I feel like a kid, again.  Although I recently turned 35, with my viewing of the MTV VMAs (that’s “Video Music Awards” for you out-of-touch 20-somethings, out there) a few months back, I realize I’m ‘hip’, once again. Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears, and horrible rap acts were everywhere more than a few [...]

I know I talk about rap a lot, and there’s good reason for that. But today I am going to give the whole rap thing a rest and tell you about something from the opposite end of the spectrum. I want to introduce you to a band that has recently seen a large number of plays on [...]

Rap music. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: it’s the best genre of music there is right now. Unfortunately, it’s also the worst, with garbage like this and this (notice a pattern?). But malarkey like that doesn’t represent the whole genre of hip hop.

I know, I know. I sound like a [...]

When I say the words “Beach Boys”, what comes to your mind? Is it surfing? Maybe. But it’s probably season 2 episode 6 of Full House where DJ wins tickets to a Beach Boys concert and they all go on stage during the concert and sing with the band in front of thousands of people. [...]

Thanks to the wonders of the internet and home studios, kids these days are facing a barrage of new music on a daily basis — from free Nine Inch Nails releases to side projects and solo projects from their favorite artists to some underground rap group they would have never heard of if it wasn’t [...]