POP/URBAN REVIEWS/PREVIEWS
ALBUM REVIEW: Hey Monday Beneath It All
Hey Monday just released their second album Beneath It All and the video for the track “I Don’t Wanna Dance." But the album actually makes you want to do the opposite—dance until you can’t dance anymore.
Single Review: Taylor Swift, “Mine”
Superstar Taylor Swift is off to a rousing start with “Mine,” the first single off her upcoming third album Speak Now which is set to hit stores on October 25th. The song is already positioning itself to make a big splash on the singles charts
Album Review: Eminem's Recovery
After the release of his last album Relapse, which was perceived with lukewarm reviews, rap star Eminem needed to put out an album that calling stellar would be an understatement.
Album Review: The Roots How I Got Over
Check out thoughts on the latest release How I Got Over from jam band and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon house band, The Roots.
Album Preview: Hey Monday Beneath It All
Power pop band Hey Monday has released two tracks from their upcoming album Beneath It All, which is slated for release on August 17.
Album Review: Nas and Damien Marley Distant Relatives
Check out a review of the new album Distant Relatives from unlikely duo Nas and Damien Marley.
Album Review: Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot
Boi Big has finally released his first solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, which was released on July 6 by Def Jam Records.
Album Review: Jewel, Sweet and Wild
Singer-songwriter Jewel continues her journey in the world with country music following 2008’s Perfectly Clear with her latest project Sweet and Wild. It comes on the heels of the 15th anniversary of the release of her landmark debut album
Album Review: Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid Suites II and III
After much anticipation, the second and third suites from the unclassifiable Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and all-around awesome performer Janelle Monáe’s “Emotion Picture” are finally here!
Album Review: We Are The Fallen - Tear The World Down
After Rocky Gray and John LeCompt followed the lead of Ben Moody in making a departure from Evanescence in 2007, the wayward members reconnected, deciding that they wanted to continue
A Whole New Level of Weird: Gaga and Beyonce Rock in the “Telephone Video”
The nine-and-a-half minute mini-film directed by Jonas Akerlund debuted on E! last night at 11:30 P.M.
Thoughts on Sia’s Forthcoming Album
Although the new Sia album We Are Born won’t be released until this summer, she posted six of the tracks on her official website
Album Review: Artist vs. Poet's Favorite Fix
If you first take a look at the band Artist vs. Poet, they look like every other mainstream sellout band fighting for a name in the punk-pop scene—a scene that consists of hodgepodge of washed up sellouts that we never hear from again.