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Pop Is a Battlefield

posted: November 23, 2010

Musicians are an unruly bunch. They’re in constant competition on and off the charts, going for each others’ jugulars”talking first and thinking later. Rappers have been throwing stones back and forth since the ’80s days…
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Needle in the Haystack: Cameron Rafati

posted: November 22, 2010

This week’s winner of the Needle in the Haystack award is Cameron Rafati! Not only is Rafati a powerful singer and a fantastic songwriter, but he’s just an overall fun dude. In high school, 6’6” Rafati was always pressured out…
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Hollywood Stars Sing for Their Supper

posted: November 17, 2010

From Justin Timberlake (The Social Network) and Tim McGraw (The Blind Side and Country Strong) to Janet Jackson (For Colored Girls) and Christina Aguilera (Burlesque), pop stars no longer act just to fill dead space…
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Springsteen Settles Up With The Past On "The Promise"

posted: November 16, 2010

These days, the words Bruce Springsteen often seem like they denote a religion rather than a flesh-and-blood human being. The Jersey giant’s iconic stature has swelled to such an extent over the last three decades…
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Q&A With fun.

posted: November 16, 2010

When indie rock band The Format announced their hiatus in early 2008, thousands of fans were devastated by the news. Luckily for them, frontman Nate Ruess had a new project up his sleeve. Teaming up…
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Rock 'n' Roll Call: The Lives of Famous Men

posted: November 16, 2010

Their name is The Lives of Famous Men, and if their career thus far is any indication, they will probably know exactly what those lives are like. Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, this five-piece eventually moved…
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