“In the end , it doesn’t really matter”. from the song In the end by Linkin Park. This song became popular when I was in 3rd year highschool. This is the song, that made me become a fan of Linkin Park. I have heard songs from them before “In …

It has been long awaited for Hova aka Jay-Z to get back on ball with his flow. This album is a must have for any Jay-Z fan. This album is a definite must add to the Hova collection. Compared to his previous album “Kingdom Come” this album reigns supreme. …

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 …

Jennylyn Mercado is a singer from the Philippines. She won a reality show entitled ‘Starstruck’. This show is about finding talents to be build up as a star.
Anyway, she is gifted with a good voice so the TV station who produced the show gave her a music album. …

What Would I Want? Sky is a song by Animal Collective and the second track on their EP Fall Be Kid. Opening up instrumentally, vocals do enter the mix but they are more of hums rather than actual lyrics which don’t enter the song until this instrumental section has …

Snoop Dogg is a west rap artist. He is one of the best rappers of all time from the west coast. Snoop Dogg has made many rap albums in hsi lifetime and done many things to help the youth in the world. Snoop is a good role model for …

In early 2007, there was news that Coldplay will release an album that will be different from the three previous albums. I was afraid, that this experiment will be a problem for Coldplay, who has become the leading band. However, after hearing that there are 10 songs on the …

Cruelty And The Beast is the third album by Cradle Of Filth, released in 1998 on Music For Nations, the album is a concept album about Countess Bathory. The album tells the true story of Elizabeth Bathory, a countess who would kidnap women to try and gain her youth …

I never thought that In Flames would ever change up some of their style(i.e the cheesy guitar riffs and the drums), and they did just that. Also, with the added keyboardist, added some atmosphere to their music, which is nice.
THEY ADDED A GROOVE! I have always wanted In Flames …

I was watching the MTV VMAs this year and finally got a chance to see Lady Gaga show what she’s working with (so to speak.) Anyway, I realized that she has a lot more talent that I first thought she did. She performed “Paparazzi”—”a song about the …

Overview - Side IV, the final side of The White Album, is much less energetic than side III but it’s a nice balance. Sides I and III were a bit more energetic in my opinion while sides II and IV were a bit more melodic for the most part. …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Stand Up For Love
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Matthew Rolston
“Stand Up For Love” is the fifth and final music video and single from Destiny’s Child’s fourth and final album called “Destiny Fulfilled”, it follows their past singles and music videos from the album which are: “Lose …

The Gift Of The Magi 2: Return Of The Magi is the second track on Knife Man, the most recent album released by Andrew Jackson Jihad. Opening up with a quick distorted guitar riff, a sloppy but fitting drum rhythm also enters the track before a quick vocal performance …

I have known about this song for a while now, since it came out a few years ago. But I had no idea that it was by Miranda Lambert. The only time I had ever heard of her is when she won the award for best female video at …

Danny Elfman is still one of my favorite score writers or soundtrack artists. He has always been dynamic in most of his songs right from Batman on up to his more recent works. One song that stands out in my mind is the theme from the movie, “Red Dragon” …

Artist: Destiny’s Child ft. Missy Elliott
Video: Bootylicious (Rockwilder Remix)
Album: Survivor
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Little X
What was music video director Little X thinking when he signed up to do this one? This is the Rockwilder Remix to Destiny’s Child’s second single and music video, “Bootylicious”, from their third album titled “Survivor”. …

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 …

I am a preschool teacher and my preschoolers love The Learning Station’s “Tony Chestnut and Fun time Action Songs CD”. These preschoolers love dancing and singing to the great songs that are on this CD, plus it is a great way for them to burn off some of …

Chicago - Greatest Hits of 1982 to 1989, directed Howard Kaufman features the most popular tracks from the group, listed below are the tracks with the duration per track for the songs on the single CD.
Track 1. Hard To Say I’m Sorry/Get Away - Duration: 5:06
Track 2. Look …

Whiplash Smile is Billy Idol’s third solo album, and (at least until 2005’s highly disappointing Devil’s Playground) the final Idol album to feature both guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Keith Forsey. While not quite up to the level set by the preceding Rebel Yell (what is, really?), it’s still …

Sevendust released their 4th studio album,”Seasons,” in 2003.The band had already received commercial success with their previous outings.Even though Seasons failed to reach previous commercial success it did in fact prove that the band had matured.The distinctive sound in which Sevendust had been working on for years had finally …

The metal band Cannibal Corpse is a group of sick musicians and I mean sick in a real good way. I don’t think these guys are talented when it comes to making music but these guys have voices like you wouldn’t believe when it comes to belting out brutal …

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 …

This my favorite Katy Perry’s song. And she wrote it! She is so talented and amazing. I didn’t thought she could write a very good song like this. Now I know she’s really a talented woman.
Thinking Of You is for all the girls who lost their boyfriends, either died …

Colbie Caillet has recorded the feel good song of the decade with the song “Bubbly”. It doesn’t matter who you are, if you want to feel good, listen to “Bubbly”. It is a love song really, but it doesn’t feel as though it has to be limited to love …

Everyone goes through their phases where they are obsessed with that one song and are afraid that because they are listening to it so much, that they might end up just getting sick of the song. Well, I am currently obsessed with this song and have been for a …

This is the first outing for this US band and what an outing it is. With a sublime mix of rock and punky sounds make this band deeply reminiscent of the Ramones. Although since, many UK bands like the Libertines, Kaiser Chiefs and in the US bands …

“I Gave You Power” is the 4th track off of Nas 1996 album “It Was Written”. Although this song isn’t technically a single, it is one of the more well known tracks off of “It Was Written”. This is one of the best songs to exemplify just how well …

The Gaslight Anthem’s second album The 59 Sound, released in 2009, has brought the band to mainstream attention, helped in part, in the UK, with a renowned performance at Glastonbury which included guest accompaniment on stage by headliner Bruce Springsteen. Their debut album was met with critical acclaim …

Overview —“ Skin O’ My Teeth, another one of the four music videos and singles Megadeth released for their fifth record, Countdown To Extinction, is actually a song which has a darker meaning to it then I originally thought. I never used to think very much of this song, …

Effervescing Elephant is a song by Syd Barrett which appears on his second solo record, Barrett. The track starts off with just about twenty seconds of just faint background noise with not much going on. The thing I want to stress about Effervescing Elephant is that it’s a very …

Resistance is a track by Muse which is the title track of their most recent release, The Resistance. Like many of the songs on this record, Resistance is a song which is lyrically inspired by George Orwell’s novel, 1984. As a side note, for anyone who has not read …

Boombox by Kylie Minogue is a good remix type of CD that I love to put on each time I feel like dancing in my room or just exercising on my treadmill. The songs featured in Boombox is like a bonus or a wrapped gift to me. I …

Somebody please, give this girl some water! She is literally out of breath repeating the words “ella ella ella” over, and over, and over again.
Yes, I understand that Rihanna wants to shield her friends and lovers under her umbrella till the end, but what is up with the …

Planet Telex is a song by Radiohead which appears on their second album, The Bends. Opening up with some noise effects, the normal instrumentation comes in quickly enough but also has an effect over it which gives it a delayed and reverberated type of sound. Yorke’s vocals come into …

Overview —“ 1,000 Hours, an EP released by Green Day and also their first release in their entire career was pretty interesting to listen to. Now personally I’m a lot more accustomed to more recent Green Day work, or even work in the middle of their career, so going …

Ariana Grande has been dubbed as this generation’s Mariah Carey but in my opinion she doesn’t even come close. In terms of vocals, Ariana is slightly ahead most of her peers, and I agree that she really has big vocal ability but comparing her to Mariah she looks like …

The Fool is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the fifth song on their album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. Something I should mention about this track immediately, as a fair warning, is that this is the first instrumental on this record. I say as a …

I Ain’t Superstitious is a song by Willie Dixon that is performed by Megadeth for their album Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? The track starts off with a sort of blues-riff mixed with a very rock driven sound. You can tell right away once the main rhythm of the …

Selena - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD includes numerous songs sung by the upcoming talent, Selena, who was murdered just as she was really coming into fame and prominence. That was such a sad situation and seemingly so unfair. This story, Selena, named simply for the …

The new two-member (Mike Sheppard & Vicky Backle) indie band, What Was Lost, from Vernon, New Jersey seem to have a unique and emotional style. I’m not too sure whether it’s the slow, sad voices or the crying of the guitar that makes this band so touching, but …

The band yes is a classic progressive group from the 70s. Their lead guitarist Steve Howe is a very good lead player who uses all sorts of unusual scales and shapes. As well as playing the electric guitar, Steve Howe is also known for his acoustic work as well. …

As The World Turns is a song by Eminem which appears on his album The Slim Shady LP. As the opening rhythm comes in, Eminem does a good job of utilizing both a rhythm vocal track and a lead vocal song throughout the very start in the song but …

Unconsciously Screaming is a song by the Flaming Lips and the second track on their fourth record, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Taking on a slightly more aggressive sound than the previous track of the record, Unconsciously Screaming features a vocal performance from Coyne which is somewhat harsh throughout …

Jay-Z ft. Amil and Ja Rule
“Can I Get A…”
Volume 2… Hard Knock Life
Roc-A-Fella Records
After the lackluster sophomore album that was “In My Lifetime, Volume 1″, Jay-Z returned a year later with a vengeance with his third album “Volume 2… Hard Knock Life” and blew charts and listeners away, putting …

Who could have blamed those who denied hope of any future for Nightwish? With Opera metal hidden so deeply in the Finnish shadows, surely anybody would feel threatened by a band with power metal guitar chords, techno inspired keyboard tunes and a lead singer trained in the style of …

Another great and talented singer would be Katy Perry and in One Of The Boys by Katy Perry; the title of her album, I can’t help but to compare her voice to Gwen Stefani of No Doubt. But she has her own identity voice and not quite Gwen. …

Ah Cannibal Corpse, what a lovely band! This song I am about to review is entitled “Stripped, Raped and Strangled”. This song appears off of their album “The Bleeding” and believe it or not is pretty much a single. It happens to be the third song on the album, …

This truly is an astonishing debut. Arcade Fire are a group of ten canadian musicians led by Win Butler and his wife Regine. They include amongst their ranks, pianists, violinist and harp players. Clearly this is not your average rock group and yet when they play live, they invest …

Of Moons, Birds, And Monsters is a song by MGMT which appears on their second album, Oracular Spectacular. The track gradually builds before VanWyngarden immediately comes in with the vocals and a bouncing rhythm behind him to back him up. I will say that right form the start, the …