For a debut album, Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris is a great start. Audiovent studied writing melody, catchy hooks, and using sound experimentation while writing this album, and it shows.  The musicianship is fantastic and lead singer Jason Boyd is every bit as talented as his older brother, Brandon (Incubus)....

Sometimes in the music business it all comes down to who you know. If you have the right connections, chances are you'll be a hit in a month's time. But what about those who actually have talent and can't find their way into the mainstream to share their passion and...

Six guys from Indiana who seem to be shouldering the long-anticipated Cure revival all by themselves on their debut 6-track EP. Robert Smith's monolithic (or is it monotone-ish?) whine notwithstanding, Brazil rumbles up a distinctive goth pop for all the faithful Cure-rators: moody tunes with gobs of reverberating echoes, deadened...

Just when you thought those good old-fashioned feel good chick songs were traded in for the whole Britney Spears era, Brooke Ramel comes along to give us hope. In a time where talent is very overlooked for image and image is distorted, she stands strong and lets us all know...

One of my favorite movies of all time is ANIMAL HOUSE. This is one of the classic films of all time, not because it launched the proud tradition of "slob comedies," but because of its ability to capture so perfectly the state of life on college campuses during the early...

Singing is something that's so great to hear. When a person is actually good at it, that is. And over the years we have been subjected to many singers who have either just blown us away, make us sick, or made us wonder how they even got a record deal...

There used to be a time when being different was too outlandish for the world to handle. It just wasn't welcome and anyone who fit this label was automatically shunned. But thankfully, we as a people have evolved (somewhat) and so has our acquired taste for life, love and music....

There are some guys who were born to lead. Jimi Hendrix was a sideman for Ike Turner, The Isley Brothers, Curtis Knight (who?) And a couple of other acts, but it was obvious he needed to front his own thing. John Fogerty, a quiet force of nature, quietly wrested control...

The name "Sturgis" brings the immediate association of leather-clad bikers, wild women, beer guzzling contests, and the like. That's why it's somewhat disconcerting to learn that Frank Harris, the creator of FANTASYLAND hails from the South Dakota Black Hills. It seems somewhat unlikely, given the gentle keyboard noodling of the...

Another Harry Potter movie and another John Williams soundtrack to bring the film to life. The second film based on the wildly popular children's series is arguably better than the first, and the correlation extends to the soundtrack for "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Where the score to...