Album A Day: The Crash Motive – Just Cause It Never Happened Don’t Mean It Won’t

If you’ve followed this blog for awhile, you know how I feel about the band formerly known as Omnisoul and The Crash Motive. Suffice it to say, I love them and can go on for hours about them. But alas, tonight was date night for TJ, and work still beckons in the morning. So I’m [...]

Jonas Brothers Fight To Get Off The Leash On New Album

As I twittered earlier this week, against all good sense, I didn’t completely hate the new Jonas Brothers album Lines, Vines and Trying Times. What might come as a greater surprise to listeners, I actually listened to the whole thing front to back! Some background; I’ve tried once before to listen to the Jonas Brothers. [...]

Album A Day: Bloc Party – A Weekend in the City

Artist: Bloc Party Album: A Weekend in the City Release Date: February 5, 2007 I get why it is people like Bloc Party. I do. I love the dancey beats, and I’m sure if I took the time to sit down and take a close look at the lyrics to A Weekend in the City, [...]

Album A Day: Disturbed – Believe

Artist: Disturbed Album: Believe Release Date: September 17, 2002 Random thought: Every track on Believe has a one-word title. Can anyone think of another album that can claim that? Despite having a slew of hits in their career thus far, Disturbed still remain something of a casualty of the nu-metal days of the early part [...]

Album A Day: The Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl

Artist: The Goo Goo Dolls Album: Dizzy Up The Girl Release Date: September 22, 1998 Dizzy Up The Girl was one of those album from the 90s that influenced many a music geek from my generation, mostly as a result of its singles, which have all but reached modern-day classic status. I defy you to [...]

Former Oakland Raider Listens to the Radio Sometimes

I was browsing around ESPN.com just now and started reading a headline about former Oakland Raiders Center Barret Robbins, who went AWOL just before the Super Bowl a few years ago and then fell down a messy slope involving drugs, positive steroids tests and jail time. The story revealed that Robbins blamed himself for the [...]

Album A Day: Carole King – Tapestry

Artist: Carole King Album: Tapestry Release Date: March 1971 Number of Songs From Tapestry That Have Become “Classics” Since Then: At least 5 It just so happens that Mel from longtime VLM friend Addicted to Vinyl did a piece about Tapestry a few days ago, and her words on the album compliment mine, seeings how [...]

Moment of Zen: Get Excited. NOW.

Every college student with good taste in music and access to an Xbox 360 had an aneurysm within the last week or so. The video below shows why. So here it is, your moment of Zen: Harmonized vocals? Character renderings that look like the Fab Four? Songs spanning the band’s entire career? WIN! The Beatles: [...]

Album A Day: Paramore – The Summer Tic EP

Again with the post deciding to save as a draft…WTF mates? Anyway, here’s Friday’s Album A Day. Artist: Paramore Album: The Summer Tic EP Released: June 2006 If you really thought I was going to go through a whole week of women in music and NOT bring up Paramore, you’re delusional. Sadly my lack of [...]

Album A Day: No Doubt – Tragic Kingdom

Artist: No Doubt Album: Tragic Kingdom Release Date: October 10, 1995 Not gonna lie. I wasn’t the biggest No Doubt fan before listening to Tragic Kingdom. Even after hearing it, I’m not particularly in love with them. Don’t get me wrong; I appreciate the ska and surf-punk influences behind Gwen Stefani. But for all the [...]