Archive for April, 2008

Is Daughtry the Next Bon Jovi?

April 25th, 2008 – 6:38 pm Posted by LJ Dovichi
Tagged as: American Idol, Rock

Ignoring hair — Jon Bon Jovi has always had great hair and Chris Daughtry goes with a chrome-dome do — there are a lot of similarities between these bands. Both bands have a charismatic lead singer with a great voice. In the case of Daughtry, his voice is stronger and richer than Bon Jovi’s, but [...]

Marie Digby

April 20th, 2008 – 12:36 pm Posted by Louise
Tagged as: Emerging Artists

Who is MariĆ© Digby? To some, she’s a new pop singer/songwriter whose rise to fame was through YouTube. To others, she’s a fraud.
Like most people, I found her through YouTube and was under the impression that she was a budding amateur. (Her videos were taken simply from her home, nothing special.) It turns out, I [...]

Death of the Local Record Store

April 18th, 2008 – 6:50 pm Posted by admin
Tagged as: Retail Music

With iTunes and online file sharing, it should be no surprise that the local record store may be a thing of the past. Going the way of the dodo bird, over 3,100 local music stores have closed in the U.S. since 2003 (according to Almighty Institute of Music Retail).
What is lost when [...]

Cult Favorite or Top 40 Artist?

April 13th, 2008 – 7:57 am Posted by Michele

I love to listen to music. Whether I am working on my laptop, driving in the car, doing a workout, cleaning the house, or actually almost any activity, I have music playing.
The source of music varies by location. When I am driving, I listen to satellite radio. When I am exercising, I [...]