CD Reviews
Queen meets The Flaming Lips in a bar. They have a few drinks, hit it off, go back to The Flaming Lips’ place and nine months later, Queen is a proud mother.
The child? Of Montreal.
Since bands …
Fans of Johnny Cash’s final few records will find a pleasing parallel in Leonard Cohen’s newest effort, “Old Ideas.”
The intimacy of Cohen’s voice, which sounds like it was breathed into the microphone from mere centimeters away, …
Lana Del Rey is an enigma, but not in the way that Lady Gaga’s Dadaism leaves people scratching their heads or how Justin Bieber is both beloved and belittled by so many, but because the vagueness …
Anthony Green is a key figure in the Warped Tour scene.
He was the front man of emo band Saosin for about a year, but when they signed to a major label, Green quickly parted ways with …
Beyond the Bridge is more than your typical progressive metal band.
They hail from the home of the Berlin Wall, hamburger and Ludwig van Beethoven. Their home has inspired outstanding musical contributions from the famous Johann Sebastian …
In their short career, Bombay Bicycle Club has been impressively productive.
They released their first album in 2009, then another in 2010, then their latest in 2011. For whatever reason, their 2011 effort, “A Different Kind of …
The Maine has been one of my favorite bands for quite some time, and are one of the first bands I saw live. During my sophomore year in high school, I remember buying their first full-length …
Irish songsmiths fall short of lofty goals on plain album
Like many bands before them, Snow Patrol came about when its members were in college together. Like other bands, they had rough times until they hit it …
With the rapidly approaching Christmas season comes Christmas music, and there are few voices better suited to holly jolly holiday notes than Michael Bublé, known for his swing-era expertise.
Bublé released his Christmas album just in time …
The “actor music” genre reached an all-time low a few days ago when Leslie David Baker, best known for playing Stanley Hudson in “The Office,” released his debut music video for “2 Be Simple,” a electro-pop …
