Hailing from Meadowlands, New Jersey, the band AUG’s second album, Be Careful What You Wish For… brings together sounds reminiscent of Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, and Kiss. AUG – the name of which reminds me of a Viking war cry – is a hard rock group with “a metal edge” made up of… Read More Music Review: AUG – ‘Be Careful What You Wish For…’
The steel towns of America bring to mind a sad image of abandoned, decaying homes. It comes as no surprise then that a band coming from such a town themselves – New Castle, Pennsylvania, to be precise – sound as raw as When Summer’s Gone does in its album Knockout Mechanism. Strong instrumental talent comes… Read More Music Review: When Summer’s Gone – ‘Knockout Mechanism’
Classically-influenced progressive instrumental synth pop artist Andrea Remondini is an Italian musician, sound engineer, and music composer who has worked with hit-making dance artists over the past few decades. From Verona, Italy, he has been writing music since the 1980s, when he was 12 years old. He seems to have been quite the astute and… Read More Music Review: Andrea Remondini – ‘Non Sequitur’
Straight on the heels of the best-selling Power of Madonna mini-album comes Showstoppers, the music to the second half of Glee’s first season. Now while some people might find Glee filled with cheesy clichés – and let’s be honest, it is – the cast members really know how to sing. Even if you don’t watch… Read More Music Review: Glee, The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe)
Glee’s 18th episode of Season 1 featured many songs, five of which are available as part of a digital bundle tied in with the episode: “Jessie’s Girl”, “The Lady Is a Tramp”, “The Boy Is Mine”, “Rose’s Turn” and “One”. These songs all have to do with the assignment Will gives the Glee club members… Read More Music Review: Songs from the Glee Episode “Laryngitis”
Six words to start off this review: Neil Patrick Harris as Bryan Ryan. Wasn’t he great? I do hope his character has a reason to make another appearance on Glee, if only to sing a second duet between his character and Will Schuester. In “Dream On”, Will has to face yet another Glee club enemy,… Read More Music Review: Songs from the Glee Episode “Dream On”
As a new Gleek (thank you to fellow BC writer Chelsea and to my littlest sister Bukem), I still find some things rather confusing. One of the main things that has been bugging me is the fact that the storyline in Glee is treated rather superficially. Hey, I watch Fringe guys – and that show… Read More Music Review: Songs From the Glee Episode “Home”
In Glee‘s episode “Bad Reputation”, the effects of backbiting and gossip were explored. As the episode shows, things are never quite as black and white as we wish them to be. In short, “Bad Reputation” has Will investigating the origins of a list circulating around McKinley High casting an ugly shadow on the reputation of… Read More Music Review: Songs from the Glee Episode “Bad Reputation”
There are many starlets nowadays gracing the covers of fashion and entertainment magazines, who are getting airplay that is disproportionate to the quality of music they offer. I know, starlets are actresses, not singers, but what with all the acting they have to do in their video clips and during interviews (and, some might argue,… Read More Music CD/DVD Review: Katy Perry – MTV Unplugged
A couple of months ago, I posted a review Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite III. It seems like there has been a little confusion on my part, and here is my attempt to clarify it. First of all, what I reviewed wasn’t The Remix Suite III, but rather the entire Remix Suite. The label decided… Read More Music Review: Various Artists – Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite