Can’t Stop The Spring is a song by The Flaming Lips and the ninth song on their second release, Oh My Gawd. Returning to the distorted guitar sound present throughout the majority of this record, Can’t Stop The Spring honestly reminds me of a Flaming Lips song which appeared …

Former Miss America, Sharlene Wells Hawkes brings us a fascinating album with her When All Will Believe CD. I highly recommend reading her comments in the liner jacket which explain the evolution of this religious musical production. I found it very interesting to see how the project …

After watching the show “VH1’s 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs” on New Year’s Eve last year and seeing Guns N’ Roses make the number one spot; I decided to check out some of Guns N’ Roses’ albums for myself. However, since I couldn’t actually find the album at the …

Daughtry has come such a long way from his first appearance on American Idol years ago, and this album definitely shows how far hes come. Overall its a great album with not one song i dislike. Thats how you know an albums good, when you can listen through …

One Million Billionth Of A Millisecond On A Sunday Morning is a song by the Flaming Lips and the second song to appear on their sophomore effort, Hear It Is. Opening up with an incredibly somber sound, the band does a good job of establishing a very dark atmosphere …

Crowbar is a band usually identified with the Southern Metal genre of popular music.The band is blistering,intense, and overly heavy.Their use of slow tempo and growling vocals makes them a unique band.Crowbar is heavily emotional and worthy of being labeled doom sludge metal.I love their sound and consider them …

Alongside Britney’s famous comeback comes her single “If You Seek Amy”. At first glance of the lyrics, who would ever guess the exact meaning of the song? The song as well as its music video has nothing to do with Amy. However, after dissecting and ‘decrypting’ the lines of …

This is the second album released from heavy metal superstars Avenged Sevenfold. In comparison to the first album —˜City of Evil’, it’s just as heavy, just as raw, and just as brilliant. If you’re not a fan of metal music then I would stop reading this review right now! Not …

“The Best Of The Suicide Sessions”
“Suicide Sessions”- an album only for those who can handle sheer rawness that feels like needles piercing your ears, extremely offensive and disturbing lyrics, and the most unlistenable album GG has ever put out. Through the distortion and static is a set of recordings …

The craziness that is Asia; remains to captivate me to this day from when I first heard one of their songs called “Heat of the Moment.” It’s one of those one hit wonder bands from the eighties that turned out to be way more talented and enjoyable than the …

The mid-nineties was a strange era for rock music. Grunge was in complete control, and it was being commercialized so heavily that it was destined to burn itself out quickly. While it had started as a small scene, it had become the brand of rock, and even music in …

Eyes Open is a song by Wolfmother which appears on their second album, Cosmic Egg. The track wastes no time in opening up with an interesting guitar pattern and the vocals also join in the mix pretty quickly as well. Throughout the verse, the vocals sound fairly tamed in …

.I needed something to tune my guitar with since I lost my old tuner. I found this AT-3 for $10 at Guitar Center. It was cheap and looked functional enough for me, so I decided to buy it and give it a shot. Figured I didn’t have much to …

There’s nothing like a feel good country song. I love the song Country Comforts. I first heard it when Rod Stewart sang it and I loved that version. I wasn’t even beginning to love it until I heard Keith Urban’s version. He has a wonderful voice that fits perfectly …

Aaliyah’s last, self titled album “Aaliyah” hit the store shelves July 2001. It was long anticipated since her successful “One In A Million” album. Aaliyah took a new direction with it. The album opens up with the first single, “We Need A Resolution” featuring long time …

The Ceiling Is Bendin’ is a song by the Flaming Lips and the sixth song on their album Oh My Gawd. Opening up with a drum and bass part which fades in and out repeatedly, Coyne comes in with the vocals of the track which thankfully has some character …

Susannah McCorkle is one of my favorite jazz singers. That?s saying a lot, because I love listening and watching women sing jazz.
Susannah McCorkle has a very interesting, rich voice that can sound innocent and pure like June Christie or hauntingly memorable in her very special version of The Waters …

This album is amazing. I used to be very fond of it when I was a teenage kid. I liked all the songs on it, and I liked the fact that the songs were so easy and melodic, and not very hard, even though it of course felt like …

Overview —“ Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd, the debut album from Lynyrd Skynyrd is a nice collection of southern rock tracks with a very vocal and guitar driven album. Lynyrd Skynyrd is another one of those classic rock bands who isn’t really among my favorites in the genre but I do …

This was a very lovely and wonderful song that really reminds me how blessed I am and I tend to appreciate my life everyday as God is the one that sustains every thing I need.
The Song Forgiver was sung beautifully by Becky Lucas who is the lead vocalist of …

Mariah Carey’s latest, E=MC2 album is packed with songs which should be smashing hits in the future. E=MC2 reached number one, and has so far spawned four hits, which includes the number one single, touch my body, the summer smash I’ll be loving you long time featuring T.I, the …

The Suburbs is a track by Arcade Fire which is the title track to their most recent release. Right from the beginning of this song, the simple rhythm which is carried heavily by the percussion and by a piano creates a very feel good and easy mood which lends …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Sweet Dreams”
Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce
Label: Columbia
Director: Adria Petty
Beyonce ditches the black and white cinematography formula for color once again ( as she did for “Halo”). I’m not sure if a dream with Beyonce would be a nightmare or a sweet dream, it depends - If it …

This is an all english album of Sarah Geronimo. I got this for quite a while and was pleased with Sarah’s renditions of the songs. The album is consists of 14 tracks. The album opened with her version of Right here waiting. Which i thought is a bit lame …

Hate Train is a song by Metallica which was recently debuted at one of their 30th anniversary shows in San Francisco, California. Although the song has not officially appeared on an EP or an LP thus far, the studio version has been released and is expected to appear on …

L-Burna Thug By Nature is a CD released by Bone Thugs N Harmony member Layzie Bone. He uses L Burna as his nickname on this album. But he is in fact Layzie Bone from Bone Thugs N Harmony. He is a great rapper and he shows off his solo skills …

I got this bass as my first instrument. All i can say is wow. it is beautiful. It is simple and perfect for learning on. The structural integrity of this bass is so amazing for how cheap it was. Its great for a beginner that trying to figure out …

Panic is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their record Here Comes The Indian. Opening with a vocal section, the song drags on in this manner for several minutes before entering into an instrumental section which is no more interesting. Unfortunately, Panic strikes me as incredibly similar …

Five Magics is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Rust In Peace. The track starts off with an extremely aggressive riff from the guitars accompanied by a pounding bass and drum rhythm. After this brief assault of thrash metal, the track goes somewhat quieter with the …

Progressive rock is really one of the most diverse sub genres of rock, and easily among my favorites. The way that progressive rock seems always toy with time signatures and ambient sounds keeps the music fresh for me, even when listening to songs that I have heard hundreds of …

I like Version 2.0 a lot more than Version 1.0, the debut album released by Garbage, and called Garbage, even though, it should have been called Version 1.0, for the name of the second album to make a little more sense. But the title is kind of memorable nonetheless. …

This album occupies a special part in my heart. Every time I listen to it I am making a trip down memory lane, recalling the time when I was twelve-year old pre-pubescent Boy. This is why I try not to listen to it too often, to keep this album …

I received my Aria Ocarina from St. Louis Ocarina (STL) in 2014 and found it difficult (at first) to play. While the ocarina is an incredibly easy instrument to learn to play, it can be a challenge to play well, and in the beginning, the notes played so sharp …

I have a six year old daughter. We have a lot of fun listening to kid’s music together. I love to watch her dance around and sing. She is so cute. My husband heard a kid’s music group at a Franklin Graham Festival. The …

Ciara
“And I”
Goodies
LaFace Records
Director: The Fat Cats
Finally, Ciara does a music video by herself and without any guest artists featured in it. Sweet. This is the fourth and final single/music video from the “Goodies” album, titled “And I”. The song is a slow R&B ballad and is a unique departure …

Ship Of Fools, a song by The Doors which appears on Morrison Hotel, opens up with an interesting rhythm and is then led by Morrison’s vocals on the song. I believe Ship Of Fools is a good example of one of those songs where the music and the vocals …

I love listening to music and my favorite kind is hair bands from the 1980’s. To me this the music from the ’80’s says something different than what artist are trying to say now. Music from the ’80’s has depth and style and every song sounds different, …

Gates Of Eden is a track by Bob Dylan which appears on the album Bringing It All Back Home, one of my personal favorite albums from Dylan. I’ll just point out right now that the final four tracks of this record are just brilliant: Mr. Tambourine Man, Gates Of …

This is one of Luke Bryan’s amazing songs on his newest album “tailgates and Tanlines”. The first time I heard this song, I was not sure what exactly I loved about it, but the first time I heard it I really liked it. Usually it takes time for songs …

Lotus is a song by Cage The Elephant which appears on their album of the same name. The track opens up with a heavy drum rhythm which is soon sung over by the vocals of the track which is interesting because thus far, no guitar or bass has even …

Artist: Destiny’s Child ft. T.I. and Lil’ Wayne
Video: Soldier
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Ray Kay
Oh my, they have done it again. Destiny’s Child is up to their old contradictory tricks and manipulative messages again with “Soldier”, their second single and music video from their fourth and final album titled …

This is a best of album by the band, featuring some of the hits and more, a couple unreleased tracks, and a bonus DVD with all the videos. I’m usually not much of a fan of best of collections, this is all right, but it could be better, they …

If I Needed Someone is a song by The Beatles which appears on their record Rubber Soul. Something important about Rubber Soul is that it certainly acted as an indication that The Beatles were really starting to move away from the traditional pop-rock sound that they had into a …

I have always been a gigantic fan of orchestral music, so breaking out of the classical composer oriented soundtrack variety is somewhat refreshing, especially because of the cinematic sound that permeates Globus’s debut album, “Epicon”. Needless to say, I was impressed with it and would certainly like to hear …

This album was released in 2000 on East West Records, this is Pantera’s final album, they dedicated it to their fans. This was the second album that was recorded with Phil Anselmo’s vocals away from the band and later mixed in. The album was produced by Vinnie Paul, Dimebag …

Flying, an instrumental track by The Beatles is a song which appears on what I would consider to be their most psychedelic work, Magical Mystery Tour. Although I’m not really sure who wrote the majority of this song, or if in reality it was indeed actually shared, the song …

The Vandoren V12 Reeds are a slightly new type of reeds that supposedly last longer, sound better, and are easier to play.
First impression: There was no real surprise when I opened the box- the only difference was the color of the box and the packets. However, as soon …

This set is what man White Zombie fans have been waiting years for, I never thought it would happen, every White Zombie studio track ever released in a box set for $70, Gods on Voodoo moon, Pig Heaven, Psycho Head Blow Out, God Of Thunder, Soul Crusher, Make Them …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 11″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
We’ve had a somewhat successful and mostly borderline interesting ten chapters so far in this series. And so begins Chapter 11 of R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” series. We have a protagonist, his brother in law, a policeman, his …