I first came across the female musician called St.Vincent when she was a guest, along with David Byrne, on the Colbert Report. David Byrne is the leader of the legendary band Talking Heads, and I have been quite familiar with their music for years, while St.Vincent was an attractive …

The Hypnotize Album is the last album that System of a Down released before going on indefinite hiatus. I am not sure when the band will be back, but luckily this was one hell of an album to release before leaving.
Attack is the first song on the album. Immediately …

Re: Stacks is a song by Bon Iver which appears on their debut record For Emma, Forever Ago. Opening up with a melodic acoustic guitar pattern, the vocals to the song come in after about a minute into the length with yet another gentle and delicate melody. Though the …

This guy is awesome. If you don’t remember, he’s the guy from Hootie and the Blowfish. He came out with a country album and it’s amazing, simply amazing. His voice is so on the money; it’s unique and beautiful and rich. I really and truly do not like country …

What’s Become Of The Baby is a track by The Grateful Dead which appears on their record Aoxomoxoa. I will say right now that this track is quite different sounding from a traditional song and very experimental. I suppose the best way I could preface this song is that …

Crush, released in 2000, was Bon Jovi’s first album this decade. It was also the first album by the band that I bought, and indeed the first rock album I bought, sparking alight my love of music. I hold it then, in high regard, but I know …

No One is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad which is the ninth song on their newest release, Knife Man. Opening up with a simplistic drum rhythm and some other subtle instruments playing along, the vocals soon come into the track and the vocal delivery surprisingly has a blues-sound …

I’ll Be There is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Risk. I’ll Be There starts off with a very fast guitar riff which really is just noise at an extremely frantic tempo before leading into a synthesizer part which actually sort of has an Eastern sound …

Futureal is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Virtual XI. The song opens up with a pretty energetic guitar riff which works pretty well and would seem to lead nicely into the first verse. Harris’ bass has a very nice heavy tone as well which …

Donny Osmond: This is the Moment CD has some jazzy elements to it. I’ve always loved Donny and I’ve seen him perform many times. It’s always a pleasure.
The title song from the CD is also a favorite song of mine. His version is much softer than …

So the Old Kids On The Block are back, and I am just as excited about it as any woman in their late twenties up to the forties. I figured it was time to review the song, You Got It (The right stuff), the right way.
The Right Stuff grabs …

Back Stabbin’ Baby is a song by Cage The Elephant which appears on their self-titled record. Opening up with a simple drum beat, a lightly distorted guitar rhythm and lead also enter the track before a rhythm guitar part really takes over and establishes the main riff of the …

Lady Gaga’s breakthrough album The Fame has been a massive success worldwide: the album as a whole when released was, and still is huge in every country around the world, cementing her status as a worldwide icon. The singles Just Dance and Poker Face were the first to be …

Artist: SWV
Video: “Anything”
Album: It’s About Time/”Above The Rim” Soundtrack
Label: RCA Records/Interscope Records
“Anything” is the fifth single and music video from SWV’s debut album “It’s About Time”, following “Right Here” (including “Right Here - Human Nature Mix”), “I’m So Into You”, “Weak”, and “Downtown”. “Anything” is also a single and …

Electric Ladyland was the second album released by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.The album remains a landmark of the musician’s sense of experimentation, brilliance, and creativity.The songs featured on Electric Ladyland are nothing compared to anything that exists today.Sure technological innovations have blown the barriers off of modern music.However, Jimi …

“Mass Hypnosis” is the 4th track on Sepultura’s infamous album “Beneath The Remains”. Although this happens to be one of my least favorite songs on this album, it is still pretty dang good. Especially by today’s music standards which is pretty much all rubbish and pish posh in my …

Closing Time was the very first album from Tom Waits, one of the most noted and acclaimed songwriters in American history. Since its release, Waits has spent more than thirty years making some of the most innovative and original music in the world today. However, when Closing Time …

A new band has recently come onto my radar–Radical Something. They are a three man group composed of rapper Loggy (whose lyrics are meaningful and thought-provoking), singer Josh Cocktail (whose voice is smooth as silk), and producer Big Red (who does a great …

Keith Jarrett who was a saxophone player, kicked off the music industry by releasing an album in June 1999. The album’s title is very simple, Simply Said and released under the label Warner Bros. This album is the fifth album, the results of cooperation with the recording company, …

I grew up in a house full of music. My father is a Grammy-award winner. We were raised on good music. I believe one of the pioneers of music today is definitely the band Bon Iver, led by Justin Vernon. I’ve seen a lot of great indie concerts over …

This song is so delicate to me and it is so sweet in some ways it makes me want to cry. This song is about how a young girl feels lost and wishes she could be the same as some one else. The world is bigger than any of …

Evisceration Plague is the band’s 11th full length album, released on February 3 of 2009, the album features producer Erik Rutan and was released on Metal Blade Records. The overall feel of the album if extremely heavy, if you know the band very well you will know they usually …

Artist: Destiny’s Child ft. Wyclef Jean
Video: No, No, No (Part 2)
Album: Destiny’s Child
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Darren Grant
“No, No, No (Part 2)” is the second single and music video from Destiny’s Child self-titlted debut album, followed by the previous first part of “No, No, No” (which altogether basically counts as …

Everyone seems to love Taylor Swift these days, including me. But I liked her before she got big, when she first came out with songs like “Tim McGraw” and “Teardrops on my Guitar”. On Taylor Swift’s new CD, she has this song called “Forever and Always”. If you get …

True Grit is a 2010 film directed by the Coen Brothers which stars Jeff Bridges as a United States marshal hired by a fourteen year old girl, Mattie Ross, to help her track down the killer of her father, Tom Chaney. In more recent months, it seems as if …

First love is one of the timeless classic that I remember hearing when I was young. I am not aware about love before I just love the song. Until I grew up and this song is up to now playing in the airwaves and it still capture the hearts …

Lady Gaga’s song, Monster is a single of her new album, The Fame Monster. I love this song so much. I think I literally listen to it at least six times a day. It’s a song about a Monster, or a guy who she knows is a bad boy …

‘Santa Claus is watching you’ this is a parity song by Ray Stevens. It is based on what many people tell their children when they are little that Santa Claus can see you when you are good and bad so you need to be good all the time. It …

No Substitute Lover by Estelle is a very colorful and nice to listen to song. This single is sung by Estelle, definitely and she has a husky-like quality and a loving voice. This song is very R&B and very soulful..very catchy tune.
I especially love her image, …

Happenings, the new album by Crosby and Nash feels familiar, but not repetitive. It feels like a telephone call from an old friend rather than a pre-recorded telephone marketing call during dinner.
Like so much of the Baby Boomer generation, Crosby and Nash have made their peace with the problem …

“Thinking of You” is a music video by Katy Perry that, to me, signifies most of all that she has grown up as an artist. She has come a long way from her bubble gum pop roots of “I Kissed a Girl” and “Ur So Gay”. Thinking of You …

If You Can’t Rock Me is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album It’s Only Rock —˜N Roll. The track starts off with a distorted guitar rhythm along with a very brief lead being played over it. Jagger abruptly enters in with the vocals but …

R. Kelly ft. Aaliyah
“Summer Bunnies”
12 Play
Jive/Zomba Recordings
This is the fourth and final music video (and single) from R. Kelly’s first solo album, “12 Play”, entitled “Summer Bunnies”, and it is quite possibly the best R. Kelly music video ever made period. There’s tons and tons of delicious booty in …

HOTTER THAN HELL
Kiss seemed to believe they would capture the public’s imagination with this second LP but it didn’t work out that way despite its high quality.
Better than some have suggested.
This one also didn’t sell when first released but greater things was soon to come. Album contains Gene Simmons’ …

Overview —“ Anarchy In The U.K. is a cover of The Sex Pistols classic song and put on Megadeth’s third record, So Far, So Good—¦ So What. I’m personally a pretty big fan of The Sex Pistols despite the fact that they only put out one album of music …

You Like Me Too Much is a track by The Beatles which appears on their record Help. The track is written by Harrison and features him on lead vocals. One thing I’m not a huge fan of about early Beatles material is that a lot of the songs all …

Tell Me That Isn’t True is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Nashville Skyline. The song opens up with a simple guitar pattern along with a slight organ in the background as well. The song also features a steady bass line which pretty much provides …

After listening to the self titled debut from Vivid Remorse it damned on me that every now and then there is a really good reason that a lot of poepl haven’t heard of a certain band. look, the album is okay if you like old school thrash metal mixed …

Ruled By Secrecy is a song by Muse which appears on their album Absolution. The track starts off very quietly with faint pianos coming into the track gradually along with a simple bass line and Bellamy’s vocal melody at an almost inaudible volume. As the song progresses, both the …

Don’t buy this CD; it is really tasteless. Not to mention I am not really a big fan of this artiste anyway. But he is really talented I have to claim that. For this particular album, the songs are not that nice and I couldn’t relate to …

I must admit that up until somebody aimed me toward this album i had never heard of the band Black Pistol Fire, but now after spending some time with album i am happy to have found it. The closest band i can compare them to would be the White …

The Hard Rock band Tesla has always been one of my favorite bands and they were different then most of those glam bands in the Mid 80’s with not only their hard rock looks but with also their Blues/Hard Rock sound. One of the great albums by them …

This is another album that was released after the death of J Dilla. This will be his final album, and will actually feature lyrics instead of just instrumentals. The CD guests include appearances by Common, J. Rocc, Guilty Simpson, Busta Rhymes, and many other underground and mainstream rappers. Dilla …

Black Rain is the Ozzy Osbourne’s 9th studio album. As I know, it is released by Epic Records in 2007. The album became famous with the fact that it is the last album with Zakk Wylde on guitars.
Black rain has nothing to do with all the other albums from …

This music features T.I. and the gorgeous and talented Keri Hilson singing Got Your Back. This music is really cute and it’s perfect for couples. The music is all about a guy and his girl staying together whether they’re rich or they’re poor and whether it’s up or downs …

These canadian twins are out with their fifth album in 10 years. It seems like they’ve grown back into the source of their rockish first 3 albums as their last “So Jealous” was more pop oriented. Now, you have to make the separation between the two girls when you …

Overview —“ Hitchin’ A Ride, the first music video released by Green Day for their album Nimrod is a music video that focuses primarily on a performance video with the band playing the song in a theater. To be honest, I thought Nimrod had some pretty good songs on …

If “4 Minutes” is any indication of how the new Madonna CD is going to sound, I think I’ll pass. While this song, produced and sung by Timbaland, Madonna and Justin Timberlake, has a few catchy beats, it can’t be compared to any of the artists earlier hits. The …

I purchased Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number, the debut album by Aaliyah, in 1994 when it came out and I give the album high reviews. Aaliyah was only 15 years old at the time and I thought that the album had excellent beats, production as well as lyrics. …

You heard it when people say, “Pay attention to the lyrics, that’s where you know it’s true.” Well I think they are right and wrong at the same time. For the conventional thinking of everyone, a song is considered good because of its lyrics, but I think there are …