Albums are constantly being released; it's hard to keep up. On April 27 alone, we saw notable releases, such as Mary Chapin Carpenter's Age of Miracles, Melissa Etheridge's Fearless Love, Peter Frampton's Thank You Mr. Churchill, Jim Brickman's Never Alone, Daddy Yankee's Daddy Yankee Mundial, Miranda Cosgrove's Sparks Fly, and Tonic's album Tonic, hit the stores along with another dozen or so others. It's impossible to keep up with all of the new releases, and still difficult to even keep up with the artists that you already know.
I hate when I miss the release of a new albums of one
Album Review: Yeasayer, Odd Blood, 2/9/10
by J Frazzetta April 27th, 2010 | Album Review
When you think of artists that are influenced by the musical career of Michael Jackson, who comes to mind? Usher, Justin Timberlake, Lenny Kravitz, Enrique Iglesias, Beyonce and…Yeasayer? Truth be told, this Brooklyn three piece takes their influence from several places. Interviews with the band have them claiming that they would love to make well-crafted pop the way Jackson did and blend it with a lot of other sounds. One thing is for sure: this album is full of sounds all of which have their place.
Let’s say the band Animal Collective remade Paul Simon’s classic album Graceland. If you
Let’s say the band Animal Collective remade Paul Simon’s classic album Graceland. If you
Summer 2010 Music Series – Final Exam Playlist
by Jenn McD. April 23rd, 2010 | Music Opinions
I decided to start a series for Tunes News. I’m going to write about my top 7 songs of the week (a song for every day). With summer right around the corner, I’ve already started making playlists for the different activities that my friends and I do over the break (go to the pool/beach, 6 Flags/Hershey Park, etc…)
Since final exams for my school start in a little less than 2 weeks, the 7 songs will help with studying and getting ready for the impending doom of finals…LOL!
7. “Blah Blah Blah” –Ke$ha
This song, personally describes my current state of mind
Since final exams for my school start in a little less than 2 weeks, the 7 songs will help with studying and getting ready for the impending doom of finals…LOL!
7. “Blah Blah Blah” –Ke$ha
This song, personally describes my current state of mind
Straight No Chaser
by Bea April 22nd, 2010 | Artist Review
So, how do you take your drink? For ten men from Bloomington, Indiana, they prefer it straight. You might remember them from December 2007 and their sensational rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” from YouTube. They call themselves, Straight No Chaser. Formed in 1996 as the first a cappella group of Indiana University, the group released their first album with Atlantic Records in December 2008, titled “Holiday Spirits.” On April 13, 2010, they released their fourth album, With a Twist.
This time the group focused on taking pop songs and putting a new spin on them. There are 12
This time the group focused on taking pop songs and putting a new spin on them. There are 12
Album Review: Dr. Dog, Shame, Shame, 4/6/10
by J Frazzetta April 20th, 2010 | Album Review
Everyone’s favorite Philadelphia low-fi band of heroes is back with album four. The stripped down nature and honest lyrics of this band is their main appeal, in my opinion. If some of your friends got together in a basement, played some instruments and happened to be recording while everyone was milling around and singing along; you’d have Dr. Dog. Their first two albums sounded like they were recorded with friends in the room just hanging out. Fate, album three, was a step up in production but sounded strange. Which brings us to Shame, Shame.
On this record we find the
On this record we find the