Now that the holiday season has officially started, this means that holiday music officially gets kicked in gear. Radio stations, shopping malls, and television commercials start playing “Deck the Halls,” “Jingle Bells,” and other music of that sort. But for…
Album Review: Darius Rucker – “When Was the Last Time”
Darius Rucker is an old hand at country music. He’s been at the game for a while and, as such, knows how to make a good country album. When Was the Last Time is that very good country album: Rucker knows…
Album Review: Bootsy Collins – “World Wide Funk”
World Wide Funk is funk, plain and simple – and not just because it seems the album uses the word ‘funk’ over a hundred times in the lyrics. The album is beautifully retro, hitting up all the classic tenets of…
From the Record Crate: Shania Twain – “Come On Over” (1997)
There are very few albums that you can say definitively changed the face of a genre. Shania Twain’s Come On Over is one of them. Released in 1997, Come On Over was a massive success, selling over 15 million copies.…
From the Record Crate: Cobra Starship – “Viva la Cobra” (2007)
If you were a teenager in the mid2000s, you’re probably very familiar with a certain pop punk sound. Bands like Paramore, Panic! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and more masterfully honed this beautifully bratty wave of pop punk. Music…
Album Review: Robert Plant – “Carry Fire”
If you’re a Robert Plant fan, you’re probably going to buy this album anyway. Plant, the lead singer and lyricist for the band Led Zeppelin, is a mainstay in the music industry and has built up enough industry cred that…
From the Record Crate: Adam Ant – “Friend or Foe” (1982)
In 1982, the hugely successful new wave band Adam and the Ants disbanded, after three albums, two of them chart-toppers in their native UK. Lead vocalist/songwriter Adam Ant and guitarist/songwriter Marco Pirroni decided to focus their efforts on Ant’s solo…
