Is it jazz? Possibly folk? Maybe bluegrass? How 'bout rock? Three-part harmony? The trio, Maggi, Pierce and E.J., straight out of Philadelphia, makes music that is absolutely out of this world.
We all remember "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino who won over America with her powerful voice and touching songs dedicated to her daughter and family. Fantasia, who dropped her last name after winning the competition, put that voice and those songs on vinyl when she released her first album, "Free Yourself" on Nov.
Destiny's Child fans, get ready for nothing more than a mediocre experience. The group's new CD "Destiny Fulfilled" is, by far, the groups most boring project yet.
While working at an after-school music project to keep kids off the street, 24-year-old Barry Hyde and one-named bassist Jaff exchanged ideas on a possible punk rock band.
One night while delving into Cheap Trick's "Surrender," brothers C.J. and Mike Szuter mused at the idea of forming a rock band. Although many wannabe rocksters dream of such out-of-reach goals and never achieve them, the Szuter duo took the opportunity seriously and soon shaped the alt-rock group Magna-Fi.
The "Jigsaw" killer, a serial murderer who sets up puzzles that his victims must either solve or kill themselves trying to, is holding two men captive inside a tiny room - a riddle in itself.
There's no better way to create suspense than to have characters hesitantly walk down a dark hallway while the floor ominously creaks beneath their feet.
Amplified Heat sounds like it took the blues, made it snort a serious dose of cocaine and turned up the amps.
People remember The Used by their sad single, "Blue and Yellow," and, of course, by lead singer Bert McCracken's romance with crazy Kelly Osbourne.
It's been seven years since we heard "The Fat of the Land" by techno punks The Prodigy.
At 36 years old, it's time for LL Cool J to put the weights down and retire from the music business.
What does one say about The Shore? For starters, their tunes are aesthetically pleasing for an American stab at Brit rock, but in that same moment when you're realizing The Shore sounds pretty darn good, you can't help but ask, "Haven't I heard this before?" Chances are, you probably have.
Who in the whole wide world would ever, ever listen to Joseph Anthony? to Joseph Anthony's album "Maximum Dosage?" The Detroit recording artist's recently released debut flaunts tracks backed by music from Jay-Z and "The Fat Albert Show." But despite this help, all Anthony has succeeded in producing is over-electrified guitar crap that needs to be taken with the smallest grain of salt to even receive the slightest enjoyment.
Most rock albums have a tendency to be impossible to dance to. They're usually laden with heavy and distorted guitar riffs, smashing bass lines and beats meant to start a mosh pit, not a dance party. Yet Head Automatica, the side project of Glassjaw front man Daryl Palumbo, kills that theory by conjuring up a rock group that plays songs that make it impossible to keep your feet still.
Introspective lyrics, dark notes and chords strewn together to yield mysterious guitar rhythms and a voice as smoky as a bar at last call- make Sam Phillips' eighth full-length album worthy of great musical respect. The original talent of Phillips revolves around her unique yet simple guitar playing, which comes across both vintage and beautiful. Phillips' successful mixture of folk, rock and catchy hooks is only complimented by the other talented artists performing behind her. Possibly the best aspect of "A Boot and a Shoe," is the active, hypnotizing drum beats from multiple drummers.
If I were stranded on a deserted island and given only one CD to listen to for the rest of my life, it would be Jimi Hendrix "Blues." The album, officially released 24 years after Hendrix's 1970 death, is a compilation of the guitar god's take on tunes by influential blues artists such as Muddy Waters, Elmore James and Booker T.
The Rock and Roll Bass Guitar is very obviously an East Lansing-based band. Anybody who has ever driven on MSU's campus can completely relate to the seventh song on their debut album, frankly titled, "F--k you MSU parking motherf--ker." The lyrics to the 44 second-long track are just two lines: "F--k you MSU parking patrol/$25 can't stop rock 'n' roll." And the rest of "Co-Enzymes, You Bitch!" seldom disappoints. The Rock and Roll Bass Guitar is comprised of three MSU students, a bass guitar and some drums.
Fart jokes, vulgar sex talk and stupidity make up the contents of Adam Sandler's fifth and latest comedy album, "Shhh … Don't Tell". The album starts out on the right foot with the hilarious skit, "Sid & Alex," in which Sandler plays Sid, who receives a birthday phone call from his friend Alex.
Athletic Mic League is made up of six MCs from Ann Arbor who met in high school, started making music in dorm rooms and basements, and headed out to New Jersey, where they received a great deal of notice.
As an 8-year-old in 1990, I was still dumb enough to swallow my chewing gum, but I was certainly smart enough to know which music was hip and which music was so 1989. Hence, it will likely come as a surprise to many when they see several blatantly recognizable omissions on the recent CD compilation "Vh1: I Love the 90s," which is meant to be a precursor to the series of the same name debuting on the music cable channel on July 12.