Artist Spotlight: Kill the Noise
By Amanda Crabtree on Monday, May 20, 2013Rochester, New York-based Jake Stanczak first had success as a house DJ and producer under the stage name Ewun before...
Artist Spotlight: Pete Doherty
By Tara Hurley on Wednesday, May 15, 2013If grungy, indie rock had a face it would closely resemble British rockstar Pete Doherty. With crooked, tobacco-stained teeth and...
Artist Spotlight: Fabolous
By Nadine Graham on Tuesday, May 14, 2013If nothing else, Brooklyn-born rapper Fabolous is certainly consistent. Fab, born John Jackson, has been coasting since making his...
Artist Spotlight: Huey Lewis And The News
By Jon O'Brien on Friday, May 10, 2013Huey Lewis & The News dominated the airwaves in the mid 1980s with their infectious blend of bar-room rock, soul,...
Artist Spotlight: Steve Earle
By Todd Sterling on Wednesday, May 8, 2013With the release of his 1986 debut Guitar Town, singer-songwriter Steve Earle brought a much needed breath of fresh...
Artist Spotlight: Slum Village
By Nadine Graham on Saturday, May 4, 2013Slum Village has served as the cornerstone of the Detroit hip-hop scene since the mid-1990s. The group has gone...
Artist Spotlight: My Chemical Romance
By Tara Hurley on Wednesday, May 1, 2013Four New Jersey fellows and a drummer from Chicago came together in 2001 to form a band that would...
Artist Spotlight: Manic Street Preachers
By Jon O'Brien on Sunday, April 28, 2013Welshmen Manic Street Preachers began their career as self-proclaimed Generation Terrorists. Renowned for their uncompromising political beliefs and provocative...
Artist Spotlight: Sander van Doorn
By Amanda Crabtree on Wednesday, April 24, 2013Currently ranked in the top 20 DJs in the world by DJ Mag, Sander van Doorn is a progressive...
Artist Spotlight: Gretchen Wilson
By Todd Sterling on Sunday, April 21, 2013Gretchen Wilson‘s “Redneck Woman” is as strong a personal statement one can make with their debut single. Lyrics like,...
Artist Spotlight: Estelle
By Nadine Graham on Saturday, April 20, 2013London-born singer Estelle thought she’d be dropping bars over Hip-Hop production for years before making her debut as a...
Artist Spotlight: Skrillex
By Amanda Crabtree on Thursday, April 18, 2013Skrillex, also known as Sonny John Moore, is a California-born DJ and producer who has won six Grammy awards,…
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Throwback: Sisters With Voices
By Nadine Graham on Friday, May 24, 2013The NY-based trio of Sisters With Voices debuted in 1992 with It’s About Time. They were certainly right — the ’90s decade was SWV‘s time. On their first album, Taj, Coko and Lelee built a fanbase from scratch. The three ladies could harmonize unlike any other girl group ’80s-babies could call their own. SWV was so well trained in singing...
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Five 2013 Country Releases We Missed
By Todd Sterling on Friday, May 24, 2013Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – Old Yellow Moon Anyone starved for hardcore country music need look no further...
Top Five Rock Songs Played At NHL Arenas
By Todd Sterling on Saturday, May 18, 20135. Queen – “We Will Rock You” From the syncopated opening hand claps, to the anthemic chant of the...
Top 5 Rap Projects To Look Forward to This Summer
By Nadine Graham on Thursday, May 16, 20135. Alley Boy, War Cry Atlanta rapper Alley Boy has been grinding for a while now hoping to infiltrate the...
Top Five Songs In Baz Lurhmann Films
By Jon O'Brien on Tuesday, May 14, 2013Director Baz Luhrmann has always placed almost just as much importance on his films’ music as his actual films....
Top Five Eurovision Artists
By Jon O'Brien on Monday, May 6, 2013The Eurovision Song Contest might not be the most credible music show. But beamed to over 600 million viewers...
Top Five Slash Songs
By Todd Sterling on Friday, May 3, 20135. “Beggars & Hangers On” Slash, legendary guitarist and founding member of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver, has been responsible for...
Top 5 T.I. Crossover Songs From Urban Legend
By Nadine Graham on Thursday, April 25, 2013By 2004, Atlanta emcee T.I. had to show that he was capable of being diverse on wax in order...
Top Five Janet Jackson Songs
By Jon O'Brien on Monday, April 22, 2013With rumours circulating that Janet Jackson has now retired from the music industry, here’s a look at five of...
Top 5 EDM Artists Performing at Coachella 2013
By Amanda Crabtree on Tuesday, April 16, 2013Hardwell, Nicky Romero, Kill the Noise, Baauer, and Pretty Lights are representing EDM at this year’s Coachella.
Top Five Stray Cats Songs
By Todd Sterling on Thursday, April 11, 2013“Stray Cat Strut” Retro rockers the Stray Cats were more than a novelty act. The trio’s ’50s inspired rock...
Top Five Glastonbury Performances
By Jon O'Brien on Wednesday, April 10, 2013After a two-year break, the world’s biggest music festival, Glastonbury, will return this June. Mumford and Sons, Arctic Monkeys...
Top Five Britpop Albums
By Jon O'Brien on Tuesday, April 2, 2013The ghost of Britpop has been looming over the music news quite a bit lately. First with Robbie Williams’...
Reviews
Song Review: Tiesto – “Take Me”
By Amanda Crabtree on Thursday, May 23, 2013Arguably the biggest DJ in the world, Tiesto has played festivals and clubs all over the globe and has countless hit tracks and albums to his name. He was the first DJ to play live on stage at an...
Album Review: The National – Trouble Will Find Me
By Tara Hurley on Wednesday, May 22, 2013Since the end of the 20th century, the Cincinnati band The National has made a name for itself on the indie rock music scene. With five studio albums and two EPs already on their resume, the group released its...
Song Review: Lil Wayne feat. 2 Chainz “Rich As ****”
By Nadine Graham on Wednesday, May 22, 2013There is undoubtedly an ongoing debate in hip-hop as to whether or not Lil Wayne has lost his touch. Ever since heading to the bing over three years ago, while he was at his most ubiquitous, Weezy has never...
Album Review: George Strait – Love Is Everything
By Todd Sterling on Tuesday, May 21, 2013Country crooner George Strait is as reliable as an old Chevy truck. The Texas singer-songwriter never deviates from the traditional country sound that has made him a platinum-selling act for decades. The fact that each album Strait releases is...
Song Review: Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull – “Live It Up”
By Jon O'Brien on Tuesday, May 21, 2013Jennifer Lopez was once considered the ultimate singer/actress thanks to a string of box-office successes and US Hot 100 chart-toppers during the first half of the ’00s. But her musical career appeared to have stalled following the disappointing commercial...
Album Review: J. Cole — Truly Yours 2
By Nadine Graham on Sunday, May 19, 2013J. Cole is no dummy. The Fayetteville, NC native is well aware that the streets have been whispering about his current status on Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation imprint, and whether or not his sophomore project, Born Sinner, due June 25, will...
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