Check out my latest feature, the 10 Best Deftones songs.
Choosing the 10 Best Deftones Songs was difficult, since they have an extensive body of work. Our list is heavy on ‘Around the Fur’ and ‘White Pony’ songs, as those albums truly represent the band’s artistic and commercial pinnacle. Since the Sacramento band has been active since the early ’90s, choosing 10 songs was a task that was muy difficile.
Read the rest of my 10 Best Deftones Songs feature over at Loudwire.
Read my 10 Best Soundgarden songs feature over at Loudwire!
The 10 Best Soundgarden songs are hard to choose for several reasons, but mostly because they have assembled an expansive catalog that transcends the “grunge” tag, since they existed as an entity years before “grunge” was a category and term. They also honed their sound, which allowed them continued success as grunge and all its offshoot bands began to wane in popularity.
Read the rest of my 10 Best Soundgarden songs feature over at Loudwire!
Read my 10 Best Mastodon songs feature over at Loudwire!
Mastodon entered our metal lives only recently, relatively speaking, dropping the ‘Lifesblood’ EP in 2001 and the ‘Remission’ LP in 2002. But they’ve assembled of body of work of great depth and breadth in the past 12 years, and that makes choosing the 10 best Mastodon songs no easy task.
Read the rest of my 10 Best Mastodon songs feature over at Loudwire!
Check out my latest feature, ‘Best Albums of 2012 (So Far).’
The year 2012 is teeming with some pretty awesome albums already. In no particular order, we’re featuring the albums that have made their mark , and we will continue to add to the list as more great albums are released throughout the year. The LPs featured on our Best Albums of 2012 list have left an indelible impression in our brains, thanks to their inescapable, infectious pop hooks, singalong choruses, dance floor-worthy jams.
Read the rest of my feature, ‘Best Albums of 2012 (So Far),’ over at PopCrush.
Check out my feature, ’10 Best Pantera Songs’ over at Loudwire.
Their catalog is littered with some of the most memorable riffs of all time, and lyrical declarations that have been tattooed on bodies and were screamed back at them at live shows.
Read my full feature over at Loudwire.
Read my latest feature, ‘Joe Jonas Girlfriends!’
Jonas is almost more well-known for his dating exploits and the array of gorgeous women that he squires on his arm than he is for his music at this point. Come on, everyone knows that he reportedly broke up with Taylor Swift over the phone in a 27-second call, a move he’s likely regretting since her career soared.
Read the rest of my ‘Joe Jonas Girlfriends’ feature over at PopCrush.
Read my review of Hvy MTL, ‘Mud and Metal Invade Montreal With System of a Down, Killswitch Engage + Others.’
While Heavy TO took place in Toronto concurrently, with the lineups swapping on Saturday and Sunday, Hvy MTL unfolded in one of the loveliest cities in this French-speaking province over the Aug. 11 and 12 weekend. Since Montreal boasts an edgy, European vibe as a city, it makes sense that Heavy MTL, which launched in 2008, was canceled in 2009 and has been going strong since 2010, would effectively mirror a European fest.
Read the rest of Hvy MTL report over at Noisecreep.
Read my latest feature, ‘Best Dance Songs of 2012 (So Far).’
In this list of the Best Dance Songs of 2012, we are counting the year’s best club bangers thus far. We are at the midpoint of 2012 and there is absolutely no shortage of quality club anthems, dance jams and throw-your-hands up anthems. All of these songs will force you to put your drink down (or toss it back) so you can head for the floor to work yourself up into a sweaty, movin’ and groovin’ lather.
Read the rest of my feature, ‘Best Dance Songs of 2012 (So Far)’ over at PopCrush.
Read my feature piece, Best Albums of 2012 (So Far).
The year 2012 is teeming with some pretty awesome albums already. In no particular order, we’re featuring the albums that have made their mark , and we will continue to add to the list as more great albums are released throughout the year. The LPs featured on our Best Albums of 2012 list have left an indelible impression in our brains, thanks to their inescapable, infectious pop hooks, singalong choruses, dance floor-worthy jams.
Read the rest of my feature piece, Best Albums of 2012 (So Far), over at PopCrush.
Read my latest feature, ‘Artists We’ve Lost in 2012.’
In Artists We’ve Lost in 2012, we’re taking a moment to reflect and remember the careers of the artists who are no longer with us and who are sorely missed. Divas like Whitney Houston, Donna Summer and Etta James passed away, as did Beastie Boys’ member Adam Yauch and Bee Gee Robin Gibb.
Read the rest of my latest feature, ‘Artists We’ve Lost in 2012,’ over at PopCrush.