Album Review: Matisyahu ‘Spark Seeker’
August 10, 2012
When Matisyahu posted a photo on Twitter showing his beardless face while he was working on Spark Seeker, his fans freaked out a bit at the thought that he might be distancing himself from Judaism. He quickly reassured them that this wasn’t the case,
Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Reunite Soul 2 Soul in Las Vegas
August 7, 2012
As if Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Celine Dion weren’t enough blinding stars powering the Las Vegas Strip, today the wattage just got a little brighter. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will be rekindling their Soul 2 Soul act this
Album Review: Glen Hansard ‘Rhythm and Repose’
August 4, 2012
The album opens in a dark place with ‘You Will Become’, a song that feels very resigned and dejected. Glen seems to be looking back on love not with regret that a relationship has ended, but with sadness for the fact that it happened
2013 Music Festival Round-Up
August 1, 2012
So you still haven’t deflated the kiddie pool and the heat is still too oppressive to visit the ballpark. Just because the summer of 2012 isn’t yet over doesn’t mean you can’t start thinking about your 2013 festival calendar. Bookmark this page as we’ll
Jay-Z Brings Aboard Drake, Chris Cornell to Made in America Festival
August 1, 2012
Jay-Z announced back in May that he will be bringing a new festival to the Philadelphia-area Labor Day weekend. At the time, he’d wrangled marquee talent like Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D’Angelo to support his new musical adventure. Now he’s released the full line-up
Album Review: Flo Rida ‘Wild Ones’
August 1, 2012
I remember reading about Flo Rida many years ago when he was an up-and-comer, profiled in numerous big-name magazines, which foretold his near certain rise to the pinnacle of his craft within the next week or two. It has been many years since then,
Hootie & the Blowfish Reunion Coming with New Album, Tour
July 31, 2012
Darius Rucker, first known as the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish, has established himself as one of the top country music acts over the past for years, but he says that his first band hasn’t broken up, and they will record and tour
Album Review: Eric Benét ‘The One’
July 31, 2012
Eric Benét has long held firm to his vintage R&B style, but he has said that his latest record is a very contemporary offering, which should be a great thing because this kind of music has certainly seen a lot of advancement over the
Album Review: Chris Brown ‘Fortune’
July 30, 2012
So, Chris Brown is an interesting person, but we’re not going to deal with that too much. No matter what you or I might think of the guy, an album is only a body of work, and it should be treated as such. If
Album Review: Fiona Apple ‘The Idler Wheel’
July 29, 2012
Fiona Apple albums come few and far between, and each appears to have its own growing pains– though we’re judging by a small sample size; she has released just four albums in total. It seems as if the process of releasing an album is