The Top 20 Best Songs of 2012

2012 was another truly great year for rock and alternative music. Have you seen the 2012 Grammy Nominations? Many of the top awards nominations are dominated by rock and alternative bands like Fun, The Black Keys, Jack White, Florence + The Machine, and Mumford & Sons. Genre-wise, rock music saw the continued emergence and popularity …

Album Review: The Darkness – Hot Cakes

Back from a 7 year hiatus, primed and ready with arguably the best album of their career, and touring with Lady Gaga in Europe – all is good in the Darkness camp   The Darkness – Hot Cakes Record Label: Canary Dwarf, Play It Again Sam, Wind-Up Produced By: Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Nick Brine Released On: …

“Holy Touch” by Foxy Shazam – The Song of the Week for 8/6/2012

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“Holy Touch” by Foxy Shazam is the official 2nd single from the outstanding 4th studio album The Church of Rock and Roll Genre: Glam Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop-Rock One of rock’s superstar-to-be bands is back with another single off the fun and fantastic The Church of Rock and Roll album. This is Foxy Shazam’s 2nd …

“I Like It” by Foxy Shazam – The Song of the Week for 4/9/2012

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“I Like It” by Foxy Shazam is the lead single from The Church of Rock and Roll, the band’s 4th studio album Genre: Glam Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop-Rock To be honest, I am a surprised I haven’t caught wind of this band sooner. Their genre of music is one of my personal favorites. Better late …

“Gold On The Ceiling” by The Black Keys – The Song of the Week for 3/12/2012

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“Gold on the Ceiling” by The Black Keys is the official 2nd single from the fabulous and critically acclaimed album El Camino Genre: Garage Rock, Blues Rock, Glam Rock If The Black Keys want to keep putting out amazing singles, they are going to rack up Song of the Week nods (this is their third!).  The …