Album Review: Snow Patrol ‘Fallen Empires’
April 14, 2012
Fallen Empires is an album of subtle movements. Even if you are not consciously aware of the direction of travel, you are most certainly being taken somewhere. The question is how far Snow Patrol is willing to go. The opener, ‘I’ll Never Let Go’,
Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Alabama Headline Boots and Hearts Festival
April 11, 2012
Organizers announced recently that Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and Alabama will headline the new Boots and Hearts Music Festival near Toronto later this year. The event is being billed as the “largest international country music festival ever hosted on Canadian soil,” and will feature
Daddy Issues Perhaps? Lana Del Rey Rumored Dating Axl Rose
April 10, 2012
Let the “Sweet Child o’ Mine” jokes begin: the latest rumor in the mill is that Lana Del Rey has started dating Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose. TMZ reported over the weekend that Del Rey was spotted getting into an SUV with Rose
Album Review: The Mars Volta ‘Noctourniquet’
April 8, 2012
It quickly becomes clear that Noctourniquet is a different album for The Mars Volta, but it’s not immediately obvious what has changed or in which direction they are heading. The band would probably be quite happy to hear that, as these guys like very
Album Review: Madonna ‘MDNA’
April 7, 2012
On Hard Candy Madonna catered a bit too much to the dance scene, and as a result it didn’t have the emotional impact many had hoped for and expected. After all, at that point Madonna could seem little more than a brand name for
Album Review: The Shins ‘Port of Morrow’
April 1, 2012
The Shins were never really the most interesting indie band, but they’ve always been a very good one. Their indie cred lies somewhere between Modest Mouse and Maroon 5, while frontman James Mercer is often regarded as a musical genius. Their existence in a
Album Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds ‘Self-Titled’
March 31, 2012
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Gallagher recently spoke–in his typical unfiltered manner–on the subject of bands putting out new material past what some would consider to be their prime years. “No one gives a shit about your new record. Play the fucking old
Album Review: Bassnectar ‘Vava Voom’
March 29, 2012
Bassnectar has been around for a while, and in the decade-plus that Lorin Ashton has been producing music he has been able to thoroughly explore many different schools and styles of not only EDM, but popular music in general. Vava Voom is mostly a
Album Review: Andrew Bird ‘Break It Yourself’
March 27, 2012
It’s rare that a musician comes along in popular music with a very wide range of ability, a true and pure artistry, and the willingness to package it all together for the world to enjoy. Even rarer still that the world should notice what
Concert Review: Sara Evans at Toadlick Festival in Dothan
March 25, 2012
The one thing the Toadlick Music Festival has been missing is healthy dose of estrogen. I’m not talking about the women in attendance. They showed up in full force to sing, dance and generally moon over some of country’s best looking men like Dierks