Album Review: Muse, “The 2nd Law” (2012)

English rock band, Muse, has been around since 1999.  I first got turned onto the band around 2008, but have gone back to familiarize myself with the rest of their catalog and have subsequently seen the band explore a number of musical styles since then.

Book Review: Jay Asher, “Thirteen Reasons Why” (2007)

Being a teenager can be really hard.  It’s an awkward stage of life- you’re no longer a child, yet right at the cusp of adulthood and that transition alone is enough to send you in a tailspin.  Then, things like puberty and what that does…

Album Review: Janet Jackson, “The Velvet Rope” (1997)

It’s really funny to look back at some of the music I listened to when I was younger.  The majority of it was pop music- pop princesses and boybands were the rage when I was tweleve- but there were a few electic oddballs thrown in…

Album Review: Katharine McPhee, “Unbroken” (2010)

The name Katharine McPhee probably means very little to you now, though in 2005, she was known for being that year’s runner up on American Idol (she lost to grey-haired crooner, Taylor Hicks).  I was a fan of McPhee, rooted for her during the season…

Album Review: John Mayer, “Born And Raised” (2012)

I was surprisingly wary when I heard John Mayer was releasing a fifth album last year.  Though I’ve been a fan of his for nearly half of my life, the past two years have been trying; his last album failed to impress me and his…

Album Review: The Lonely Island, “Turtleneck & Chain” (2011)

I’ll admit to enjoying The Lonely Island’s debut album, Incredibad.  The comedy trio (made up of Saturday Night Live comedian, Andy Samberg, and his two friends, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone) was able to create an entertaining- albeit, uneven- album; though some of the songs…

Movie Review: Catfish (2010)

Ten years ago, it was really taboo to say you met someone online.  There was still that feeling of uneasiness about meeting someone “from” the Internet, because it’s so easy to lie on the Internet and so easy to be mislead about who a person…

Album Review: Josh Groban, “All That Echoes” (2013)

I have been a devoted Josh Groban fan for many years.  I’ve bought all his albums- even the CD/DVDs of his concerts and PBS specials.  I loved him, because he had the voice of an angel, the geekiness of what I hoped my future husband…

Album Review: “(500) Days Of Summer- Soundtrack” (2009)

When you really love a movie, you tend to love everything about it. When I first saw (500) Days Of Summer in 2009, I instantly related to the story. I had suffered my own heart-wrenching, world-ending breakup just a few months prior to the film’s…

Album Review: Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream” (2010)

I don’t really *get* Katy Perry or why she’s so famous.  It’s not that I dislike her- I just don’t understand what the big fuss is about her.  What’s so great about her music?  It’s stereotypical pop.  Why do people like her?  She’s never said…