Another new post? ZOMG!

Yeah, what the hell. Why not?

In the interest of list-making and redeeming myself after the utter failure of barely listening to any new music in 2010 (especially not at all getting through the ambitious list I posted for myself of stuff I was going to listen to), here are the albums I’ve done in the past 3 months of 2011, in no particular order

Tags: Lady Gaga, list, metal, music, Reggo

A new post? WTF?

This blog hasn’t been updated in a dog’s age (okay, it hasn’t been that long, but I like the phrase), but as it’s still randomly attracting readers based upon a review I did of a Sonic Youth album (which I re-listened to and still hate, tyvm), I’d like to present you random 3 or so people who happen by every so often with a band you should be listening to.

Ashley’s Favorite Big, Dumb Pop songs of 2010

In what shall now become a yearly tradition, I will bring to you my favorite moments in the commercial pop scene from 2010.  Please, folks, remember, I’m only calling it big and dumb because I love.  Inclusion on the list pretty much is given to songs that get a shit-ton of radio play.  Or, in this year’s case, song’s that were written by bands that get a shit-ton of radio play.

Onwards!

Tags: B.O.B., Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Hayley Williams, Just A Dream, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Kris Allen, Live Like We're Dying, Love the Way You Lie, Nelly, Pop music, Rihanna, Taio Cruz, Taylor Swift, Teenage Dream, Top songs of 2010

5 Best Album Covers of 2010

This is a list just for fun, I don’t mind if you disagree, but I enjoyed some of these album covers this year so much, I truly felt compelled to share my favorites with you all

The Ten Worst Albums of 2010

The first year of a new decade.  As we begin to wrap up 2010, you’ve got to wonder what the future holds for music.  Are we just rehashing the same old scene again and again, or is there something truly new and original happening around us?  As always, I like to believe it’s a little of both.  Once again I listened to far too many albums than what is good for my social life, and once again I am unhappy with the order I have them ranked in.  So instead of airing my self-hatred out on the blog, we’re going to do something a little different this year.  As the month of December progresses, I’m going to be updating the blog frequently with lists here and there.  All of it eventually culminating in my top 70 of the year. 

Tags: 2010, Avey Tare, Cannibal, Danger Days, David Byrne, Down Here, Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Lil Wayne, My Chemical Romance, Ozzy Osbourne, Raymond V. Raymond, Rebirth, Ringo Starr, Scream, Teenage Dream, The Books, The Way Out, Usher, Worst Albums, Worst albums of 2010, Y Not

Album Review – Black Eyed Peas ~ The Beginning

By track four, I was prepared to write this album off in three sentences about how the Black Eyed Peas were far past their prime, if ever they even had one, and that they should really hang it up.  Then “Someday” came on and suddenly I was transported to a BEP Dance Party/Rave I hadn’t intended on attending and lo, the groove ensued.

Tags: Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Fergie, The Beginning, The E.N.D., Time of My Life (Dirty Bit), u2, Will.I.Am

Super Short Review – Kanye West ~ My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Let’s get this straight, I really don’t feel qualified to write this review, but someone has to do it, and I’d hate to ignore such a prolific release.  So, with that out-of-the-way let’s get on with the show. 

Tags: All of the Lights, Kanye West, Monster, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Power

Super Short Review: Rihanna ~ Loud

This is going to be a short one, but I just had to get the good word out there that Rihanna has redeemed herself in my estimations.  As you may recall…I did not like Rated R…At all.

While this album may not be a return to the heavy/dark beats of Good Girl Gone Bad, at least the album has a pulse, there’s life flowing through the veins of these tracks, and it’s a really really fun listen.

Tags: Cheers (Drink to That), Eminem, Loud, Love the Way You Lie, Rihanna

Album Review – Taylor Swift – Speak Now

For the sake of brevity and my own self-image, I’m going to limit myself in what I say about this album.  Is it the best album of 2010?  No.  Is it the best pop album of 2010? Now we’re getting somewhere.  Has Taylor outdone herself?  To an extent.  Could she do better?  God, I’d love to see her try. 

Tags: Album Review, Speak Now, Taylor Swift

Album Review – Antony and The Johnsons – Swanlights

Oh, Antony.  You are so very…eclectic.  And how kind of you to release two albums within two years.  That was quite thoughtful.  Then you allow it to be streamed on NPR?  You saint.  And even though you sort of look like a member of Slipknot now, I still believe the only fair thing to do at this point is to review this new album.  Which I shall do…now.

Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Music Review, NPR, Swanlights, The Crying Light