Sunday evening in New York City was rainy and quiet, but it didn’t stop fans from packing into the Studio at Webster to take in the Reach For The Sun tour.
New Politics ultimately sounds formulaic; it eventually lacks the initial pep that draws you into what this Danish band potentially has to offer. The songs are textbook from beginning to end; they are decent for what it’s worth, but there is no noticeable sheen in them. Many of the tracks, such as “Love is a Drug,†have their introductory moments of catchy beats or great bass lines, but that spark gradually fizzles.
For the first time in seven years, Shaun Cooper and John Nolan shared the stage with the rest of the Tell All Your Friends-era Taking Back Sunday crew, and neither one of them looked out of place.
This is the ALTop 20 Countdown for the week ending April 17th: 1. Paramore – Brick By Boring Brick 2. Weezer – I Want To 3. Owl City – Fireflies 4. Green Day – 21 Guns 5. Muse – Uprising 6. The Script – Breakeven 7. Muse — Resistance 8. Neon Trees – Animal 9. We The Kings – Promise The Stars 10. Flyleaf – Again 11. We The Kings – Heaven Can Wait 12. Motion City Soundtrack – Disappear 13. Phoenix – 1901 14. Move Out West – Make Her Pretty 15. Boys Like Girls – Two Is Better… Read more »
Watch out, BET.
If, by chance, you happen to read something Thursday about Led Zeppelin reuniting or Jim Morrison coming out of hiding, don’t believe it.
One of the most fascinating aspects of Lady Gaga’s ascension to the pop stratosphere is how formerly unknown New York rock-club singer Stefani Germanotta seems to have known all along that this was her destiny.
The following were the top songs for the week ending Saturday, March 27: 1. Paramore – Brick By Boring Brick 2. Weezer – (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To 3. Owl City – Fireflies 4. Green Day — 21 Guns 5. Muse — Uprising 6. The Script — Breakeven 7. Flyleaf – Again 8. Muse – Resistance 9. Hawthorne Heights – Nervous Breakdown 10. 30 Seconds to Mars — Kings and Queens 11. Phoenix – 1901 12. Boys Like Girls – Two Is Better Than One 13. We The Kings — Heaven Can Wait… Read more »
The following were the top songs for the week ending Saturday, March 20: 1. Paramore – Brick By Boring Brick 2. Weezer – (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To 3. Owl City – Fireflies 4. Green Day — 21 Guns 5. Muse — Uprising 6. Owl City – Vanilla Twilight 7. The Script — Breakeven 8. Flyleaf – Again 9. Muse – Resistance 10. Boys Like Girls – Two Is Better Than One 11. 30 Seconds to Mars — Kings and Queens 12. Phoenix – 1901 13. Motion City Soundtrack — Disappear 14. We… Read more »
Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.
