The song It Stops Today has become my signature song and it is sung by one of my favorite singers, Colbie Caillat. I first heard this song after a break up and it spoke volumes as to where I was in my life. I had always depended on others …

Soil is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their self-titled debut record. The track opens up with a quick guitar riff which has a nice sound to it but actually doesn’t start out too aggressively. However, once the bass and drums start up the guitar …

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 …

I purchased the Iida 5-String Banjo in 1974. This particular model is not for beginners but at the same time its not a high end instrument. I’ve used it for 35 years playing it for family, friends, and on stage professionally. The banjo features a heavy mahogany resonator, steel …

A very popular song in today’s rock standards would definitely have to be Mississipi Queen by the band Mountain. This song just has a great punch to it and it’s a really good song while im just cruising in the car. It’s meant to be played loud! The …

Can’t Stand You is a cover by Slayer which appears on their record full of punk covers, which I still don’t understand why they chose to do and release, Undisputed Attitude. The problem I had with Undisputed Attitude is that many of the songs ended up having the same …

Contra is the sophomore album by New York indie rock band Vampire Weekend. The opening track “Horchata” contains a rather calm verse that is occasionally punctuated by energetic drumming that reveals similar African roots as on their previous self-titled album. “White Sky” is a bouncy and whimsical track that …

‘These Word’ is the first song that I listen from Natasha Beddingfield, I think its also the first single from her too. First time I listen to this song, I smile and I said ‘hey this is a funny song’. Yea I said that because I think no song …

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 …

The first time that I ever heard of Lupe Fiasco was in the song “Know My Name” by Blake Lewis. He sounded like a regular rap artist and there’s nothing special about him. But then after this song comes out, I really like this dude. First of all, this …

Every Breath you take by the Police is a simple song. The song talks about how this guy is saying that every thing his girl does he’ll be watching her cause she belongs to him. This song has a simple beat which I like quite a bit. The lyrics …

The first time I heard this song was when Julie Ann and Elmo Magalona, singers from Party Pilipinas (Sunday afternoon variety program in the Philippines) performed it. I admit because the two of them are my favorite young artist these days, I become liking the song after the performance. …

Pillow Music - Natural Deep Sleep by David & Steve Gordon is something that I find to be very valuable. The reason I find this audio CD to be quite valuable is because it helps me to sleep on nights that I simply cannot turn off my mind. If …

The whole use your Illusion 1 & 2 albums by Guns N’ Roses are both master pieces that should be respected no matter what happens to any of the band members in the future of music. It is an album that contains Epic guitar and piano compositions written by …

Journey is another of my all time favorite bands. The greatest hits, has all the best songs on it. I listen to this CD at least twice a week now. Back in the day I used to listen to it everyday.
I just love Steve Perry, he’s the lead vocal …

Burton’s movies, while not perfect adaptations of Batman, did get quite a bit right. Burton did have a solid understanding of the dynamics between characters. It’s true Joker did not really kill Bruce’s parents, but I understand why they set it up that way. While he …

When Taylor Swift’s newest single, “Love Story,” hit the radio waves in 2008, I was in Georgia, driving around lost. An impromptu road trip with a friend from the battle scars of a recent heartbreak. Being an English major in college and being naturally critical of Shakespeare’s …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Emotion
Album: Survivor
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Francis Lawrence
“Emotion” is the third single and music video from Destiny’s Child’s third album titled “Survivor”, following the previous singles and music videos - “Survivor” and “Bootylicious”. “Emotion” is the laid-back, sentimental third single which one should expect from most R&B and …

After listening to Boulevard Of Broken Dreams and Are We The Waiting, I just have to say that St. Jimmy could not have come at a better time on the track listing. Whereas the previous two aforementioned songs are honestly just boring pieces of music which are predictable and …

The Elvis Presley: Elvis The Alternate Aloha CD is the recording of the dress rehearsal for the famous Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii TV concert. Well, it sort of is. The liner jacket actually gets very specific on how this digital recording was put together, and it’s both …

Time To Pretend is a song by MGMT which appears on their second record, Oracular Spectacular. Being one of many singles to be released off this record, I’m sure this song is familiar to just about all MGMT fans and probably most people who listen to a rock radio …

No air by Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown is a song that is beautiful to listen to. To me the words are intoxicating in the form of there meaning and to most that makes no sense what so ever. This song is like listening to water gushing from …

Ciara ft. Petey Pablo
“Goodies”
Goodies
LaFace Records
Director: Benny Boom
Newcomer R&B female singer Ciara blows it up with her first single and music video, “Goodies”, an interesting combination of crunk and R&B. The song refers to virginity and female empowerment. The female refuses to be an object as a complex beat booms …

Wake Up Dead is a song by Megadeth which appears on their album Peace Sells… But Whose Buying? The track opens up with an extremely aggressive drum rhythm before Mustaine’s guitar comes in along with his vocals which are more of a spoken word section which just sort of …

Eat it by Weird Al Yankovick is a parody of a song named beat it by Michael Jackson. It plays a clip from Michael Jackson’s movie while weird al sings eat it. The song its self is really funny to me because it talks about food. I play that …

R&B Sensation Trey Songz released his 5th album in August 2012, titled “Chapter V”. It debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Trey Songz has been on a span of hit records since the Step Up 3D Soundtrack single “Already Taken”, to the singles for this album which …

Even as my tastes in music have changed over the years, the band “No Doubt” has remained one of my favourite bands. This is because I find their music to be quite usual and an interesting mixture of many of the other types of music I have been interested …

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 …

I Me Mine is a song by The Beatles which appears on their final record Let It Be. The track is primarily written, and also sung, by George Harrison and the title refers to the idea of the ego and true identity from Hinduism which is something that he’d …

R. Kelly
“Happy People”
Happy People/U Saved Me
Jive Records
“Happy People” is the first single and music video from the R. Kelly double album “Happy People/U Saved Me” whose album cover looks like something out of an H&M clothing ad, I might say. Anyway, …

I Get Wet is the debut album by Andrew W.K., a guy who seemingly appeared from nowhere with the release of this album in 2001, the music is heavy, but not heavy enough to be metal, it’s hard rock and every song here is about partying (or almost) the …

R. Kelly ft. The Game
“Playas Only”
TP-3: Reloaded
Jive Records
It looks like R. Kelly is no longer trapped in the closet in this second single and music video from his solo album, “TP-3: Reloaded”. Here, he teams up with a rapper who (quite possibly) stole his name from a 1997 David …

Sara Bareilles is such a lovely lady, and her voice is angelic. There’s something in her cold voice that is so soothing and ethereal. Like every time I listen to her voice, I almost always get shrills and goosebumps because it’s just so beautiful.
In case you don’t know her, …

Jennifer Lopez is very popular as singer/musician as well as actress. But especially I like her song “Get right”. It is something that could very well be her best track to date she has produced. Not only me think so. In 2005 she sold 1 million copies of the …

In 1965, Patty Duke recorded a B. Ross and L. Crane song called Don’t Just Stand There which became a hit. I have always loved this song and found it to be a dramatic and emotional one.
At its core, many women can identify with Don’t Just Stand There, …

Michael Jackson’s latest posthumously released album entitled “Michael”, has been out for nearly four months now. As an avid fan of MJ and his music, I’m rather pleased with the results. Obviously, the tracks lack Jackson’s signature polish and sometimes you can tell where the engineers did something that …

Whole Lotta Love is a track by Led Zeppelin which appears on Led Zeppelin II. Page’s main guitar riff on this song has become extremely well known and it’s a good riff as well so there’s good reason for this. When you look for a track to start an …

I love LeAnn Rimes. The first time I heard the song How do I live I love her already. She has the most powerful vocal range although she sings it with less effort and she sounds country. Not only that, during that time I discovered her, I thought she …

Justin Bieber , a Youtube discovery is now making millions and topping music charts worldwide.The album included his top selling single ” One Time ” and “Baby”.
Here is an individual reviews on my favorite singles in his album.
One Time - This for me is the perfect debut single for …

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 …

What a meaningful song. A song about doing anything for the person you love. “Yes I would die for you baby, I would catch a grenade for you.” This is a great song, awesome melody, catchy and just a great lesson to top all that off. Bruno Mars really …

The Judas Kiss, a second track on Death Magnetic which seems to be a fan favorite (along with All Nightmare Long) is yet another choice which I can easily understand. For the fans who remember the original Mission Metallica trailer, they’ll remember that the trailer contained a vocal section …

Puff Daddy ft. Busta Rhymes and Notorious B.I.G.
“Victory”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Marcus Nispel
Sometimes, the only way to make a music video into anything that is remotely interesting is to incorporate a concept from a cool movie into it, even if that means making the music video itself a …

Probably the weakest Pink Floyd album ever. Actually, it’s not even a Pink Floyd album, maybe only in name, because it’s written, produced and perfomed by Roger Waters. I see it as a the third CD to the Wall pretty much, since it has the same style, musically. Thematically …

The Best So Far CD of Anne Murray is a selection of twenty songs. I have this album for years now. The songs here are really great. Anne Murray is one of the finest voices I’ve ever heard actually. What I particularly like about Anne Murray’s tone is …

Two-Headed Boy is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the fourth song to appear on their record In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. I will admit right away that I’m personally more familiar with Andrew Jackson Jihad’s cover of this song as I heard their cover quite …

If you have ever heard of the band White Stripes you probably know that it is consisted of guitarist and singer extroardinaire along with his wife Meg White on drums. It’s a pretty simple band with no bassist or rhythm guitar and I think that’s what makes them …

Man Of Constant Sorrow is a traditional song arranged and performed by Bob Dylan for his self-titled debut record. The track starts off with an acoustic guitar pattern primarily in the right channel of the song and Dylan’s vocals to the track primarily in the left channel. Dylan still …

I’m been listening to Invincible by Muse over and over for the last few days so I figured that I just had to write a review about it. The reason I started listening to the song was because Bellamy’s guitar solo on this track was praised so heavily for …

Cyclone by baby bash ft. t pain is a song that is danceable and party all night long material. The beat is so in tune no flaws can be found and they even have a dance the girls can do for their guy after they watch the music video. …