They have been known for doing surprising things before. This time they went and sang as a warmup act at a charity concert in London. But just Bono and The Edge were there.
The band members have invested time and money in good causes and it is obvious that charity is an important part of them. [...]
They were in fact ready to give up music for a quiet life. But what they did was that they regrouped and recorded their first new album in 28 years.
“We either had to fold our tent or make a record,” guitarist Glenn Frey tells CBS’ “60 Minutes” in an interview scheduled to air Sunday. “We [...]
Artist name: Jordin Sparks
Album name: Jordin Sparks
Label: Jive Records
Gender: Pop/R&B
Release date: November 20, 2007
ZMErating: 8/10
Website: http://www.jordinsparks.com
The girl won American Idol when it was obvious that there were better singers than her. But she has personality and she is very young at 17 and her talent could grow and turn into something very good. This release [...]
Artist name: Sebastian Bach
Album name: Angel Down
Label: MRV
Gender: Rock
Release date: November 20, 2007
ZMErating: 10/10
Website: http://www.sebastianbach.com
What happened to Sebastian Bach is a bit unfair. He emerged with Skid Row to be one of the last true stars of the heavy music just before the pre-Nirvana hard-rock era. With his look and charisma but above that with [...]
He may not have won American Idol but with his band Daughtry earned high enough honors at the American Music Awards on Sunday to share the spotlight with Carrie Underwood and Justin Timberlake. He won just fourth-place during the fifth season of American Idol.
Underwood, who did win “Idol,” matched her three wins at the Country [...]
There is no way you can go and sing against Aretha Franklin. Going against the undisputed Queen of Soul would be suicide. Mister T would pity you. But since you can not defeat her it would good to join her.
Franklin demonstrates her ability to belt it out with the best of them on “Jewels in [...]
Artist name: The Goo Goo Dolls
Album name: Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Gender: Post Grunge/Pop/Hard rock
Release date: November 13, 2007
ZMErating: 10/10
Website: http://www.googoodolls.com
The Goos are loved by both mainstream listeners and true rock listeners which is something very hard to achieve. But few people know that this release is a milestone for [...]
LeAnn Rimes is a very talented singer and her voice is just breathtaking; it has wowed audience since she was just 13, when she made her debut with the hit album “Blue” and earned a best new artist Grammy in the process. But her work was not that respected.
That is until she released Family. The [...]
The Berlin Philharmonic flew into town and one of the first stops by some of its musicians was the gritty streets of the Bowery rather than upscale 57th Street. They sang for about an hour and they included Mozart and American blues at the Salvation Army in Chinatown.
The space was not that big and spectators [...]
Garth Brooks is a living legend. But above being a musician he is a family man and so he is hard to see because he does not play numerous gigs.
He imposed himself a retirement but he is returning to play just nine back-to-back concerts in Kansas City to promote his three-disc greatest hits collection, “The [...]
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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