Music Review: Maroon 5 – It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5 didn’t really burst on to the international music scene. The band’s first album, Songs about Jane, originally released in June 2002, the album finally broke into the top 100 on the Billboard charts in 2004 on the strength of such hit singles as “Harder to Breathe,” “Sunday Morning” and “This Love.” Maroon 5 […]
Music Review: John Phillips – John Phillips (John,The Wolfking of L.A.)
Led by John Phillips, the Mamas and the Papas were one of the seminal pop/folk groups of the mid to late sixties. During the bands brief run as a fixture on the billboard charts, Phillips wrote such classics as “California Dreamin,’” “Creque Alley,” and “Monday, Monday.”
Music Review: Omar – Sing (If You Want It)
Omar is considered by many to be the founder of nu-classic British soul. After a five year layoff, Omar has released his sixth album, Sing (If You Want It). With guest appearances by Stevie Wonder, Common, Angie Stone, and Estelle among others, Omar has created upbeat, soul infused dance music, mixed with romantic vibes. On […]
Music Review: Girl Talk – Night Ripper
In today’s world of laptops, MP3’s and high-speed internet connections, mashups have become a very popular form of music. Girl Talk, the one man creation of Pittsburgh DJ Greg Gillis has used mashups to create one of the most talked about releases on music blogs, his third album on Illegal Art, Night Ripper.
CD Review: Barry Manilow – Manilow II
Barry Manilow’s second album, 1974’s Manilow II has been re-released undoubtedly to capitalize on the success of his recent number one album, The Greatest Songs of the Fifties and his triumphant show Manilow: Music & Passion at the Las Vegas Hilton Theater that has been extended through 2008.