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There’s nothing wrong with the new album released by The Academy Is…  Fast Times at Barrington High has a pure college rock sound, some decent melodies and a few catchy hooks scattered here and there.   It’s a perfectly serviceable album.
The problem though is that aside from a few tracks, nothing really standouts. Rumored Nights is [...]

Staind’s sixth release The Illusion of Progress is a poetic, compelling alt-rock affair.  The lyrics are dark and morose at times (well most times).  Back to back ballads Believe and Save Me could almost be part one and part two of the same long-suffering track.  But don’t interpret the melancoly as a bad thing.  [...]

David Archuleta released his first post-American Idol single this week and it quickly sped up to the number one place on iTunes Top Songs download list. The track, Crush, is a Latin-tinged pop song. Archuleta’s producers apparently opted to avoid going the ballad route. The song is unsurprisingly catchy though for most [...]

So maybe there is a reason that Extreme fell into obscurity after its funky, friendly release Pornograffitti. The album, boosted by the ubiquitous rock ballad More Than Words, came in 1990. It is, by and large, the only palatable music that the Boston-based band has ever released.
Sad because I mistakenly had high hopes [...]

Um, that pretty much says it all.
Apparently to prove that New Kids on the Block was more than just a fad, their Greatest Hits set includes 3 tracks recorded solo by the band members. The best of the bunch, assuming you’re not the nostalgic type is Joey McIntyre’s Stay the Same with its 98 [...]

I wasn’t particularly impressed with the Jonas Brothers album, but then again, I’m not an eleven-year-old girl. The Jonas Bros. got massive buzz touring with Two-Face Miley Cyrus (otherwise known as Hannah Montana) daughter of disposed country star Billy Ray. Now with the release of the A Little Bit Longer (evidently a [...]