With Cradlesong, Rob Thomas Gives Himself A Wake Up Call

You’d think after over a decade as the leader of Matchbox Twenty, a songwriting credit on the most clutch guest appearance on a song in ages, and a perfectly quality solo debut that churned out its share of hits too, Rob Thomas wouldn’t have a hard time crafting songs that can climb the charts like [...]

Paramore To Get Glasses In September? What?

Obviously that post title is way misleading, but it’s better than what I was initially planning on putting in there:
ZOMG!!! NEW PARAMORE ALBUM SEPT 29!!!! NEW SINGLE NEXT WEEK!!!!1!
See what I mean? But yes, Paramore released specifics on their third album yesterday. The album will be entitled brand new eyes (every report on this has [...]

Album A Day: The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet

Artist: The Rolling Stones
Album: Beggars Banquet
Release Date: December 6, 1968
I have several Rolling Stones albums on my computer sitting fairly idly, and yet I’ve gone six months and only listened to two of them. I’ve got no explanation for this. Well, I do, but it mostly has to do with the fact that while I [...]

Album A Day: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Don’t You Fake It

Artist: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Album: Don’t You Fake It
Release Date: July 18, 2006
Bands like The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus need to wake up every morning and thank God for bands like Hoobastank. If it weren’t for Hoobastank, RJA would probably be winners of the “Worst Band Name” Award, as well as the “Most Hackneyed Group” Award. [...]

Album A Day: Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary

Artist: Sunny Day Real Estate
Album: Diary
Release Date: May 10, 1994
Every decade and every period in music history has albums or bands that precious few have heard of, but did wonders for the musical landscape. In the mid-1990s, Sunny Day Real Estate was one such band. Anytime in the last decade or so a band was [...]

Moment of Zen: One More For A Legend

I don’t think any other words I say about Michael Jackson will add anything to the conversation. Everything that could be said has been. But nonetheless, here it is, one of my favorite Michael Jackson songs, and your moment of Zen:
Michael Jackson – Will You Be There (YSI)

Album A Day: System of a Down – Toxicity

Artist: System of A Down
Album: Toxicity
Release Date: September 4, 2001
OK, so here’s the deal. I’m listening to Toxicity today, but I’m not writing about it till tomorrow. This is a busy weekend, so unfortunately blogging is getting put on something of a backburner. Rest assured my thoughts are already in my head, but they [...]

Album A Day: Silversun Pickups – Carnavas

Artist: Silversun Pickups
Album: Carnavas
Release Date: July 25, 2006
So I’m not going to lie, I don’t have it in me to blog tonight. It’s not that I don’t love blogging or my loyal readers, it’s just that tonight my heart ain’t in it. Partially because the Silversun Pickups have got me in a mood to [...]

Regarding We Are The Fallen…

So it’s a couple days late, but I’m finally getting to posting about We Are The Fallen, the new band featuring American Idol castoff Carly Smithson and the three founding members of Evanescence, all of whom were booted by Amy Lee (note: this blog, along with several others, incorrectly reported that the band was named [...]

Album A Day: Michael Jackson: Off the Wall

Artist: Michael Jackson
Album: Off The Wall
Release Date: August 10, 1979
RIP Michael Jackson 1958-2009
For most of my lifetime Michael Jackson was notorious for his non-musical ranglings. It’s a shame, because in spite of the fact that he was, to say the least, a colorful character, the man was a musical genius. The songs he [...]