“Figure It Out” by Serj Tankian – The Song of the Week for 6/18/2012

“Figure It Out” by Serj Tankian is the official 1st single from the upcoming 3rd solo album Harakiri, set for a July 10, 2012 release Genre: Rock, Hard Rock Tankian recently announced that ‘System of a Down have no plans for a new album’ but late last year, drummer John Dolmayan said that a new …

Album Review: The Hives – ‘Lex Hives’

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The Hives – ‘Lex Hives’ Record Label: Disque Hives Producer: The Hives Released: June 5, 2012 Music Trajectory Rating: 4/5 Now rocking independent status, the Hives return with an album that is the best of old and new Right before sitting down to write this review, I scoped out a few other published reviews, namely …

“Sixteen Saltines” by Jack White – The Song of the Week for 4/30/2012

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“Sixteen Saltines” by Jack White is the official 2nd single from his first solo album Blunderbuss, released April 23, 2012 Genre: Blues Rock, Rock and Roll, Country Rock, Folk Rock 1st single “Love Interruption” was a toned down number which got me thinking if his solo album was going to be different than White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead …

“Love Interruption” by Jack White – The Song of the Week for 2/20/2012

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“Love Interruption” by Jack White is the official 1st single from his first solo album Blunderbuss, set to be released April 23, 2012 Genre: Alternative Rock, Folk Rock He can do no wrong. Our beloved Jack White is finally putting out his first solo album, which apparently “happened by accident“. While the lead single is surprisingly …

“I Get By” by Everlast – Song of the Week for 1/9/2012

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“I Get By” by Everlast is the 1st single from the new solo album Songs of the Ungrateful Living released on October 18, 2011 Genre: Hip Hop, Rock, Blues, Country We all remember Everlast from his 1998 hit “What It’s Like” and even from his House of Pain days. I was reintroduced to him at …

“Rolling In The Deep” by Adele – The Song of the Week for 8/1/2011

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“Rolling In The Deep” by Adele is the lead single from her newest album 21, released November 29, 2010 Genre: Soul, Pop, Blues Wow, this song is awesome! I heard it a few times on the alternative radio station I listen to here in San Diego – rare for a pop song to be played on …