Friday, February 10th, 2012


Tracey is back with a high octane comedy series on Showtime about the many flavors of American culture called State of The UnionIt’s like a YouTube-mentality show. I don’t think anyone’s got the focus at the moment for 14-minute sketches, so I decided to make it fast and furious,” says Ullman. “It’s never boring. If you don’t like this bit, you’ll like the next bit.

The eleven captivating songs on Shontelligence were recorded over a two year period. Co-written with producers Sturken and Rogers, the album presents an array of songs which display Shontelle’s depth and versatility; like the motivational anthem, “Battle Cry,” also featured on a compilation album inspired by President-Elect Barack Obama’s campaign called Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement, and “Life Is Not An Easy Road,” a reggae-influenced track that encourages strength in the face of adversity.

“I think the band is without a fucking doubt a million times the best it’s ever been. As long as people get off on coming to the concerts, I’ll forgive them for not buying the records.” Liam’s cheeky arrogance may seem disproportionate to the band’s success stateside, but to the 500 thousand people who immediately bought tickets for their concerts the day they went on sale, Oasis is still the dog’s bollocks.

Forming less then three years ago, The Fire and Reason features Brazil’s Bella Saona and Ecuador’s Steve Narvaez who joined forces to create some of the dirtiest rock, baille-funk-electro-pop dance music blasting out of New York City.

Over two decades have passed since Rock and Rap music first collided when a young Run DMC covered Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” off their 1975 album, Toys In The Attic. At the time, Rock music was flourishing; whereas, Rap music was still trying to make a name for itself in the music industry. The two [...]

A recent album preview by Mark Shemel of internedj.com indicated that the album was: “organic with live sounds pervasive throughout the album. There is also a sort of Hip Hop element infused in certain songs such as “Sine Language.”