Hallelujah! Today is an amazing day! Easter Sunday, 2010. I should be going to Church this morning, but having been corrupted by an overzealous Christ Converter a few years back, I’m still struggling to find my way back to the House of Prayer. In the meantime, I do hear the divine every day as a [...]

After analyzing my site statistics, I noticed that my Countdown or “Top” lists get the most amount of site traffic.  Since I’m not too proud to go for the short and dirty to get more people to the site, I thought I’d start a Top 5 campaign of the best music for each month.  Even [...]

I can’t say I’ve often wondered what Darth Vader’s dreams sound like – but after marinating on indie-pop band Slow Runner’s tagline for their new EP Ghost Rendition announcement video, (Ghost Rendition: It Sounds Like Darth Vader’s Dreams, I’m thinking  maybe Darth Vader’s musical tastes lean toward the ”lyrical pop music shot out into space“ variety. Paste Magazine honored Slow Runner as one [...]

My girlfriends and I have often sat around and discussed the inner-complexities of our failed relationships and we noticed they have a very common theme.  They go something like this:  ”It started out GREAT!  He was so perfect and sweet to me!  And then I don’t know what happened.  He became disconnected and a total [...]

I thought about doing a review for classic crooner, Michael Buble’s show in Atlanta (well, really it’s more like Duluth, Georgia – W-A-Y up north for a girl who lives right in the heart of Atlanta) but his show opened up more questions than I had answers to. I’ll start with a few things he did [...]

He may look like a little British hobbit, but DAMN, Jamie Cullum puts on an electrifying performance! I’ve been a fan of Jamie Cullum for many years now.  Evidently, my nomination for the highly esteemed Chozen Award has left me pretty cocky.  I decided I would send Jamie a Facebook e-mail earlier this week.  Maybe his career aspirations included being [...]

It is indeed Oscar season.  As I prep to watch the Red Carpet Arrivals and expertly judge the outfits of America’s glorified royalty (read: actors), I’m thinking about awards and what makes somebody good enough to be chosen to win.  About a week ago, I noticed that my home boy, Gareth Asher had posted news about [...]

THE MUSIC WORLD is having a full-on identity crisis. As much as people are drawn to the spectacle of the flashing lights and over-the-top over-produced music (long live Lady Gaga), there also seems to be a movement of music lovers seeking a more exposed and honest sound.  That stripped, under-produced simplicity of a well-crafted song is a refreshing change [...]

You know you’ve made it big time when strangers are asking to be a guest blogger on your site.  Kate Leiss is a passionate gal that is music obsessed like me.  For that, she obviously is awesome.  A prolific writer that felt moved by this show particular show, she wanted to sound off on it.  [...]

Music trivia and useless thought-provoking musical “what-if” scenarios reign supreme in the Rizk family.  Not too long ago, I embarked on a road trip from Atlanta to Charleston with my brother. Another futile musical debate was imminent. This trip’s burning question?  What is YOUR definitive artist for each decade? Not THE definitive artist, although that’s debatable too…but YOURS!  Here’s [...]

Q: When you think of John Mayer, do you think Musician or do you think Celebrity? Discuss.

I’ve always wanted to be a rock star….or even a digital music star.  I’m assuming that looking out to legions of adoring fans from the stage is quite intoxicating.  But alas…I have no musical skill or talent and this experience remains elusive.  I come from a quasi-musical family.  My mother studied her voice in Europe [...]

Festival Season is almost here!  Hot steamy days with streets filled with drunken fools, warm flat beer, big live music, oyster shuckings on the ground, and general debauchery. In Atlanta, festival season kicks off in mid-February with the Steamhouse Lounge’s Oysterfest.  I, for one, have my tickets ready to go and am ready to kick it off [...]

After the painstakingly long process of dealing with the po’ po’  from my lil’ ol’ car accident, I was finally on my way to Eddie’s Attic to see Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors perform.  I was looking forward to this night because a) I got to see Drew Holcomb and b) I was hanging out with the fabulous four. AudreyAmandaJillianMyself.  [...]

Women’s Vulnerabilities = CA$H MONEY$$$I have a theory on how to become a millionaire. My theory is that any song that is written and performed in a certain manner, will be an instant hit and ensure you millions!  For instance, I’ve noticed that if you write a song that talks about how a guy understands [...]