If it was a lesser artist who accused Coldplay of plagiarism, no one would mind. But no less than Joe Satriani is suing the band for allegedly copying some of the melody of his 2004 instrumental “If I Could Fly” for their Grammy nominated hit song “Viva La Vida”. Most of Coldplay’s fans probably do [...]

After a tough morning at the Phantom Gourmet Phest, I decided to follow that up with Nine Inch Nails in Manchester. How could I miss their only NH appearance? This would be my first time seeing Trent and Co. Touring behind their latest releases The Slip and Ghosts I-IV, there was plenty of new material [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]