LADY GAGA
Born This Way
Rating: 1 / 5 Stars

*This review has also appeared on Epinions and Amazon.*

Pros: Nothing
Cons: Lyrics, musicianship, cheap production, repetitive and uninspired melodies, comparing of gay people to monsters and freaks, offensive, religiously inaccurate, and just plain old boring.

I avoided this album like it was musical cancer. Not because I was afraid of liking it. But rather because I just didn't want to have to listen to it. I listened with open ears and an open mind and wondered whether or not Born This Way would have any sort of substance to…

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Here's one to Life Itself:

I am the anti-Bruce Springsteen fan; or, at least, I look like one. Last summer, when I attended the open-air leg of his Magic Tour at Gillette Stadium, I was the only person of color there who wasn't working the venue. I'm also fairly sure I was the only homosexual, and the only person there alone. His crowd didn't discriminate based on age, though, as I saw everyone from children to the elderly rocking out in their own way, but the general average was around 45 and white. Though I'm known for loving…

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One Journey For You, and It's Magic

Original published on Epinions and In Your Speakers.

I heard this album at my former job, which was a nice change from Britney Spears, for whom my managers seemed to have a constant boner. It's rare that I hear an album at work that I can't wait to hear played over and over again — usually listening to a manager-chosen record all the way through more than once akin to water torture. However, with Ladyhawke’s debut, I was hooked from the first track and…

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Brandy gets personal, but doesn't change a damn thing:

Originally published on Epinions: Click here.

Brandy's just so damn cute. Throughout her musical career, she's always remained a pretty bubbly performer, but perhaps that bubbliness comes at a price. It's no doubt that Ms. Norwood has vocal talent. Even through the overloaded computer effects and vocal layering present on her 2008 "comeback" album, it's apparent she's got the chops. That's never really been an issue. The issue, instead, with Brandy's music is that it has not changed since she first hit the scene. The same generic sound has…

Since the website is so difficult, I'm making some new artist stamps/banners. I'm not making all of these for me. Some of these artists would just be fun to work with. If you use them, CREDIT ME IN YOUR PROFILE. :D

Artists to come:

Alanis Morissette
Avril Lavigne
Billy Joel
Bjoerk (finished)
Bruce Springsteen (finished)
Carbon Leaf
Chris Brown
Courtney Love
Damone
Daniel Lanois
David Bowie
Duran Duran
Eisley
Freezepop
Genesis
Hole
Imogen Heap
Janet Jackson
John Barrowman
Joni Mitchell
Journey
Kate Bush
Keane

Kylie Minogue - http://volume-junkies.deviantart.com/art/Last-FM-Stamp-Kylie-Minogue-95512800

Le Tigre

Madonna - http://volume-junkies.deviantart.com/art/Last-FM-Stamp-Madonna-SS-95516027

Madonna
Men at Work
Missy Elliot
Moloko…

Have I figured out Overpowered?

Okay, well, probably not, but here goes.

In 2005, Irish singer-songwriter released her debut solo record "Ruby Blue," an album which incorporates deconstructed jazz, cabaret blues, electronica, and pop sounds, creating a swell of music I haven't enjoyed for quite some time. Not only Ruby Blue the best thing to come from 2005, it's also one of the best albums ever records. From the hollow and sharp "Leaving the City" to the smoky "The Closing of the Doors," I can let this album run through thousands of times.…

Mr. Bruce Springsteen is, without a doubt, one of the greatest rock and roll artists of all times. The man has achieved international status, sold millions of dollars, and has been touring since the early 1970s. His classics Born in the U.S.A., Born to Run, and Dancing in the Dark have made the man a voice of the "blue-collar" man, just struggling to get by. Now, with his 2007 released Magic, Bruce is back in full swing with the E-Street Band and all new tracks that create a successful piece of rock and roll art.

01. Radio Nowhere
Radio Nowhere…

Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm:

1. Madonna
2. Genesis
3. Bruce Springsteen
4. Tina Turner
5. Kylie Minogue
6. Yes
7. Peter Gabriel
8. Kate Bush
9. Freezepop
10. Wir Sind Helden

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Owner of a Lonely Heart

What is your favourite album by 2?
Duke

What is your favorite lyric that 5 has sung?
"Play it on your speakerphone– track repeat, go on and on

What is your favorite song by 9?
Thought Balloon or Bike Thief

How did you get into 3?
Annie at my…

1. Madonna
First song I heard: Human Nature
Song that made me love them: Human Nature/Express Yourself
Current favorite song: Impressive Instant
Overall favorite song: Live to Tell, Causing a Commotion
Least favorite song: Love Song

2. Genesis
First song I heard: That's All
Song that made love them: Turn It On Again
Current favorite song: First of Firth
Overall favorite song: Behind the Lines
Least favorite song: Not About Us

3. Bruce Springsteen
First song I heard: Over the Rise
Song that made love them: Dancing in the Dark
Current favorite song: Cover Me
Overall favorite song:…

As many of you already know, OiNK, one of the few true music downloading communities left, has been shut down by British and Dutch police. This saddens me to no end. (Viele wissen, dass OiNK, eine Musik-Gemeinschaft, ist jetzt gestorben. Die Polizei aus England und Holland haben OiNK aufgehört. Die Auskunft tut mir weh so.)

Members of the website are going through a very rough time: losing their main output, community, contact with people, and, most of all, worrying about possible prosecution. Today is true day that music has died for many, many people. People are commenting that they will…