Album A Day: Across The Universe (Music From The Motion Picture)

And so marks the beginning of soundtrack week on Viva La Mainstream! Just so we’re clear, this week will not feature film scores; there’ll be a separate week for that. I’m looking specifically at soundtracks featuring rock and pop music for this theme. I’m also open to requests for this one. Artist: Various Artists Album: [...]

Album A Day: Coldplay – Prospekt’s March EP

Artist: Coldplay Album:Prospekt’s March EP Release Date: November 21, 2008 Usually I scoff at cash-in EPs like Prospekt’s March, since they exist primarily to get people to repurchase an album they already have. But there’s just enough charm and excitement in this one to make it worth a listen. That, and its short and calming, [...]

Album A Day: Hole – Live Through This

I’m falling behind on these again…I’ll make it up to you tonight… Ever find something in your music library and have no idea how or why it’s there? Yeah. That’s how it is with Hole and Live Through This. I hate Courtney Love; I feel as though she brings no positive light into this world, [...]

Album A Day (11/05): Something Corporate – Leaving Through The Window

I actually listened to this album yesterday, but never found the time to sit down and blog about it. Artist: Something Corporate Album: Leaving Through The Window Release Date: May 7, 2002 Honestly, I don’t have all that much to say about this record. It’s certainly not one of the best in the genre, or [...]

Album A Day: Jackson United – Harmony and Dissidence

Artist: Jackson United Album: Harmony and Dissidence Release Date: April 8, 2008 Jackson United are fronted by Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett, making Harmony and Dissidence an unfortunate omission from the side project week I did not too long ago. Like fellow Foo Taylor Hawkins, Shiflett’s side project is a far cry from what he’s [...]

Chris Cornell To Get To Scream One More Time?

Before I go into this story, I just feel it needs to be noted that a fan on Chris Cornell’s website offered a similar suggestion to the idea below; he pointed out that two different versions of Shania Twain’s Up! a few years ago, and that a rock and R&B version of Scream could go [...]

Album A Day: Evanescence – Fallen

Artist: Evanescence Album: Fallen Release Date: March 4, 2003 You know, I try to avoid judging a book (or album, in this case) by its cover, but knowing what we know now about how the band known as Evanescence turned out, I think its safe to say that we all should have seen Evanescence’s, and [...]

Album A Day: Journey – Escape

Artist: Journey Album: Escape Release Date: July 31, 1981 Not gonna lie; I hate Journey. Except, it’s not really that I hate Journey; it’s more that I hate their name. See, when I was in 3rd grade I was in a spelling bee, and it was down to me and this other girl, and my [...]

Album A Day: Tegan and Sara: So Jealous

Artist: Tegan and Sara Album: So Jealous Release Date: September 14, 2004 I listened to Tegan and Sara in the first place awhile back as a result of my circle of die-hard music nerd friends, who cite the duo as a perpetual favorite. I listened to The Con a few months ago as part of [...]