Okay, I’ll admit it- I didn’t listen to a lot of music released this year. I can’t really explain why- I think partially it was because I was listening to some of the albums released last year still (because Sufjan Stevens’ Age of Adz is…
To be honest, I’ve never been much of a Beyoncé fan. Sure, I can sing along with most of her hit singles, but I’ve never owned a single album of hers, probably wouldn’t see her on tour (unless tickets were ridiculously cheap) and can’t even…
I’m not going to lie to you. When I first found out that Sufjan Stevens’ new album, The Age of Adz, had a 25-minute song at the end of the disc, I was wary. Not because I didn’t think all 25-minutes would be awesome (because…
Was it really more than ten years ago that Christina Aguilera debuted with “Genie in a Bottle?” The worst part is that I clearly remember the first time I heard her songs on the radio, or the first time I saw the “Genie in a…
I’ve always been a fan of Mariah Carey. I’m a sucker for big talent, and Carey’s five-octave range voice has appealed to me from the first time I heard her sing “Vision of Love.” Throughout the years I’ve purchased her albums and supported her career-…
If you had asked me a few years ago if I had heard of Aubrey Graham, I’d say yes, I had- but only because he was one of the stars of one of my favorite TV shows from adolescence, Degrassi: The Next Generation. Graham played…
Whenever I think back on the Fall of 2009, I hear the soundtrack of Oren Lavie’s album, The Opposite Side of the Sea playing the background. This is likely because it was the music I listened to most at the time; the 10 track disc…
I have admittedly stayed far, far away from the Taylor Swift hype machine. When the 20-year-old country singer first debuted in 2006, I listened to her song, “Teardrops on My Guitar” and wasn’t too impressed. I do enjoy some country music, but not watered-down country,…
Count yourself lucky if you’ve somehow escaped the Twilight phenomenon. It seems a story about a human girl falling in love with a 107-year-old vampire would only be appealing to a select group of people; however, Twilight has become one of the biggest things to…
I’ve been listening to Muse for a while now. I think I first discovered the English band back in 2008, through a friend that recommended their music to me. I quickly fell in love with lead singer, Matthew Bellamy, and his soaring vocals, as well…