Winter Wonder Land is a song by Animal Collective and the seventh on their record Strawberry Jam. Returning to the traditional sound present throughout the rest of the record, Winter Wonder Land opens up with a vocal section accompanied by some fairly chaotic music behind it. Although the opening …

I stumbled upon this amazing album recently. About 3 months ago I was just searching youtube and came across, You Only Get What You Give. That was their biggest hit and is an amazing song. The band was short lived due to Gregg Alexander not liking the high life, …

Lynch By Inch is the latest album released by the bay area rap legend Brotha Lynch Hung. This album is different than his previous albums. I think this album is a bit more depressing and emotional than theother albums he put out in the past Season of da Siccness was …

Wolfmother’s Self titled debut was released in late 2005 to mixed reviews, many critic’s attacked this album for it’s heavily borrowed riffs and song structure from many 70’s stlye metal bands, I have no problem with their borrowing bits and pieces, every good artists borrows. It took some …

The Timeless Favorites: Lerner & Loewe CD comes courtesy of Reader’s Digest Music and gives us 20 tracks of famous songs composed by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. These are well known, much beloved songs from the stage and screen.
The journey begins with Robert Peterson’s masterful rendition …

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 …

Last Night by Az Yet is a very sexy song, but not suitable for the young to listen. How I wish that the lyrics are a bit ‘cleaner’ so I can put it on for my young nieces and nephews to hear.
The song is actually very direct …

Going To Georgia is a song by Sledding With Tigers and is the penultimate track on their second release, The Hill Sheep. Before I begin, I should add that this is a cover of a band called Mountain Goats, so I unfortunately cannot comment too much on the songwriting …

The Worst Pies in London is one of the first songs on the Sweeney Todd soundtrack. In the original Broadway production, it was sung by Angela Lansbury. In the revival, it was sung by Patti Lapone, and in the movie it was sung by Helena Bonham Carter. The …

Led Zeppelin 2 is the album that made each member of the band a true celebrity.I still hear a song off this album nearly everyday on my local classic rock station.I love the fact that each musician plays an important part to the sound of this album as a …

Rise and Fall Rage and Grace is one of my favorite albums of all time. It is my favorite Offspring album by far and is great to listen to.
Style: 10/10, the style of this is song is rock as it is now which is hard core and have …

No one does “vintage music” better than Lana Del Rey. The first time I listened to her debut album Born To Die a couple of years ago I was left awestruck, unable to make anything good the following hour because my mind was filled with, “How the hell did …

Royal Orleans is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their record Presence. The song starts off with a distinctive riff from Page, reinforced by Jones, which repeats twice before leading into the main rhythm of the track and the first verse for Plant. Plant has a nice …

This Yamaha keyboard can do a lot for the price range, 88 keys, a built in metronome, chord library, it has midi support, and 500 different instruments it can emulate, guitar, bass, organs, you name it, you can get the sound of a full orchestra, a drum set, clarinet, …

Little did I know that so long as 50 years ago, a guy known as Captain Beefheart was out there satirizing the music industry and composing ridiculously respectable tuneage that can only be described as eclectic. Nana insert words here. Other possible terminology includes avant-garde, jazz, blues, and some …

In 2004, few songs were as popular as the country music song ‘Whiskey Lullaby’ by Brad Paisley. ‘Whiskey Lullaby’ was a beautiful duet that featured beautiful harmonies at the chorus and very touching lyrics. The song was accompanied by an equally moving music video that starred Rick Shroeder.
‘Whiskey …

Not Trying To Be Awkward is a song by Sledding With Tigers and is the second track on their debut album, No Randy No. Set at a more relaxed tempo and pace than the preceding song on the record, Not Trying To Be Awkward focuses the chorus of voices …

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 …

Stockholm Syndrome is a song by Muse which appears on their album Absolution. The song starts off with an extremely heavy guitar riff which is quite uncharacteristic of Muse just because of how metal sounding and aggressive it is. To be honest, I’m surprised that I heard this from …

Aaliyah
“We Need A Resolution”
Aaliyah
Blackground/Virgin
Director: Paul Hunter
Aaliyah followed up her successful Sophomore effort, “One In A Million”, with the third self-titled album, “Aaliyah”, and the first single and video being “We Need A Resolution” where she reunited with video hit-maker Paul Hunter - this is quite possibly the least memorable …

You have to wonder how some people manage to get a song in the charts, especially high in the charts and for me this is one of them.
Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce I just feel is a little pointless. Why Barbra was chosen as the focal point for …

I became a Green Day fan as soon as I heard one or two singles from their 2004 hit album “American Idiot.” I liked the anger and almost rage they expressed, and the hard-rocking style was something that impressed me when many other groups began putting out more —˜gentle’ …

When The Weeknd released his mega-hit “Earned It” earlier this year, (it was included in the elusive Fifty Shades soundtrack) I never really cared. In fact I hate that song, yes, until now. It wasn’t just my type of music and I was certainly surprised when everyone else I …

“Dad, do you know Taylor Swift?”
Aaron Dessner was asked this question by his eight-year-old daughter. Through the mouth of a baby she spoke the truth, because that day a musician from The National recorded one of the songs on “folklore”. “No” - Dessner brazenly deceived the child. The release …

Tri-Polar is the third album by the australian pwer-trio Sick Puppies.
As always one of the things that stays up on this album are the bass lines, some not for it’s level or difficulty, but for it’s creativity and the way it fits the song, i guess that the best …

Move along by the all American rejects is about how when you fall down get back up and move along. It is talking about how when a girl or guy rejects you just get back up and move along and keep strong. This song helps a lot of my …

I have been a huge fan of the more experimental indie rock sound that started to become popular in the late nineties for just as long as it has been around, as it is just one of those sub genres that never ceases to provide me with surprises and …

I am not a hug fan of the Pussycat Dolls, but I really like this song. And I think that what they are singing about in this song happens to a lot of couples at some point in their relationships. But sometimes, it gets a little out of hand …

Demi Lovato is a Disney channel star who got her big break on the Disney movie Camp Rock (and also starred in Barney many years ago). Since then, she has put out two albums. That is a lot of songs for someone so young. She is only 17 years …

Lil’ Kim ft. Da Brat, Missy Elliott, Angie Martinez, and Lisa Lopes
“Not Tonight (Remix)”
Hardcore
Atlantic/Bad Boy
Director: Lance “Un” Rivera
Wow, Lil’ Kim went from rapping up and down escalators with Puff Daddy in “No Time”, dancing and rapping around in rooms that change colors with Lil’ Cease in “Crush On You”, …

When Baz Luhrmanns Wear Sunscreen became a hit when I was in my late teens I was amazed. How could this be a song. It was someone talking and it had been played to be music. I couldn’t quite fathom how such a performance had been so popular with …

Aspiring rock Gods everywhere, listen up. If you can’t afford a pricy electric guitar but still want to rock like Hendrix, then the iAXE USB Electric Guitar is just what you’ve been looking for. It plugs directly into your computers USB port and plays just like the real thing, …

For those who are unaware who Jim Jones is, he is an executive at Diplomat Records as well as an artist who performs along with Cam’ron and Juelz Santana also known as The Diplomats. Is third cd which is titled “Hustler’s P.O.M.E.” and features the smash hit “We Fly …

Killing Time is a cover performed and recorded by Metallica for their record Garage, Inc. I believe that the original version of this song is done by a band known as Sweet Savage, if I remember correctly, but I don’t know their version all that well to be honest …

I am a guitar player and I am carrying my guitar constantly. To gigs, band practice, or even school. My guitar case by the brand road runner is great and very reliable. The top pocket is good for my picks and my other important accessories for maintenance and …

Neil Young is probaably one of the most famous artists in music today. Neil Young ha been around since the ’60’s and is one of the artist which I heard all the time growing up. My parents both love him and though I think that some of his songs …

Communication Breakdown is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their debut record, Led Zeppelin I. The track is one of Zeppelin’s more well known songs and starts out with Page’s famous chugging guitar riff to give way to Plant singing a few words over it and leading …

Looking at the CD cover of Baduizm by Erykah Badu, I am totally amazed. There is no close singer like Erykah Badu and I think her image is totally unique and very original. She is unpretentious and there are just so many good things about this CD album.
To …

Overview —“ Nothing Else Matters, another music video released by Metallica in support of The Black Album, takes the viewer inside to get a look at the recording of the song and of The Black Album. This is just my opinion, but the order that Metallica was releasing music …

Bun b has been considered a southern hip hop legend since the early 90’s. As one half a the group UGK he has been making music for 20 years now. Bun b has just released is second studio solo album named Thrill 2. This album has had alot of …

The Day That Never Comes, the first ballad on Death Magnetic, certainly is yet another good example of Metallica were being truthful when they said they let past records influence them on this album. Whereas the first half of this ballad (Let’s remember that the first half of Metallica …

A song sang by Westlife, but in my opinion, most likely to have been wrote by their manager, at least he was their manager at the time, Ronan Keating.
The reason why I suggest it was put together by Ronan is the lyrics. This is without doubt a love song, …

This is my favorite way to buy music because it’s convenient and inexpensive!
The prices can’t be beat for the most part. Why should I buy a CD for fifteen dollars at Sam Goody when I can get it for ten dollars on iTunes? I love how most of the …

The first time I heard this song was through a friend and she let me hear both the original and the one remixed by Timbaland. I can say I was hooked the first time I heard this song. I think the beat was the thing that really caught my …

Oh My Gawd is the sophomore effort released by The Flaming Lips which follows their debut album, Hear It Is. Taking a slightly more aggressive sound than most of the tracks on Hear It Is, Oh My Gawd is still an album which covers quite a bit of musical …

Song Of The Century is a song by Green Day which is the opening track of their most recent record, 21st Century Breakdown. The song opens up with a bit of noise which is similar to radio static, giving the track a vintage type of feel. Armstrong comes in …

Criminal is a song by Eminem which is the finishing track for his record The Marshal Mathers LP. The song opens up with a spoken word section from Eminem which is nothing impressive in itself, but I will say is a clever segue and fluid transition into the bulk …

The Shadows fall band is all hype and I do not know what the big deal with them is. Shadows Falls really has no good songs out there and quit frankly at first they were all metal and than they thought they had talent so they tried to sound …

After System of a Down broke up, the lead singer Serj Tankian decided to do his own solo album and after a bit of a wait, we got Elect the Dead. In all honestly, while I would have preferred a regular System of a Down album over this, this …

I generally do not listen to classical forms of music a lot, but on a rare occasion I will listen to the music of select singers and musicians. One of these people is the English born singer Sarah Brightman. There are so many things that I like about her …