You know those old songs where a group of men is singing a romantic tune and all of a sudden some guy is soaring above the rest? The guy that's singing those sweet high notes is the tenor of the group. Three of these men from famous groups have gotten...

In their first full length effort, So Wrong, It’s Right shows Baltimore based pop/punkers, All Time Low have experience well beyond their years.  As you listen to the record, you may find yourself having déjà vu.  All Time Low is certainly talented, but you will find each song channels early...

Blackbird, Alter Bridge’s sophomore effort, is a surprisingly optimistic effort, considering the genre within which the band works. Part of the general uplifting spirit on Blackbird no doubt stems from the fact that the project almost did not happen, due to contractual problems which resulted in what has a three year...

Why do nearly all the rock stars of yesteryear feel the need to release cover albums? Hope & Glory, Ann Wilson’s first solo is an album with only the best of intentions, even though it falls spectacularly short. The lead singer of Heart created and sang on some of the...

When Marsellus Wallace said he needed to send over some “pipe-hittin’ niggas” to the Zed residence… he probably meant these guys. Jedi Mind Tricks and their extended family, Army of the Pharaohs, are ridiculously violent rappers.  Much like AofP’s first outing, THE TORTURE PAPERS, the Ritual of Battle album borders on absurdity.  Such...

As if appearing from nowhere, Band of Horses seems to be everywhere these days.  In the last few months they have graced the cover of SPIN magazine and been labeled Rolling Stones’ “hot band” of 2007. A track off their latest album Cease to Begin was even an iTunes/Starbucks song...

Hailing from the US Gulf Coast, Castor Troy recently made their first big dent in the music scene with their Rock Ridge Records EP, Patience Above.  Their oddly compelling name might trigger a tiny tickle of familiarity in the very back of your brain, especially if you saw the 1997 Nicholas Cage/John Travolta flick, "Face Off."  The bad guy in that movie...

As far as theatrical productions go, a ballet can be beautiful and tragic and generally the best ones often are. On their latest CD, Bone Palace Ballet, Michigan natives Chiodos adopt those notions of theatricality and run with them. Stylistically there is a marked difference between this album and their 2005...

Sometimes a band puts out a disc doing exactly what it should do, not really stretching for anything great, just aiming for the center of its comfort zone and nailing it. In these all too rare cases, a listener is well advised to just go along...

Cocoa Tea has been around forever, it seems. A native of Rocky Point, Jamaica, Calvin Scott changed his name to Cocoa Tea in 1983, moved to Kingston, began performing and released his first CD in 1985. Initially one of the most popular proponents of Dance Hall reggae, Cocoa Tea’s SOUND...