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Countdown to Summer: Your Guide to Summer Festivals
All of this damn snow has me trapped in my house dreaming of the warm summer months to come. The best part of summer? The music festivals (and Yankees baseball, of course.) South by Southwest kicks...
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Melissa’s Song of the Week: “Sex On Fire” by Kings of Leon
It seems like everywhere I go this week, this song has been following me. It’s on at work, it’s on the radio, and it’s on while driving around in my car. And, I just can’t get it out of my head. It’s...
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It’s Far From “Over” for Drake
Still flying high off the success of his mixtape, “So Far Gone,” Drake released the first single off his long-awaited debut album, “Thank Me Later” on Thursday. This track, “Over” is different from the...
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Melissa’s Song of the Week: “Wait” by Something Corporate
After a five year hiatus, Something Corporate reunited to take the stage at California’s Bamboozle Left in March. Almost a month to the day later on April 27, 2010 they released their 19-track, double...
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A Little Taste of Bamboozle at the Bar
I contemplated going to Bamboozle in East Rutherford, NJ this year, but my pending bills and car payment convinced me to keep my regular Saturday night bartending shift instead. After all, who wanted...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: 1990
Hop in my virtual DeLorean and let’s revisit the musical hits and misses of the past. Every Thursday I’m going to take you on a musical journey back to a particular year in music. We’ll reminisce about...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: 1984
It’s been awhile. I’ve been missing from the Truth About Music for some time now and what better way to stage my Kanye-esque comeback than by reviving my attempt at a Throwback Thursday column. Now if...
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Opinion: Toast to My Favorite Douchebag, Kanye West
A lot of people hate Kanye West. I’m not one of them. In fact, I’ve been waiting for his comeback from the second that he decided to step out of the spotlight. Yeah, what he did to Taylor Swift was...
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Opinion: Musical Mash-Ups Needed to Make the Magic Happen at Super Bowl
It’s been seven years since the world got a sneak peak of Janet Jackson’s areola on national television. And ever since, the Super Bowl halftime performances have been as weak as a grown man drinking...
View ArticleObsession of the Week: Of Monsters and Men
I used to be the person that all of my friends came to for music recommendations. I could always be counted on for suggestions that they were sure to like. Now that I’m a so-called “grown up” with...
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