Artist: Beyonce ft. Shakira
Video: “Beautiful Liar”
Album: B-Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
I would love to see the director’s cut of this music video where Beyonce and Shakira do the things that we are not supposed to see with our public virgin eyes. “Beautiful Liar” is the fifth single and music video …

The first time i heard this album was around 3 years ago. A friend had bought it after watching Emiliana Torrini live on Youtube and gushing about her for weeks. Previously, i’d only heard a couple of singles from her first album (Love in the time of Science) & …

Don’t take the girl by Tim McGraw is about a boy not wanting his dad taking the girl but as he gets older he falls in love with this little girl he didn’t want to go fishing with him when he was younger. He then wants the girl to …

Rich girl by Gwen Stefani is about how a girl wishes she was a rich girl that way she could have all the money in the world. She also wishes to have maids and go to all the places in the world. This song is four minutes and five …

Don’t you all find Bon Jovi to be extremely unique and has one of a hell of an identity? I certainly think so and Lost Highway by Bon Jovi is one album that I recommend for all to buy and bring for your driving trips, highway trips and …

The new work from American trash metal band Megadeth has hit the stores with a bang. The album features a new addition to the line up in the guitarist Chris Broderick, and the sound they produced is amazing. I’ve listened to the album several times now, and can say …

While the artist might not have had many hits, this one certainly proves to be the most endearing of her discography. It’s a staple of any good 80s soundtrack and still has a punchy enough tune to get the toes tapping now.
For an eighties track, it’s all there. …

Staring At Sound/With You (Reprise) is a song by The Flaming Lips and either the penultimate or final track on the band’s debut album, Hear It Is. While most copies of this album will have this song as the final track, early copies feature a bonus track entitled Summertime …

White Rabbit is a song by Jefferson Airplane which appears on their record Surrealistic Pillow. The song is one of the more well known songs by the band and certainly with good reason. Sometimes tracks can be extremely well known but they just really aren’t that good in reality, …

The song Kairo by biniou is a really amazing song. Even someone that doesn’t know the Japanese language can enjoy its beauty.
The song starts out with a lovely introduction. The woman singing beats the music to the punch, singing a few lines before it goes into a break …

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 …

My Last Words is a song by Megadeth and is the final track on their record Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? The track opens up with an eerie sounding clean guitar riff by Mustaine before a distorted rhythm comes over it in a somewhat dissonant fashion which leads to …

Flavored synth pops and 80’s inspired rock beats coated the self-titled debut album of The 1975, an indie-rock band formed in England.
Quite an underrated band, I dare say. In a musical world crowded by popular acts and mainstream rock bands (such as One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer), …

Artist: Mariah Carey
Video: Love Takes Time
Album: Mariah Carey
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Jeb Brien and Walter Maser
“Love Takes Time” is the second single and music video from Mariah Carey’s first self-titled album, following the previous single and music video titled “Vision of Love”. Jeb Brien and Walter Maser helm Mariah Carey …

I am a huge fan of 80’s idie rock and alternative. Well, indie period. My favorite band is Depechmode, and for the first time I have found something that they can be compared to. Now I’m not saying they are equal, but almost and if you are a Depechmode …

I was assigned to sing a Christian song for the 25th wedding anniversary celebration of my friend. I would not know what song to sing so I bought some CD’s to give me enough songs for selection. One of those CD’s is “I Will Be Here: 25 …

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 …

When I was much younger back in the nineteen nineties, the hip hop and soul singer Brandy used to be one of my favourite singers. However, as I grew and found out more about the person she was, from what I had seen of her on reality TV more …

What is it with female vocalists thinking that they have to sing every word in the highest possible register? This fact has annoyed me for a long time now and really causes me a lot of frustration when i find symphonic and melodic metal bands that would otherwise be …

What I love the most about Barbra Streisand: Higher Ground CD is that it’s another quality collection of songs that I can put on and just close my eyes to and enjoy them all so very much. No one can match the pitch and beauty of Streisand’s voice. …

We’re Going Wrong is a song by Cream which appears on their album Disraeli Gears. Opening up with a few guitar chords and a steady drum rhythm behind, the song initially has a fairly somber mood and it makes me curious if Cream will explore this further as it …

Way before the Titanic hit song, this Falling Into You by Celine Dion had already made its way into my heart and stayed put on it. Until now, during my boring days, I would listen to Celine on this album of hers. I so love Because You Loved …

Blackout is the fifth studio album by Britney Spears. It is one of her most successful studio albums. It has more r&b and urban sound with the collobration of Danja.
I think Blackout is the darkest and most depressive album of Britney Spears. I can feel the effects of …

Dig A Pony is a song by The Beatles which appears on their final studio record, Let It Be. Dig A Pony starts off with sort of an awkward beginning before getting into the main riff of the song which isn’t bad at all. Lennon soon comes in with …

Pop music has never been the same since Michael Jackson came along. I have enjoyed Michael Jackson’s music since I was just a small child. He was a child as well and the Jackson 5 were one of the biggest music groups around at the time. Eventually, Michael went …

Overview —“ About a month ago I was trying to buy a couple of blacklight posters and I ended up purchasing them from www.blacklight.com. Overall, my experience with the company was positive and I’m satisfied with my order and the quality of the products. However, after that order I …

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 …

Perhaps the most common opinion, which circulates around the world about the AC / DC, says that the band has not changed since at least the death of the first singer Bon Scott. Considering that this death occurred twenty years ago, and that since that time the team …

Jigsaw Falling Into Place is a song by Radiohead which appears on their album In Rainbows. Opening up with a mellow drum pattern along with an acoustic guitar, the track soon changes to take on a far darker mood once the acoustic pattern shifts, the drum beat changes, and …

The Show Must Go On is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their concept album, The Wall. The track opens up with harmonized voices singing together in a very melodic fashion over a very basic drum rhythm which gives the song a very calm feel. It’s sort …

Skate Park is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad which appears on their 2011 record, Knife Man. Opening up with a brooding atmosphere created by the drums, the song quickly transitions into an actual riff which I actually think sound’s pretty interesting. Thus far, the guitar riff is interesting, …

I’m Going Down is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Metamorphosis. The song starts out in sort of a generic rock sound which I swear I’ve heard from The Rolling Stones and various other bands countless times, but I’ll move on from here. Jagger …

This CD track was given to me by my sister, and she wanted me to burn songs inside for her. The album is from the ever sexy songstress, Beyonce, and the album is called, “B’Day”. I am not sure what that means, but I am sure enough …

No Scrubs by TLC is a song that is really cool in my opinion because it talks about how this girl does not want no Scrub. She then goes on to diss him in the song. This song in my opinion is like how I am when a guy …

This song honestly gives me faith that there are guys out there that can express emotions and that really do care about you, and when they say they love you they really mean it. This song is so sweet. Whenever I am doubting my boyfriend I always listen to …

If you haven’t heard of Nerina Pallot, I don’t know where you have been! She has had so much media hype and 5 star reviews in all the right places. And for once, the hype can be believed!
Nerina’s album, Fires, is an incredibly strong album and you can listen …

Saturday’s Warrior, just an inspiration play that is beyond words, has many memorable songs from it, all from the hands of lyricist Doug Stewart and Lex De Azevedo, who did the music while also serving as the play’s producer. My third favorite song from this play is a …

As a classical enthusiast and performer myself, I have a large CD library with around nine or ten recordings of the infamous, devilishly difficult Sibelius Violin Concerto. Joshua Bell is one of my favorite violinists, and a friend gave me a CD of him playing the Sibelius and …

All Along The Watchtower is a track by Bob Dylan which appears on John Wesley Harding. All Along The Watchtower has ended up becoming quite a well known track and extremely popular but not so much because of Dylan but more because of Hendrix’s iconic cover of the track. …

Overview —“ The Digitech RP-250 is a multi effects pedal used for guitars which has a variety of sounds, effects, amplifier models, and recording uses. I was looking into effects pedals and figured I would try out this pedal because of how much this one pedal could do and …

Spirit In Black is a song by Slayer which appears on their record Seasons In The Abyss. Spirit In Black starts off with a very aggressive riff which starts out primarily in the right channel before coming through both channels. Araya comes in with the vocal melody of this …

The song started with the introduction of choir who sand the first note with the accompaniment of soft keyboard sound. You can hear the great blending of the song as the lead vocalist Becky Lucas started to sing at the second intro of the song and then the instruments …

Tool’s 10,000 days has been a welcome addition to my music collection, in early 2006 I picked this album up soon after it’s releases, the album packaging was immence, a digipak with 3d glasses and matching booklet, I have never been as impressed with album packaging as I was …

An absolutely brilliant album with no swearing or explicit lyrics.One the entire family including kids can listen to.
Will Smith simply explores the themes of partying,family and having a good time without resorting to talking about violence or sexually explicit topics.The standout tracks are “Act Like You Know”,”1000 Kisses”,”Momma Knows”,and …

Jay-Z
“Anything”
The Truth
Roc-A-Fella Records
“Anything” is a single and music video by Jay-Z that is found, not on his fourth album “Volume 3… The Life and Times of Shawn Carter”, but on Beanie Sigel’s 1999 album “The Truth”, but it does follow after Jay-Z’s previous music video “Do It Again (Put …

It’s been said that siblings are able to blend their voices with a special unity. When I listen to The Gatlin Brothers sing, I believe that. They have a very special harmony that is really joyous to listen to. This is never more apparent than with …

‘My Life Would Suck Without You’ is the new song from Kelly Clarkson. First time I hear this single, I didn’t realize that this is Kelly Clarkson’s song because its sounds a little bit different for me.
This song is still bring the pop rock melodic, but I think this …

I am kind of getting tired of hearing songs and seeing videos by rappers who are talking about how tough their lives are in the hood. The reason is that so many rappers and hip-hop artists believe that being from the streets requires a certain type of …

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 …

She’s Always in my Hair is the B-side to Prince’s 1985 single, Paisley Park. It is an amazing track and has always been my all-time favourite B-side of the Purple One. I used to have the 12″ vinyl back in the day but in a fit of …