It’s basically impossible to be successful in Hollywood today without being a triple threat — or at the very least a double threat. Granted, there are plenty of tools to help you out with the whole music “threat” (auto-tune, lip-syncing, etc…), there are surprisingly a whole bunch of celebs who not only have their own bands, but are musically talented. While some of their side project bands led to record deals, some stars stick to their little indie band just as a way to escape from the industry for a bit. It’s kinda refreshing to see celebs with hobbies that don’t involve illegal drugs or flashing their vag at movie premieres. Read More »

This has been a crazy week.

Jay-Z came back! Scarlett Johansson came out with an album with Pete Yorn. (Hey, it’s gotta be better than The Hoff’s singing, right?) Oh, and Mason Jennings came out with something new..though everything he does is new to me.

The week is all very confusing; I feel like I’m going through a break up (with the Scarlett I used to know), getting back together again (with Jay-Z), and meeting someone new (Mason Jennings). That’s a lot of relationship changes to handle in one week! Read More »

Do you ever feel like you’ve heard so much about an artist that you don’t even bother to listen to them? Maybe it’s just that I like to discover music on my own, but if someone over-talks a band or a musician, I sometimes feel like I know them and don’t take the time to listen to them. This week I took the time to listen to a musician I’ve been hearing about for years: Pete Yorn. And I gotta say, I finally know what all the talkin’ was about. I also discovered a totally new artist(s), God Help the Girl, and went back to an old favorite who performed some of his classics live, Michael Buble. Read More »