I’ve always had a sort of up and down relationship with Jason Mraz and his music. His debut CD, Waiting For My Rocket To Come impressed me greatly, while his 2005 follow up, Mr. A-Z, well…failed to do so. I still called myself a fan…
Radiohead is one of many bands that I’ve heard mentioned numerous times over the years, but have always sort of ignored. Sure, I could sing along with the chorus to Creep, and I was even familiar with songs like High & Dry and Kid A…
I first heard of Howie Day in the summer of ’05, when his song, Collide was pretty much everywhere I went. I fell for Day’s laid back, acoustic/singer-songwriter sound easily, and picked up his sophomore album, Stop All The World Now. I became a certified…
One thing on my list of “things to do in life” is to see all my favorite musicians live. I’ve already crossed Jamie Cullum off the list (though I’m planning to see him again, and as many times as possible, in fact), and I’m looking…
Of all the movies I saw last year (and trust me, there were MANY…when you’re under 21 in Reno, there’s not much to do besides going to the movies!), Across The Universe was easily one of the best.
Juno is probably one of the most endearing films I’ve seen in a long time. The movie tells the story of 16-year-old Juno (Ellen Page), whom ends up dealing with an unexpected pregnancy. The film is not only hilarious (the dry humor is a combination…
I’ll admit it now…few of the CDs that I purchased when I was 14 or 15 still remain in rotation in my CD player. One of the exceptions is Incubus’ fourth album, Morning View. I purchased the album sometime between those teenage years, and fell…
I’ll admit that the only reason I bought the Elizabethtown DVD was because I wanted another excuse to stare at Orlando Bloom for two hours. The movie itself turned out to be decent…at times moving, funny, and romantic, and at times, slow-paced and annoying (well,…
The White Stripes have definitely gained a lot of attention in the past years. The rock duo (composed of guitarist/pianist/songwriter/lead vocalist, Jack White and ex-wife/drummer Meg White) has seen numerous hit songs (Fell In Love With A Girl, Seven Nation Army, The Hardest Button to…
I believe this is the first time I’ve ever rated a John Mayer album with anything less than five stars. To be fair, The Village Sessions (released in December 2006), is just an EP, so I guess you can say it doesn’t really count.