“Good Morning Revival” is the 2007 album from pop-punk band Good Charlotte.It is very different to their previous 3 albums in that it introduces a new Dance sound into Good Charlotte’s normal snotty teen pop-punk sound.Fans of Good Charlotte’s earlier work (I would be one of them)may be disappointed …

This is the best reggae album ever created in my opinion. It features all of the best songs from singing legend and reggae king Bob Marley. There isn’t a person on this planet who hadn’t heard of this guy by now, even after his tragic death many years ago, …

The Best Damn Thing? Does this album really live up to that ambitious title? Well, in a word, no. Not in my opinion. But that’s a bit unfair of me because of several things. I’m not an Avril fan to be honest, I can’t seem to get along with …

Artist: Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, and Sharon Leal
Video: “One Night Only”
Album: “Dreamgirls” - Music from the Motion Picture
Label: Music World/Columbia
“One Night Only” is a single and music video from the official soundtrack of the 2006 film “Dreamgirls” starring Beyonce Knowles (how fitting is that?). The song combines …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Video: “Deja Vu”
Album: B’Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Sophie Muller
Okay, we get it, Beyonce, you and your husband are on top of the world, he makes you very horny, and you would do anything for him. Oh boy, I got flashes of her…horrid… Sasha Fierce image in this very …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Slim Thug and Bun B.
Video: “Check On It”
Album: “The Pink Panther” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/B’Day/#1’s
Label: Columbia
Director: Hype Williams
Hype Williams spreads his wonderful, professional, and messiah-like grace all over this Beyonce music video which is a single off of the original motion picture soundtrack for the 2006 …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free
Video: “Fighting Temptation”
Album: “The Fighting Temptations”: Music from the Motion Picture
Label: Columbia
Director: Antti Jokinen
“Fighting Temptation” is a single and music video off of the official motion picture soundtrack for the 2003 film starring Beyonce Knowles and Cuba Gooding, Jr. called “The …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Naughty Girl”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
Beyonce Knowles reunites with director Jake Nava (who previously directed her first two music videos for “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”) for her fourth and final single and music video titled “Naughty Girl” from her solo debut called “Dangerously …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Sean Paul
Video: “Baby Boy”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
“Baby Boy” is the second single and music video from Beyonce’s solo debut album entitled “Dangerously in Love”, following the previous single and video hit “Crazy in Love”. In one swift move, Beyonce moves up from Jay-Z …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Video: “Crazy in Love”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
The Beyonce Knowles that used to be, wow, those were the days. This is the Beyonce whom we all know and love but, unfortunately, she doesn’t have it in her anymore, she’s been totally incapable of creating …

The song “Do I”, by Luke Bryan, for some reason is one of the best songs I have ever heard. I literally keep listening to it over and over again. It is definitely the best song that Luke Bryan has ever sung. The first time I heard this song …

I am not a korean, I am just one of the many filipino fans of the rising star korean girl pop group 2ne1. One reason why I like this group is because of Sandara Park who is now using the name Dara when she joined 2ne1.
I am really …

Artist: SWV
Video: “Rain”
Album: Release Some Tension
Label: RCA Records
Director: Darren Grant
“Rain” is the final single and music video from SWV’s third album called “Release Some Tension”, following “Can We” and “Someone”. Released in the Spring of 1998, Darren Grant directs this time around, taking a more low-key and mellower approach …

Artist: SWV ft. Puff Daddy
Video: “Someone”
Album: Release Some Tension
Label: RCA Records
Director: Joseph Kahn
“Someone” is the second single and music video from SWV’s third album called “Release Some Tension”, following the previous single and music video “Can We”. After teaming up with their first music video guest performer (Missy Elliott), …

Artist: SWV ft. Missy Elliott
Video: “Can We”
Album: Release Some Tension/”Booty Call” Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: RCA Records
“Can We” is the first single and music video from SWV’s third album titled “Release Some Tension”, following the previous “It’s About Time” and “New Beginning”. “Can We” is also a single and music …

Artist: SWV
Video: “Use Your Heart”
Album: New Beginning
Label: RCA Records
“Use Your Heart” is the second single and music video from SWV’s second album called “New Beginning”, following the previous single and music video titled “You’re The One”. “Use Your Heart” continues the trend of maintaining some of the most attractive …

Artist: SWV
Video: “You’re The One”
Album: New Beginning
Label: RCA Records
“You’re The One” is the first single and music video from SWV’s second album titled “New Beginning” (following the previous “It’s About Time”). The three Sisters With Voices (hence the name, SWV) appear in full updated mid-1990s Hip Hop and R&B …

Before the album was released, a few years ago, Motley Crue fans have so long waited for this group to return to the reunion. I am sure, this group would know what the fans wanted. Therefore, Motley Crue have returned with the album Red, White & Crue. This album …

Lenny Kravitz again to release the album in 2008. Kravitz still survive with the kind of rhythm from previous albums. However, that looks great, this musician is still making music genre that he played, still comfortable to hear. Not too different from the album It Is Time For A …

Overview – Dookie, Green Day’s third effort, is the album which launched them into commercial success, and for obvious reasons. After listening to the first three tracks or so you should get a sense that this album will feature some extremely catchy parts, and once you get to songs …

Overview – Sweet Children, Green Day’s third EP, is surprisingly what I would consider their worst release yet. I figured that since it was released later than either of their first EPs, 1,000 Hours or Slappy, the songwriting would’ve improved and everything like that but this wasn’t the case …

Overview – Kerplunk, Green Day’s second album, showcases the band starting to get closer and closer to what become their signature sound. I have to say that for the most part, this album really doesn’t have any major flaws to it. Yes, there may be some tracks which I …

Overview – Slappy, Green Day’s second EP, is an EP that sounds a lot closer, and I mean a lot closer, to the sound that Green Day eventually became known for compared to their previous EP, 1,000 Hours. Whereas 1,000 Hours was honestly just filled with songs with …

Philly-based Diplo and UK’s Switch have finally come together in the long awaited duo - Major Lazer on their new album, “Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do.” The album boasts some original reggae cuts and original effects. Like any album should, this one has your normal set of diversity, …

This German band is a great band in many different ways. the style changes slightly between the songs. some of their songs are slow and more melodic whereas some are hard, fast and extreme if you were to actually know what they are saying. I do really like this …

It was probably back in 2000 or 2001 that I first saw the Black Eyed Peas on VH1. It was a video where they were all getting blown onto this glass or plastic and the camera was behind it. So it lucked like they were in some kind of …

When I first listened to this music, Don’t Change Me For the Crime by Jonas Brothers, I thought I was listening to something really cool. If I hadn’t known this to be the Jonas Brothers singing, I would thought the song is done up by some indie type of …

What You Do by Chrisette Michele Feat. Ne-Yo is a very lovely song and Chrisette Michele, with her powerful vocals, totally sweep me away with this song. What You Do is the title given and Ne-Yo adds a touch of class as well. It is just awesome …

We know Tetsuo Sakurai as a former Bassist and one of the legendary jazz band members who came from Japan, Casiopea. After leaving Casiopea and replaced by Yoshihiro Naruse, Sakurai is still active in the jazz music by performing a solo career. Style solo music career is usually not …

In my personal opinion, this is the most socially relevant usage of the stage musical in the history of the genre. It is a powerful love letter to Generation X that does not sugar coat the hardships faced by the LGBT community in the nineties, as well as …

Well the first saying that comes to mind when I think of Taylor guitars is “you get what you pay for”. Now, in some situations I have experienced this saying to be untrue. Such as, overpriced restaraunts with poor quality of food, salon grade hair products that …

I love listening to music a lot!! & to be honest I’m not a fan of the newest songs & artists, but I’m a huge fan of my girl keyshia Cole. She has a strong & amazing voice, she is very inspirational. I love her newest CD, but one …

I first heard about Kings of Leon right around when they came on the scene which, I believe, was back in 2005. The first video I saw of theirs was “Four Kicks”. I liked the song’s kind of punchy, in your face sound, and the video was all around …

After about two decades did not release an album, in 2008, New Kids on the Block released an album titled The Block. New Kids on the Block could be the beginning of the era of boy bands of the decade 80. Since the appearance of this group, many boy …

Avril Lavigne has been in the music industry for quite a while now. I remember when her first hit single ‘Complicated’ was released and I can also remember singing along to it! I heard it on the radio today and it brought this album to the front of my mind …

I first discovered Anberlin about three years ago when I went to visit my family in Wisconsin. I remember being in an F.Y.E. store in one of the local malls and seeing a white album with a statue’s head on it and there were blue flowers growing out of that …

Sometimes it’s good to just listen to music that stands apart from the regular. I find that escape when I listen to 311. Nick Hexum just has such a mellow voice and I love the how reggae sound they mix with the rock sound. Some of my favorite 311 …

This album titled ‘City of Evil’ is the third album to be released by hardcore rockers Avenged Sevenfold, and also the album that boosted the bands popularity and mainstream success. Out of the four albums in total that have been released, this is my personal favourite as it has some …

Norah Jones darted quickly in about two years, beginning from an unknown club she became very famous. This new artist to get almost all the awards. Her voice produces 8 million USD in sales of her albums, she also won a Grammy in 2001. Jones started her album entitled …

U2 for about five years break from the recording studio, now they appear more energetic and look even younger. After How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004), now Bono and his friends kicked back the music industry with their flagship hits No Line On The Horizon from the album …

Despite the fact that I’m mostly into rock music and the hard rock and heavy metal subculture, I actually grew up around soul music. This means that back when I was a child in the nineteen nineties, I would contstantly hear the music of different soul artistes, especially those …

Youth album released in November 2004. Collective Soul is an alternative rock band who came from Georgia, United States. Collective Soul inherited the style of guitar playing as the groups classic rock music in the decade 1970 to 1980. Influenced by Elton John, but their music can sometimes be …

Overview – 39/Smooth, Green Day’s debut album, introduces the band and showcases their sort of raw and aggressive punk sound. Though I personally find the album is just decent for the most part, the band honestly does show me quite a bit of potential from this album and the …

Overview – 1,000 Hours, an EP released by Green Day and also their first release in their entire career was pretty interesting to listen to. Now personally I’m a lot more accustomed to more recent Green Day work, or even work in the middle of their career, so going …

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 …

This artist clearly needs no introduction; I don’t think that there is anyone on this planet who hasn’t heard of Amy Winehouse by now! She’s constantly in the press, usually for all the wrong reasons but, that said, she is one talented singer. This album has got to be her …

Alex Parks is the feisty female solo artist from a tiny village in Cornwall who went on to become the winner of Fame Academy 2003. In the same year she released her fantastic debut album ‘Introduction’. What an introduction to her amazing talent it is too! This girl has one …

This cheeky singer is probably most well known for her hits ‘Smile’ or ‘LDN’. Well, she is back with a more entertaining, grown up perspective on life, love and most other things under the sun with her new album ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’. Her first release, whilst great pop …

I usually don’t like listening to the new reggae songs because many of them tend to have lyrics and sound which just don’t appeal to me. Nevertheless, I am still into the older reggae music and artistes, especially some who had internationally popular songs in the nineteen eighties. One …

Canadian MetalCore band, The Agonist, is acclaimed for their hard-hitting riffs, lush guitar and vocal melodies, and brutal Death Metal growls and screams (done by female vocalist Alissa White-Gluz, no less). Their second and most recent album, “Lullabies for the Dormant Mind” (released in March of 2009) demonstrates all …