Archive for October, 2008

 
posted in General by maureen

Annuals is a six-piece (Indie) band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Their band members consist of Adam Baker (Songwriter/Vocals), Kenny Florence (Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals), Mike Robinson (Bass/Backing Vocals), Anna Spence (keyboard/Piano/Backing Vocals), Zak Oden (Drums/Guitar) and Donzel Radford (Drums/Percussion). Their genre are mostly Indie rock, Alternative rock, Indie pop, Experimental rock. Their first album "Be He Me", was released when they were just around the age of 19. And according to major music critic from Rolling Stone to NME to Pitchforkmedia, "Be He Me" received incredible positive reviews. Very impressive if you ask me. :-) Such a young band, but already so big at such young age. What more would I ask for if I were a part of Annuals!Such Fun contains a variety of musical arrangement and landscape, from relaxing country to orchestra ballad.Their title track, "Confessor" starts off with Adam Baker singing "Pack up and leave..." When it comes to the chorus, everything seems so right, Adam sings in a voice that somehow sounds so soft to my ears. And with the delicious music that blend in so well with the vocals, anyone will have to confess to any mistakes/deeds that he/she committed after listening to song. :-) The ... 

posted in General by maureen

The exceptionally talented Rock artist Tommy Bolin has released her CD entitled Energy. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Tommy Bolin fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Energy Tommy Bolin's artistic excellence is on full display as Bolin has once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be her best work to date.Unfortunately, it's not everyday that I get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can't force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Energy. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.One of the nicer things about a CD like this is with this level of talent even if Rock isn't your favorite genre you still can't help but appreciate the greatness of the artist.If you're a Tommy Bolin fan this is a CD your collection flat cannot be without. In fact, this is one of those CDs that you don't even have to be a ... 

posted in General by maureen

Iris M?r, the largest of the Aran Islands on the West Coast of Ireland, is a place steeped in Celtic Heritage. Deirdre N? Chinn?ide, a passionate vocalist who embraces the energy of the wholly empowered feminine through a rich soundscape of moving verse, raw emotion, and traditional arrangements, chose Iris M?r as the inspiration for her new album, Celtic Passage.The Celts believed in the existence of other worlds known as the "land of the SY" (spirit). Their Druid, or Shaman, could travel to these other worlds, returning with insight into the problems and challenges of everyday life. Celtic Passage invites the listener to journey into this other world of the Celtic Shaman, calling us to return to the natural rhythms that connect us to a deeper and more joyful experience of life. This emotional journey explores themes of life and death, the earth and nature, the savagery of war, the redemption of love and, ultimately, the miracle of life.Celtic Passage is divided into four sections: Samhain (Winter) a time of stillness and darkness where seeds are planted in anticipation of light, beginning with the song "Forgotten" where we remember the wisdom of our Celtic ancestors; Imbolg (Spring) where the earth ...