Archive for 'General Music News'

Album Review: Heroes and Thieves

December 23rd, 2008 – 11:48 am Posted by Louise

Do you remember Vanessa Carlton? Most of us know her as the one who introduced us to ”A Thousand Miles,” a peppy, pretty, popular, pop song (say that three times fast), back in 2002. It was a strong single, followed by “Ordinary Day.” I attended her concert in Boston and was thoroughly delighted by the performance, albeit [...]

The Grammy Awards

December 17th, 2008 – 11:42 am Posted by J Frazzetta

The nominees were released, and I sorted through the list. Below are my picks for some of the 109 categories listed on the website. I do recommend checking the site, http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx, and making your list of picks and checking out what I missed.

Category 1: Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Category 2: In Rainbows, Radiohead
Category 3: Viva [...]

The Linguine Dilemma

October 28th, 2008 – 9:00 am Posted by J Frazzetta

Only Axl Rose could create this much hype. Get ready, America, for two shots of turkey next month: Thanksgiving and Chinese Democracy, the long awaited (by whom?) new album from the latest incarnation of Guns N’ Roses.
I will admit whenever I hear “My Michelle” on the radio, I feel the need to roll down [...]

Album Review: Kings of Leon – Only By the Night, 9/22/08

October 21st, 2008 – 9:00 am Posted by J Frazzetta

The true test of an album is: the Car Test. If your album can’t keep me interested while I drive, then I’ll be hugging a tree. I refer to my Ford Focus as the ‘Movable Office’. I listen better at the office.
For my latest ride, Kings of Leon have stepped to the challenge. Their fourth [...]

Pandora

June 24th, 2008 – 9:00 am Posted by Bea

Pandora: radio from the Music Genome Project. Pandora is an awesome site that allows you to create your own radio station for free! All you have to do is pick some artists that you love the most and then create a station. Then, because of all of the Music Genome Project’s hard work, only songs [...]

2008 Summer Music Guide

June 10th, 2008 – 9:00 am Posted by Bea

Looking to hear some of the best and newest music this summer? Are you wondering what new albums are going to come out? Well, the 2008 Summer Music Guide has got you covered!
The website is easy to read and understand. Looking for this summer’s festivals? They’ve got a tab especially for those. Not only this, [...]

Oh, American Idol- Part Two

May 18th, 2008 – 1:39 pm Posted by Bea

And we are now down to the last two contestants. Continuing on from my previous article, it looks like the hypothesis that the boys would be the last ones standing was correct. Whether or not that had to do with Syesha’s performance or gender, one will never know, however, we do have a good set [...]

Aerosmith

May 8th, 2008 – 1:52 pm Posted by LJ Dovichi

My husband is an avid player of Rock Band for the Xbox 360, and as he was navigating the song list, I noticed a song by Aerosmith called “Train Keep a Rollin.” Now while I was alive in the 70’s, I don’t remember the 70’s at all, so I told my husband to play [...]