The last time I reviewed a John Mayer concert CD (Any Given Thursday, 2002) I had yet to see my favourite musician in concert. Finally, in August ‘08, I saw him in California at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre and was absolutely blown away. Mayer was…
When Radiohead released their eighth album, King of Limbs, in 2011, I was SO excited. I still remember waking up on Valentine’s Day and finding out that the first single, “Lotus Flower”, had dropped with a music video. It was the best V-day present I…
Say what you will about Mariah Carey, but one thing is undeniable: the woman has got an amazing voice. Carey has been a pop music diva for years; since her debut in 1990, she’s released 10 studio albums, sold over 200 million records worldwide, won…
Plot Details: This opinion reveals no details about the movie’s plot. I’m not very familiar with ABBA, or their music. To be fair, the Swedish pop group were at the top of the charts in the late 70’s/early 80’s, before I was even born. I…
Folk music wasn’t really on my radar until a few years ago. Sufjan Stevens taught me that banjos weren’t only for usage in the song from Deliverance, while Fleet Foxes sold me on what I’d previously call “mountain man” folk music. Mumford & Sons‘ 2010 debut,…
‘Why would a middle-aged, wealthy white woman in the suburbs ever need to sell weed?’ …is pretty much what I thought every time I heard the unbelievable premise of Showtime’s half-hour dramedy, Weeds. I’ve heard of the show since it’s debut in 2005, been recommended to watch it…
I’m going to go all “hipster” on you for a moment and say that I was listening to Australian singer-songwriter, Sia, before she went mainstream. It’s true, though- I bought two of Sia’s earlier albums back in 2008, when she was just a small blip on the…
I really don’t think I need to explain how much The Twilight Saga generally sucks, with the exception of the film soundtracks. Though the books and movies are embarrassingly bad, all of the soundtracks have managed to be great collections of indie pop/rock music.
I’ve been a fan of Jason Mraz for quite a few years now. I’ve enjoyed all of his albums, listened to his songs countless times, drove four hours to see him in concert (and I swear to you, it was one of the best, most fun/interactive…
I have a very strange, love/hate relationship with Taylor Swift. I generally don’t want to like her music, but sometimes I find myself bobbing my head along to one of her songs on the radio. I hate that she blatantly bashes all of her exes…