I don’t really have a bucket list, but if I did these three things would definitely be on it: attend SXSW,  Cochella and take Ryan to Australia. None of those things are really on the horizon right now, so I’m thankful to NPR.org for providing a healing salve to at least one of them with [...]

If you follow me on twitter (hint hint, wink wink) you already know I’m a little excited that Christmas music is filling the air!  There’s just something so lovely about songs that bring back childhood memories, have a positive message (except for that whole grandma got run over by a reindeer thing) and that the [...]

I’ve been a fan of Brandi Carlile since (like most) I heard her introspective crooning on Grey’s Anatomy.  Her latest album “Give Up the Ghost” was released last month and it seems to pretty much pick up where “The Story” left off, with the addition of a bit more alt-country twang.  ”Dying Day” sounds like [...]

I’m so excited to share this week’s Music to Create to artist.  (By the way, did anyone else miss MTCT last week? I mean I loved the giveaways, but I really love this series!)  I stumbled upon Oliver the Penguin on The Drop on relevantmagazine.com and have been smitten ever since.  Self described as “A [...]

The past couple of weeks I’ve been Tweeting my love of grooveshark.com regularly and since they rolled out a new layout with amazing new functionalities this week I thought it was time they get some blog space.  Grooveshark is where it seems most people agree music is heading.  Like Pandora, Grooveshark is free online streaming [...]

A couple weeks ago when I was sequestered to the couch wondering if I was fighting H1N1 or just the regular flu, I stumbled upon a show on the Sundance Channel called “Live From Abbey Road“.  I can’t believe I’ve never seen this before, but 1. I rarely channel surf and 2. when I do, [...]

In 1998 I was an insecure, goody-goody, AP class taking, choir singing, youth group attending, wall flower of a high school student.  Also in 1998, Jennifer Knapp released her first full length album on gospel music record label Gotee Records.  Back in those days I listened to a lot of  Christian/Gospel music and unless you [...]

There are A LOT of tracks on this greatest hits compilation by The Apples In Stereo.  Sixteen to be exact.  Maybe it’s just me, but that’s a lot of music for one album.  But you absolutely get your money’s worth with this happy-go-lucky album that was made for road trippin’. Sadly, I’m just now being [...]

As we’re preparing for our aforementioned trip to Seattle, our good friend that we’ll be staying with there sends us daily emails with suggestions of things to do, places to go, and MUTEMATH concerts to see.  Which reminded me, I hadn’t checked out their new album!  Off I went to listen to tracks from Armistice [...]

Thanks to Paste Magazine and their on demand album streams, I’ve been listening to David Bazan a lot recently.  I’m definitely a proponent of supporting musicians by purchasing their music (and not constantly mooching off of legal album streams) but my music budget for the month is shot and I still haven’t had to compromise [...]