The Living Toys is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second release, Danse Manatee. Opening up instrumentally, vocals do not join the mix until around the two minute mark which allows the band to establish a fairly melodic atmosphere which is one of the first times …

On your local cable station of VH1 music channel featurers weekly the Vh1 vspot top 20 video countdown which the viewers vote on what videos they think should be played for the week. The show is put together very well and the old emcee Hamer Aileen is great. …

I do not know anything about Bruno Mars. This year and just this month, I learned about him when his single was playing on the radio. One time I was riding in a public utility vehicle and was listening to my favorite local radio station 94.7 when the song …

Imagine Frank Sinatra being reborn as a college boy in the 21st century, and you will have a fair picture of what singer Michael Buble is all about. I think he has a French last name, although he was born in Burnaby, Canada instead of the Quebecois region …

If I thought the Twilight soundtrack was great, the soundtrack for the second installment was ten times greater. This soundtrack had a very indie feel about it. It almost felt as if it belonged in the first movie, to match how that movie felt. Anyway, I digress.
There was …

Ever heard of Jack’s Mannequin? You should have. Not because of rising popularity or the fact that the band recently accompanied Plain White T’s and Panic! At The Disco on tour, but because of the melodic, piano-filled tracks that fill debut album “Everything in Transit”. Jack’s Mannequin brings a …

Down is a joint collaboration of Phil Anselmo, Pepper Keenan, Kirk Windstein, Rex Brown, and Jimmy Bower.The musicians took a break from their musical commitments back in 1995 to record a pivotal record that would shape the musical landscape for years to come.The elements of the album were forged …

Lil’ Kim ft. Mr. Cheeks
“The Jump Off”
La Bella Mafia
Queen Bee Entertainment/Atlantic Records
Lil’ Kim hadn’t made an album since 2000 at this point and that was her second effort, “The Notorious K.I.M.”, which featured such hits as “No Matter What They Say” and “How Many Licks?”. I’m starting to notice …

Sting is a very famous singer in the world. But in China, most of people don’t know him well or even don’t hear his name. As a Chinese, I heart his name from the film ‘Leon-The Professional’. Sting sang the theme song ’shape of my heart’ about it. I …

I Belong To You is a song by Muse which appears on their most recent studio effort, The Resistance. This track starts off with a distinctive piano riff followed by the drums and Matt Bellamy’s vocals joining in singing the verse in a pretty melodic manner which goes pretty …

Only, another track by Nine Inch Nails for their record With Teeth, is an interesting track which deals with a mental personality disorder which is reminiscent of films such as Fight Club, Secret Window, or Shutter Island for those of you who have seen these. Only opens up with …

All Within My Hands is a song by Metallica which appears on their record St. Anger. The song opens up with a fast tempo and the unfortunate drum tone that Lars Ulrich had throughout this entire album. Nevertheless, Hetfield’s riff can slightly make up for it, despite its …

Be Quick Or Be Dead is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Fear Of The Dark. Be Quick Or Be Dead starts off with a brief drum section before the guitars and bass come in with a pretty quick and aggressive riff to start the …

“Scumbag Blues” is the 6th track off of super group Them Crooked Vultures debut album. The group was conceived by Josh Homme, whom also is credited for vocals and guitar. Dave Grohl plays drums, you may know him from Foo Fighters or Nirvana. John Paul Jones plays bass, which …

The first Cam’ron cd which was titled “Confessions Of Fire” was released in 1998 after he had made appearences on many mixtapes and led him career off with songs like ” Horse And Carriage” featuring Mase (former best friend) and “Pimp’s A Pimp” featuring Jermine Dupri off So So …

The Fender Squire Stratt is one of the most affordable guitars on the market. A cheaper version of the greatly hailed Stratocaster, the Squire Stratt is a much cheaper version- and it shows. The pickups are Fender Squire stock pickups, and are some of the cheapest and innexpensie out …

The Wicker Man is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Brave New World. The track starts off with a pretty aggressive guitar riff which is extremely driving and is reinforced by a pounding background rhythm from another guitar, bass, and drums. Dickinson soon comes in …

This “unassuming” (for lack of a better word) guy has one of the richest, raspiest voices I’ve heard from a male singer–especially someone local. Apparently he’s been on the music scene for many years, and I think actually signed a deal with LaVista Records once upon a …

A friend of mine who decided that they were going to get me hooked to indie pop music as well, decided that they were going to introduce me to an Australian indie pop band called “The Lucksmiths”. I think that they started their band in the nineteen nineties or …

You don’t have to be a child of the 80’s to know that there is tons of music out there from this decade that is simply marvelous. Out of the 80’s came a group called Tears for Fears. Much of their music has been sampled in the …

Panopticon is a one-man black-metal band from Louisville, Kentucky. The band is sole member Austin Lunn, who in my opinion is an amazing multi-instrumentalist. In the album Roads to the North, Panopticon not only brings in your typical instruments (guitars, drums and vocals) that you find in a rock/metal …

I was a very big fan of Jonas Brothers even I am too old at the age of 31 years old, I love them and really like them. When I heard their songs I used to stop in what I am doing and I sing along with their song …

Havent heard a lot from Taylor lately since her last album. I was kind of drifting away from her music because i wanted some other songs from her. Finally it is here! This single is everything Taylor Swift is about and this song is absolutely incredible. I bought the …

Released on October 16, 2009, Design Your Universe is the fifth studio album from the Dutch Symphonic Metal band Epica. It managed to continue the “A New Age Dawn” saga, introduced in the 2005 album “Consign To Oblivion”.
On the overall, it’s the band’s best album so far. It features …

Getting Smaller, a song by Nine Inch Nails for their record With Teeth, is quite an aggressive song and certainly strikes me as one of Reznor’s better songs, at least for this record at least. Getting Smaller is a pretty straightforward track which wastes no time getting into the …

Angel by Shaggy is a beautiful song that I like to listen to a lot. I got introduced to this song from my friend in North Carolina who used to live right across from me. I liked going over to her house a lot when I lived right across …

Billy Talent The Album
This self-titled album was also the debut album for Canadian band Billy Talent. The album is about 45 minutes long and I bought it for about $10. I think this is the greatest of their three albums. It has the brash, harsh punk sound which seems …

D.J.s is a song by Sublime and is the twelfth song on their debut release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with the vocals right from the beginning, Nowell takes the lead with a multi-layered vocal delivery which creates a nice harmony and opens the sound in a pretty …

Personally, I have a great disdain for country music, but during the year 2004, many great country songs made their way onto the airwaves and ‘There Goes My Life’ is one of those wonderful tunes.
I find this song to be very sweet, tender, moving, and sad all at …

Million Miles is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Time Out Of Mind. The track starts off with a brief percussion section before the guitar and a few other instruments join in the track and establish sort of a blues feel to the song. Dylan …

I just heard The Chainsmokers’ new song and my initial impression was, “WHAT? This is basically a ripoff of their previous song Closer? How could they be so blatant in self-plagiarism?” I immediately hated it because the first thing that came to my mind in why they became such …

Reason to Believe is a song about someone being so in love with someone else that he wants to believe in that person no matter how many lies they have told nor how much the other person breaks their heart. Rod Stewart has several versions of the song, every …

“Seed” is the seventh song on Sublime’s self titled third album. This is a very short song, but what it lacks in length it makes up with talent. It’s amazing just how talented Bradley Nowell truly was and it’s a shame that he was taken away from us at …

One of the most successful rock band Creed, has released a new live concert dvd in support of the Album Full Circle. It features the whole concert in Chicago and it was one of the concert DVD’s that I thought was really tampered with. I Think since Scott Stapps …

So Far So good So What is Megadeth’s third album released in 1988 on Capital Records. The album features a cover of Anarchy In The UK by the Sex Pistols, while it isn’t my favorite as cover songs usually aren’t, it’s cool to see the band’s influences. The album …

Overview —“ Surfing With The Alien, the second album released by Joe Satriani, is another of Satriani’s albums to be completely instrumental and driven primarily by his guitar work. One thing that I always liked about Satriani is that he wasn’t really one of the shredders who just played …

The very first time I was exposed to the sounds of this Cape Town based band, I thought I was listening to the music of an international act, so good was the song —˜I’d like’, and when I later learned that it was a local group, my curiosity levels …

Rascal Flatts is one of the best country music groups that modern times have seen. They have a clear cut set of values when it comes to the music they record which gives them an awesome reputation along with the a very successful career. I love Rascal Flatts from …

Spirit They’ve Vanished is a song by Animal Collective which is the first track on their debut record Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished. Opening up with some ambient noise, the vocals gently come into the song just before the minute mark which deliver a melody which took me …

Rod Stewart isn’t the most handsome of guys, but he does have a unique voice that tends to draw me in at every turn. His voice does sound a bit scratchy but that is what makes his recordings so great. Rod Stewart has enjoyed great success as a singer …

Hold Your Head is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their album Hit To Death In The Future Head. Opening up with some noise effects, actual instrumentation begins to come in after around twenty seconds to create an atmosphere which sounds pretty empty and confusing in …

I probably would not have been prompted to write a review of this album in particular, if I hadn’t gotten to stumble upon quite negative reviews of this album online. If you go by the reviews that are online, you will definitely form the impression that this album is …

Coldplay is a British band specializing in the Alternative rock genre. Yellow is a wonderful love song from the Parachutes album they released a while back.
This song starts off with a guitar playing and then merges more into other instruments including drums. The singer, Chris Martin, then begins to …

No More Tears is my favorite solo album by Ozzy Osbourne.I love every song on the album with all of my heart’s content.The reason mainly is Zakk Wylde’s guitar playing.However, I feel like they captured Ozzy’s voice and desire in a very mature time in his life.The overall feel …

Flo Rida is a new singer on the scene and one of the songs from his album “Mail on Sunday (2008)” is called Freaky Deaky. He sings this song along with Trey Songz.
The beat of the song is one of a slow and almost but not quite there “romantic” …

Devil’s Dance is a track by Metallica which appears on their second half of the double-record, Reload. I will be honest and admit that for the most part, I don’t like too many of the tracks on either Load or Reload, but I will say that I believe Devil’s …

So happy I could die is a song on Lady Gaga’s new album, The Fame Monster. This is one of my favorite tracks on her new album. I love this song. I completely recommend this song to any Lady Gaga fans. This song is a typical Lady Gaga song …

(What A) Wonderful World is a song by The Flaming Lips and the tenth song on their fourth release, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a melodic guitar pattern, Coyne comes in with the iconic vocal melody for this cover in a slightly broken manner which works …

R. Kelly
“Bad Man”
“Shaft”: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Director: Hype Williams.
It looks R. Kelly has fallen from his “I Believe I Can Fly” level of success. I mean how do you go from that to “Gotham City” and then to this? I mean hey, it’s not even like “I Believe I …

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 …