Names like Green Day and Blink-182 are often remembered as relics of the past.In their prime, they defined the pop-punk genre, with their sound filling several radio stations at a time.With the early 2000s long gone, however, listeners will be hard pressed to find any punk music being broadcast on public radio stations.A pop-punk band […]
Listening to Twenty One Pilots is a unique musical experience. In fact, even classifying their genre is a challenge. Some songs feature a ukulele, making you feel that you are on a beach in the sunshine. Others are full of heavy electronic sounds and rapid-fire rapped lyrics, reminding you of hip-hop. In fact, I don’t […]
For the past 17 years the reigning Queen of Pop Music hasbeen none other than Madonna, with 125 million albums sold and over 30 top-tenhits to prove it. Madonna’s latest album is “Music,” the follow-up to1998’s smash “Ray of Light.” This time around, Madonna returnsto her dance roots with a touch of 21st-century electronica. “Music” […]
From the subjects of her catchy songs to her garbage chic style, Ke$ha embodies a true rags to riches story. Hot off the success of her debut album Animal, which spawned top 10 singles such as Tik Tok and Your Love is My Drug; Ke$ha proves to be more than a one-hit wonder in her […]
Who likes action movies? Does music add to the suspenseand make them that much more thrilling? Have you seen “Mission: Impossible2?” The soundtrack has 16 artists with their own styles and rhythms,but all are enticing. From Limp Bizkit’s beat-filled version of the originaltheme song to Metallica’s hard-rock anthem “I Disappear,” they’re allexciting.Which Citation Styles Can […]
When we thought that we were at the peak of this new Titanic frenzy, along comes a musical with such power, emotion, and strength to sweep the Tonys with five awards, including Best Musical, Best Orchestration, Best Book, Best Original Score, and Best Scenic Designer. Instead of having one or two main characters who fall […]
I’m always gravitated to good music, I recently made a Pandora Radio account to expand my playlists and came across some amazing songs that I wouldn’t have known without serious digging through youtube. I came across Nuttin but Stringz a while back but didn’t really think much of it, but then I gave the song […]
If you were to hear the catchy lyrics, “Shush girl/shut your lips/do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips,” you would probably bop your head to the beat and maybe even sing the chorus. But what if you were asked the song title or the artist? Chances are, you would not remember. Forgetting details […]
RATING: 3.5 OUT OF 5 STARS Review: Just over a year after the release of his 2009 album “Relapse” Eminem releases his “Recovery” Eminem features Rihanna, Pink and Lil Wayne on this record and the songs are a bit stripped down, not poking so much fun at Hollywood celebrities. I see two down-sides to this […]
To make an even better second album and not fall victim to people’s expectations (ay, there’s the rub) – that is the commandment that every band must have in mind when recording a second album, especially if they want a successful follow-up to a smashing debut. In 1991, after Nirvana’s “Nevermind” and Pearl Jam’s “Ten,” […]