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In the January 19, 2012, issue of Rolling Stone, there was a small sidebar article about how artists, specifically The Black Keys and Coldplay, have chosen not to have their latest albums available to stream on Spotify. The article (“The Black Keys, Coldplay Say No (For Now) to Spotify“; page 17) quotes The Black Keys [...]

Yesterday @MrLady re-tweeted a message asking folks to help out @Zoeyjane with music suggestions for her to work out to. Afterward, I received some DMs from folks who wanted to know what else I had on my workout playlist, so I thought I’d throw it up in a blog post.

This is the latest song that has been stuck in my head for the past week.  The first video below is what I’m guessing is their “official” music video for “Animal,” that I watched on Fuse over the weekend. The second video is an accoustic version they did, which is also very good.

Bob Seger is the guy most people consider a one-hit wonder because of his song “Like A Rock,” which was heavily used in Ford commercials for some time. Bob Seger’s songs conjure up memories of watching my dad tinker around in the garage, while he listened to Bob’s Greatest Hits CD. The song “Turn The [...]

Kings of Leon is one of the best quasi-new bands to make it big in the past year or two. I say quasi-new because while their latest album “Only By The Night” is the one that put them on the charts, they have three previous albums which are just as good. Some argue they’re far [...]

Last week I a friend of mine gifted me with my very own copy of Metallica’s latest endeavor, “Death Magnetic”. After listening to it a few times I posted a message on Twitter saying, “Just listened to ‘Death Magnetic’ — Waiting for a GOOD post-year-2000 Metallica album to come out will be ‘The Day That [...]

I believe that music is the only true, universal language. More so than love. No matter where you go, which culture you’re immersed in or who you surround yourself with, music is there. During times when it seems like a situation is completely empty of any love, friendship or compassion, there can be music. Often times it’s in your head: a song you heard in the morning, something your parents used to sing to you when you were a child, or maybe a song that always reminds you of a memorable moment in your life.