Album Review: Adele, “19” (2008)

It seems like Amy Winehouse, no matter what you think of her, created the trend of British female soul singers on the US charts.  Winehouse broke through first, and then tons of copy-cat singers emerged- Duffy, Kate Nash, and Adele, to name a few.  When…

Album Review: The Lonely Island, “Incredibad” (2009)

Saturday Night Live has been really iffy in the past few years.  I’ve grown up watching the show, and have loved it since I was old enough to really have a sense of humor.  I always preferred it over shows such as Mad TV, because…

Album Review: Declan O’Rourke, “Since Kyabram” (2004)

I am pretty envious of my friend, Missy.  During our sophomore year of college, she got to spend half of the year studying abroad in Ireland.  While she was there, she had the time of her life- met tons of lifelong friends (two of them…

Album Review: Ugly Casanova, “Sharpen Your Teeth” (2002)

I’m not really a Modest Mouse fan.  My ex-boyfriend was probably the biggest fan of them I have ever met; he owns all of their CDs, every live release and bootleg thing he can get his hands on, quotes them on his Twitter like it’s…

Album Review: Mandy Moore, “Amanda Leigh” (2009)

There’s definitely a bit of a stigma when I tell people that I’m a Mandy Moore fan.  I always feel the need to explain away my 1500 plays of her music on last.fm.  Because when you think of the name Mandy Moore, your mind immediately…

Album Review: Kings Of Leon, “Only By The Night” (2008)

I try not to hold grudges.  The past is the past, forgive and forget, all that jazz.  Though I must say I’m still a teeny bit mad- okay, absolutely livid- about the fact that Kings of Leon cancelled their show that I was going to…

Album Review: Thom Yorke, “The Eraser” (2006)

Call me biased, but I’m seriously starting to fall under the opinion that Radiohead‘s frontman, Thom Yorke, is a genius.  Of course, there’s all the stellar Radiohead albums that he’s contributed to (including, of course, my favourite album, In Rainbows), but one can never be…

Album Review: Incubus, “Light Grenades” (2006)

When I think of my favorite groups, Incubus is usually quite high up on the list.  I fell in love with the five-part, Calabasas-based rock band when I was in middle school, but their music has guided me past those angst-ridden years (oh, and were…