Album Review: Cinder Road Damage Control
Baltimore rockers Cinder Road are back with their sophomore release Damage Control. After a successful first album Superhuman, which spawned the rock hit “Get In Gert Out,” this long anticipated follow up has finally made its way to the masses. The emotional growth and maturity of songwriter and lead singer Mike Ruocco is evident. Co-writing [...]
Bret Michaels Band is back with “Custom Built”
It’s been a wild ride this year for Poison frontman Bret Michaels – medical scares, a win on Celebrity Apprentice, appearance on the American Idol finale to name a few. So what’s next for this rockstar? Release a CD and take the Bret Michaels Band on the road with a tour schedule that zigzags across [...]
Album Review: The Spill Canvas “Formalities”
“Formalities,” the most recent release from The Spill Canvas, is a collection of tracks from their recent EPs and a variety of new tracks. The album full of catchy lyrics, solid hooks and superb musicianship is their best release to date. Something that caught my attention right away is the unique use of various sounds [...]
Album Review: Alkaline Trio – This Addiction
Long before Alkaline Trio started writing about ghouls and demons, they were scrappy punk rockers from Chicago who wrote lots of songs about love and hate. While this is a topic that the band have certainly explored in length over their last several albums, the sound of the band has changed. From fast-paced punk tracks [...]
Album review – ‘God Of War: Blood & Metal’ EP
Roadrunner Records will release the download-only EP – ‘God Of War: Blood & Metal’ – on March 2, 2010. RR teamed up with Sony to match exclusive songs written by RR artists to PsP 3′s upcoming video game – ‘God Of War III’. ‘God Of War III’ was voted the ‘Most Anticipated Game of 2010′ at the [...]
Album review: Rancid’s Let the Dominoes Fall
Since the release of their 2003 album, Indestructible, punk veterans Rancid have kept a relatively low profile. Six years (and a few side projects) later, the band are finally ready to blow away punk fans with their latest release, Let the Dominoes Fall. Though it has been six years, the album appears to be lacking [...]
Bublé’s “Crazy/Love” Promises to Amaze Listeners
Not many musicians can bring together the soothing feel of jazz and top it with an amazing range of vocals through their entire CD. Many cannot combine daring covers and the feeling of being right there in the studio with the singer. Very few can make their audience feel the emotion of the music and [...]
Album Review: Daphne Willis – “What to Say”
Chicago native Daphne Willis delivers a sassy full length debut with “What to Say.” Release by Vanguard Records the album is an acoustic rock blend that reminds me of a cross between Nora Jones and Natalie Imbruglia. Through out the twelve track album Willis uses her rich vocals to explore a variety of influences include [...]
Album review: Bon Jovi – The Circle
Legendary rock band Bon Jovi is back and ready to take on the world! Their latest CD “The Circle” brings us an interesting mix of ballads, rock anthems and commentary on the state of our union in true New Jersey-esque fashion. The first track, “We Weren’t Born to Follow” is a catchy tune that instantly [...]
Album Review: Daughtry – Leave This Town
The much anticipated new Daughtry album, Leave This Town, has its long awaited release this Tuesday July 14th. Facebook and Twitter have been buzzing for weeks about this album, which is the follow up to the bands Grammy nominated multi-platinum debut release. This is an album I have been looking forward to all year and [...]
