Album A Day: Metallica – …And Justice For All

Artist: Metallica Album: …And Justice for All Release Date: August 25, 1988 As a general rule my Album A Day posts don’t segue as nicely as yesterday’s and today’s do (unless its a themed week), but I was craving some Metallica when it came time to get to work. Again, I would not consider myself [...]

Album A Day: Black Sabbath – Paranoid

Artist: Black Sabbath Album: Paranoid Release Date: September 18, 1970 It’s kind of strange to realize that Ozzy Osbourne was once one of the most dark, evil men in music. More often than not my generation sees him as a drugged-out-of-his mind reality star parodying himself more often than actually making music of great substance. [...]

Jay-Z Returns to The Blueprint 3 For Some Finishing Touches

Eight years after Jay-Z established himself as the architect of rap music with The Blueprint, Shawn Carter goes back to the drawing board on The Blueprint 3, presumably finishing what he started years ago. The eight years, brief retirement and ascend to the throne of Def Jam have all influenced the sound of Hova’s new [...]

Album A Day: The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

If you thought for a second that today’s Album A Day was going to feature anyone else, you were kidding yourself. And for the record, yes, this is the remastered version released today. Artist: The Beatles Album: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Release Date: June 1, 1967 My initial thought for this post was [...]

Album A Day: Matt Nathanson – Beneath These Fireworks

Artist: Matt Nathanson Album: Beneath These Fireworks Release Date: October 14, 2003 I’ve often complained to friends and peers at my school that the musicians we bring to campus are painfully generic and lacking in any flavor. I reiterated my argument a few days ago when the most vanilla one yet did a set here [...]

Album A Day: Ben Folds – Songs for Silverman

Artist: Ben Folds Album: Songs for Silverman Release Date: April 26, 2005 I feel as though most of my thoughts on Ben Folds were put into words back when I covered Rockin’ The Suburbs way back in May. Honestly, my thoughts haven’t changed that much about him. He’s a terrific pianist, but I wish there [...]

Album A Day: Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral

Artist: Nine Inch Nails Album: The Downward Spiral Release Date: March 8, 1994 Is it bad that I can sit and listen to The Downward Spiral and just basically zone out and daydream or let my brain wander off? You would think that with an album as sonically jarring and unrelenting as this one, it [...]

A Little Taste of What The Beatles Remasters Hold

Late last night the incredibly anticipated remastered edition of the complete Beatles discography leaked ahead of their September 9th release date. Since there’s been a lot of talk about what these new remasters will sound like compared to the last update to the catalog back in the early ’90s, I decided to let you guys [...]

Album A Day: U2 – All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Artist: U2 Album: All That You Can’t Leave Behind Release Date: October 30, 2000 My relationship as a listener with U2 is often pretty conflicted. I go back and forth about Bono’s worldwide status as part humanitarian, part rock star. I think the best way to describe my feelings about it is to say I [...]

Moment of Zen: Paramore Cover Kings of Leon

Props to The Browncoat to uncovering this yesterday. Apparently during a BBC Radio 1 appearance earlier this week, Paramore busted out a cover of Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody”, which apparently isn’t nearly as hated across the pond as it is here. I’m not gonna lie; I will defend the entire catalog of Kings of [...]