by Jeff from Scottidesign.com | Mar 25, 2010 | **** Four Stars, Music Reviews
The latest Lifehouse album, Smoke & Mirrors, is the band’s most recent addition to their impressive collection of soulful rock statements. After making guitarist Ben Carey an official member of the band even though he had been touring with the group since 2004,...
by Jeff from Scottidesign.com | Mar 25, 2010 | **** Four Stars, Music Reviews, Other News
Current American Idol Kris Allen’s debut eponymous album is a mixture of soft melodies, driving rock choruses and classic pop/rock songs. The album includes twelve new tracks and a new version of “Heartless,” a Kanye West song for which Allen received a lot of...
by morristown@scotticd.com | Mar 14, 2010 | *** Three Stars, Music Reviews, New Releases
Three-and-a-Half Stars out of Five The most casual fan of Johnny Cash is likely familiar with the iconic picture of him flashing a defiant middle finger into the camera. (For those of you not familiar with the photo, it’s available as a t-shirt or poster on Amazon –...
by morristown@scotticd.com | Mar 14, 2010 | *****Five Stars, Book Reviews, New Releases, Other News
Once upon a time, there was a band nobody heard of. The people HAD actually heard this band many times. MTV, they were the backing band for Meatloaf’s massive debut album. This band and many members of Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band formed that famous backing...
by morristown@scotticd.com | Feb 1, 2010 | **** Four Stars, Music Reviews
* * * * (four stars out of five) You bought the debut Vampire Weekend album as soon as it came out thanks to the pre-release buzz. It lived up to the hype, spending a full year in heavy rotation on your iPod,and everyone you shared it with loved it. You began to...
by morristown@scotticd.com | Dec 14, 2009 | *****Five Stars, Broadcast, Five Star Rating, Technology
Written by Frank Ranu of Ranu’s Reviews 10PM Thursdays on MTV Here’s a review of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” from an Italian-American who has lived in NJ his entire life. Capiche? The show is about four guys and four girls living in a shore...
