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DAM Rocks Amman
In their first concert in an Arab country, Palestinian hip hop trio DAM, rocked Amman last night as part of the Fete De La Musique (Music Day) series of concerts that took place across the city. Popularized on the net, I thought they were worth checking out and indeed they were pretty entertaining given that [...]
Wow. Simply wow. Just a great album. Talk about changing gears. Talk about sounding more pure and more raw than ever before. Talk about finding a new take on old sound. Talk about making both simultaneously successful. Talk about not skipping a single heart beat. I think this is one of the best rock albums [...]
Playlist | Circles In The Sand
Konstantine – Something Corporate | Long. Very long. But a blessing on the piano. Bullet & A Target – Citizen Cope | When heckuva song. But also listen to Let the Drummer Kick and If There’s Love. Each sets three different moods. Give’em a listen. Running Away – Hoobastank | So why are you still [...]
The Village Sessions is John Mayer’s EP where he takes some great songs off of his latest studio release Continuum, retools them and records their acoustic versions. The energy of the songs can go from being very emotionally raw such as “In Repair”, very smooth and laid back like “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” [...]
Reviewing The Best Damn Thing
Yes, I am a fan and I’m not ashamed to admit that. Avril Lavigne’s latest, The Best Damn Thing, may not be the best damn thing she’s ever created musically but it hits on the same notes that make her pop-rock songs so incredibly mainstream and radio-friendly. The lead single “Girlfriend” and “The Best Damn [...]
Whenever I run into an Arab music video they always have the director’s name in big letters right there on the screen at the beginning or end of the video; sometimes both. When the video ends and that name flashes up there on the screen I’m thinking to myself, really? Do you really want to [...]
Oh LP, How Do I Love Thee?
Let me count the ways…
The first single “What I’ve Done” was released today and it is absolutely rocking. Their album “Minutes To Midnight” will be coming out in May. Finally, some good music to listen to for the summer. You can listen to it via the miracle that is YouTube.
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