezer. This such a good song to close an equally good album. To my knowledge it is also the longest song ever recorded by Weezer, although I admit I haven’t really dabbled into any of …

From being Disney’s pop sensation “Hannah Montana”, Miley Cyrus took a radical change and now claims she “Can’t be tamed”. Her second album as herself, entitled “Can’t be Tamed”, includes 12 brand new songs, all of which I found catchy. Here’s an idea of what to expect from each …

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 …

I was never really a fan of the singer Billy Joel until only a few years ago. This might have been because a certain radio station personality would play his songs too regularly for me to appreciate them at the time.
Billy Joel is one singer whose history I …

If you are a big fan of Miley Cyrus, it’s best to get this Hannah Montana 3 Soundtrack. It has some nice sounds and up-tempo beats and Miley’s voice is as golden as ever. She has this really great and awesome talent and definitely nice sounding. Very …

It is not like me to review asimple son, while essentially I am not a strager to reviewing music in the form of albums and their artists, but this is a first for me and for a very special reason. The song I am writing about, I’ll Wait For …

Citizen Erased is a song by Muse which appears on their record Origin Of Symmetry. The song starts off with an unpleasant guitar riff by Matt Bellamy before just about an equally unpleasant bass line and drum rhythm come in. However, at around thirty seconds the song thankfully gets …

I saw Biffy Clyro at Sheffield 02 Academy on Friday 30th April. They have grown significantly in popularity since I first saw them play. In fact, in the UK, you can hardly switch on the radio for 5 minutes at the moment without hearing a Biffy song.
Since …

The Day The World Went Away is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album The Fragile. The track opens up with a very brooding and dark atmosphere created by a synthesizer and a sound that most Nine Inch Nails fans should be familiar with. After …

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, …

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 …

Bryan Adams is my favorite rock singer. He basically sings arena and soft rock songs. What I like most about his songs is his unorthodox voice that complements kind of songs perfectly that he sings. Also, his his guitar notes and lyrics are easy flowing, understandable , and most …

Naomi is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel which appears on their first full length release, On Avery Island. Opening up with a strumming guitar pattern and simple percussive rhythm, Magnum comes in with the vocals for the first verse pretty quickly and I must say that I like …

Guitar Tricks is a website where you can take paid guitar lessons. The site covers all different styles of music and has a decent selection of lessons for guitar players. For those who want to check the site out you’ll find twenty or so free guitar lessons to …

‘Take a Bow’ by Rihanna is from her album Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded. This album was first released in the year 2008. Among the songs in this album are the billboard number ones, ‘Disturbia’, ‘If I Never See Your Face Again’ (duet with Maroon 5), and ‘Take A …

You don’t often find authentic blues but now that there are sites like Myspace and Indie911 you can find all kinds of artists.
I happened along Arthur Lewis on Indie 911. His artist page is: http://www.indie911.com/arthur-louis.
He has a feel to him that isn’t fake or pushed. It sounds more realistic …

The famous East African, Kenyan born boy band, Sauti Sol are at it again with their new track ‘Melanin’ featuring Patoranking. The song, released only this week, caused a lot of frenzy on social media as it led to sweet and sour opinions about the music video.
‘Melanin’ is a …

Chewin The Apple Of Your Eye is a song by The Flaming Lips and the fifth song on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Opening up with a light guitar part with an effect placed on it, Coyne enters the mix with his vocals somewhat abruptly for my …

“Horsemen of the Invisible” appears on the Secret Chiefs 3 album “Book M”. Now for those of you who are open to new music, I highly recommend checking this band out. They are incredibly talented and incorporate a ton of different instruments, from your standard guitars, bass, drums and …

I really like music that mixes a few good genres into something that is a nice swirl of both. Among my favorite combinations of genres is the mix of rock with jazz inspired pieces. There really is something about a piano, and sometimes horns, in a band that really …

The Manhasset Clarinet stand is a cone shaped stand that comes apart into two pieces. One piece opens into a 3 legged stand which can be screwed onto the cone shaped upper piece.
Likes: One thing that I really like about this stand is the ease of carrying from …

In 1999, “Rock N Roll Terrorist”, yet another GG Allin compilation, was released. Consisting of 50 tracks on two discs, this album holds some of GG’s greatest gems from the mid-80s and the early 90s, completely skipping the garbage that dominated his late 80s releases. While it contains the …

Train of Thought by Dream Theater is a rock music album. It is mostly just the basic rock instruments (guitar, base, drums, and some keyboard), with minimal vocals. The feel of the music borders on heavy metal but with more exciting and less pounding feel. It …

She’s Leaving Home is a track which appears on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. Although the track is credited to Lennon/McCartney, for some reason I feel like McCartney had more influence in the songwriting of this track and I have to say that I’m extremely …

Green Day busted back into the limelight with the highly acclaimed “American Idiot”. Their new album may not be as great a step in the right direction.
Five years in the making, 21st Century Breakdown is Green Day’s newest album. It contains creative and imaginative themes and styles, but may …

Paranoid is a cover by Megadeth which appears on their record Hidden Treasures. Hopefully if you’re a fan of metal then you’ll know that the original version of this song is by Black Sabbath and that you’ve heard the track before. If not, then I’d highly recommend first listening …

When I first heard the songs in the album Destination Anywhere, I feel less like the kind of music played by Jon Bon Jovi and accompanying musicians. At first, I was quickly bored with the composition of the tone that I find seem monotonous. This is very different from …

Hank Williams Jr. sings a song called “A Country Boy Can Survive”. It is about how they grow a garden to supply a lot of their own food, they hunt and fish but don’t bother anyone else. That they are better prepared than the people who live in …

This German band is a great band in many different ways. the style changes slightly between the songs. some of their songs are slow and more melodic whereas some are hard, fast and extreme if you were to actually know what they are saying. I do really like this …

Through The Never, another one of the more aggressive songs on The Black Album, isn’t obviously as good as songs from the first four records, but nevertheless another pretty solid track, similar to Holier Than Thou in that respect. Although the vocal melody is pretty catchy on this track …

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 …

I never really fancy or like listening to any chinese music because many of them sounded too draggy and are very similar to the modern english music.
But this guy made me change my mind about it. He can play 7 or more musical instruments from traditional chinese ones to …

Bought this guitar during a sale, at first it was just for the looks but it was just more than that after I tested it when I got back home.
Its original price was SGD$642 but I bought it at SGD$350.
Black glossy finish with a Wizard II like neck, Ibanez …

Ryan Leslie, an artist / producer, classically trained in piano - has everything an artist needs, right? Well, that’s where it all goes wrong - he has too much. I’ve been a fan of Ryan Leslie since 2007, watching all his YouTube videos, and frequently checking his production credentials …

Recently I got myself a 5-string bass guitar and it`s a brand called Ashton which is the first time that I`ve heard of it and it`s also the first time that I`m going to use an unpopular brand of bass guitar.
This instrument is a product of Ashton Music, an …

Overview - Side II of The White Album continues with the mix of Lennon and McCartney compositions, but also includes one by Harrison as well and even one by Starr. Similar to side I, this side of the album has a lot of melodic songs to it but also …

R. Kelly & Public Announcement
“Dedicated”
Born Into The 90s
Jive/Zomba Recordings
R. Kelly & Public Announcement follow up their previous hits, “She’s Got That Vibe”, “Honey Love”, and “Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)” with “Dedicated”, the fourth and final single and music video from their album, “Born Into The 90s”. The song …

I am a fan of this song coming from Avril Lavigne. It was made popular somewhere in 2002, a follow-up single coming from her album Let Go. I love the guitar and I love Avril’s voice. It is good that they done it in acoustic. It is just perfect …

Canadee-i-o is a traditional song arranged and performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Good As I Been To You. The track starts off with an acoustic guitar part as Dylan comes in with the vocals of the track. The thing that I’m noticing about Dylan’s voice …

Light From Above is Black Tide’s first and only album so far, but there is supposed to be a new album coming out within the next year. The lyrics in this album don’t really have any deep meaning, but that isn’t the focus of this band. The focus is …

Overview —“ 21st Century Breakdown, the latest music video released for the album of the same name is a music video that goes with an approach that Green Day never went with previously, they approach it by animating the video through graffiti. The music video still follows the traditional …

The Struggle Within, the final track of The Black Album, is a song which unfortunately sends the album off on pretty much just an average note. I’ve praised Hetfield’s vocal work and performance throughout this entire album but unfortunately I can’t really say that about this track. I think …

Arise is the fourth album by Sepultura released in 1991, this is a pure thrash metal album before the band started to get weird, many fans call this the bands last great album, and best album. The band traveled to the home of death metal, Florida, to work …

At the introduction of this song, I am imagining an Indian woman dancing like that of Remember the time video of Michael Jackson. However, it sounds sexy, modern and pop once the chorus is being played. What makes this song remarkable is the blending of voice of the vocals …

Jason Mraz is a singer/songwriter from San Diego has been releasing his second album Mr ‘A-Z’(taken from his last name Mraz). In his single of the album ‘Wordplay’ he shows about his selflessness when he said in the song “Im the wizard of oh and fa la la” indicating …

Overview —“ Basket Case, the third music video released by Green Day, would have to be their most well known music video at that point in their career. The music video takes the lyrics of the song very literally and sets the song in a mental hospital with the …

Cousins is a song by Vampire Weekend which appears on their second record, Contra. Right from the opening, you hear an incredibly chaotic and energy guitar riff which has the characteristic youthful sound of Vampire Weekend, but it’s far more chaotic in my opinion. Surprisingly, the band comes up …