Boys, boys, boys. Here at CollegeCandy, we love them. A lot. And being that we have a lot of time on our hands to search for them on the web, we thought we’d use it to our advantage and yours and bring you a little eye candy that not only makes us drool but also tugs at our heartstrings. So here’s your chance to meet some of the most talented guys in the world…who rock. Like, for real. (They’re musicians, people.)

Name: Mario Blalock
Age: 26
Location: Orlando, Florida
Type of Music: Acoustic/Soul
Why He Rocks: Mario has the voice to send any girl over the edge. That, combined with his phenomenal lyrics, will leave you breathless.

Have you been singing all your life?
Not really. I really only tried to sing seriously once I started playing guitar… which was, like, 10 years ago. I started with karaoke trying to do Prince and Creed songs if I remember correctly.

How would you describe your style of singing?
People have told me my voice sounds like Lenny Kravitz and I have no idea how… I definitely do have a little rasp. I don’t know, I just sing from the heart to whatever the purpose of the song is.

Do you write your own music? If so, where do you get inspiration for your lyrics?
Yeah, I write everything. I pull from my own experiences a lot, but some is also just from observing life and the things that none of us are spared from. Empathy is so useful in life, and so many of us just neglect giving time and attention to our friends while they’re in flux… so moral is, be a better friend and you may get more lyrics. Read More »

Boys, boys, boys. Here at CollegeCandy, we love them. A lot. And being that we have a lot of time on our hands to search for them on the web, we thought we’d use it to our advantage and yours and bring you a little eye candy that not only makes us drool but also tugs at our heartstrings. So here’s your chance to meet some of the most talented guys in the world…who rock. Like, for real. (They’re musicians, people.)

Name: Sam DeArmond
Age: 22
Location: Lambertville, MI
Type of Music: Acoustic/Pop/Rock
Why He Rocks: With the combination of those eyes and a voice that makes us swoon, how does he not rock.

How long have you been singing?
About 8 years…the same time I started playing guitar.

What are your favorite kinds of songs to sing?
Any song I can relate to and feel. Genre-wise though, I’d have to say pop/rock type stuff.

What inspires the lyrics for the music you write?
My relationship with everyone and everything in this world. I also write about relationships that I see from my perspective. Read More »

Boys, boys, boys. Here at CollegeCandy, we love them. A lot. And being that we have a lot of time on our hands to search for them on the web, we thought we’d use it to our advantage and yours and bring you a little eye candy that not only makes us drool but also tugs at our heartstrings. So here’s your chance to meet some of the most talented guys in the world…who rock. Like, for real. (They’re musicians, people.)

Name: Ryan Lutz
Age: 19
Location: New Jersey
Type of Music: Pop
Why He Rocks: Ryan is wooing girls from coast to coast. With his killer voice and amazing guitar skills, his fan base is growing by the second. You may have seen him in a recent issue of Seventeen in the Hot Guy Panel, but for being the heartthrob he is, he’s one of the sweetest guys you’ll ever meet.

How long have you been singing?
Ever since I started songwriting, so probably five years now.

Was getting into the music business something you’ve always dreamt of doing?
I never really thought of music. I was originally going to go to film school but once the opportunity came to go to a recording studio, I kind of just jumped on it and put college on hold because there was a really good chance I could come up with some great stuff.

Do you have any music idols?
My favorite band is Sublime and I also love country music with a good story to it.

What’s your ultimate goal for the future?
Eventually I’d like to get signed to a major record label and put out a full-length CD. Read More »

Boys, boys, boys. Here at CollegeCandy, we love them. A lot. And being that we have a lot of time on our hands to search for them on the web, we thought we’d use it to our advantage and yours and bring you a little eye candy that not only makes us drool but also tugs at our heartstrings. So here’s your chance to meet some of the most talented guys in the world…who rock. Like, for real. (They’re musicians, people.)

Name: Michael Schulte
Age: 20
Location: Flensburg, Germany
Type of Music: Acoustic/Pop
Why He Rocks: Michael’s passion for music is so inspiring. And his voice may or may not take our breath away. Okay, it does. Ahhhh.

What age did you start singing?
There’s no specific age I started singing, as I always loved to sing. I remember singing for hours when I was a little boy and that it really started to bug my brother and sister.

When did you decide you wanted to make your talent into a career?
I always had the dream of being on stage, just me and my guitar in front of a crowd of thousands. But the first time I really realized that this dream could actually come true was in 2008 when I started to post videos on YouTube and people from all over the world were like, “Wow boy, you got it!”

What was going through your mind when you were getting hit after hit on YouTube?
It really was a great feeling to see that more and more people seemed to like my music and my voice. I have always been singing, but never really sang in front of other people. So one day I decided to post a video of me singing on YouTube, and after just one week I had over 1,000 views. People wanted to hear more, so from that point, I kept posting videos. My first goal always was to get 10, 000 views on one video. When I got there my next goal were 100,000 views and then 1 million hits. And I did it! It was also truly a wonderful feeling to see that the number of subscribers was increasing each day.

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Boys, boys, boys. Here at CollegeCandy, we love them. A lot. And being that we have a lot of time on our hands to search for them on the web, we thought we’d use it to our advantage and yours and bring you a little eye candy that not only makes us drool but also tug at our heartstrings. So here’s your chance to meet some of the most talented guys in the world…who rock. Like, for real. (They’re musicians, people.)

Name: Ricardo Munoz Repko
Age: 25
Location: Holland
Type of Music: Pop
Why He Rocks: Ricardo is sweeping girls off their feet all over the world. One of his videos on YouTube has over three million views and the count is going up on a daily basis. (Though that might be solely because of me…) Oh, and he has an accent. Need I say more?

What age did you start singing?
I was around 17-18 when I started singing.

Have you always dreamed of turning your talent into a career, or was it something that just happened?
I’ve been playing the piano since I was around ten years old. I started singing for fun and without any big dreams. It wasn’t until I put my music online and received so much great feedback that it first came to me that maybe I should try to become a singer. Now I can’t imagine a life without music.

Where’s your favorite place to write lyrics and sing?
In the car and in my home studio all alone. But I also love working with other songwriters and musicians. That way I find new ways of doing things. Read More »

OK, I’ve got one question and one question only…

Who the F is Ke$ha??

The girl wears glitter. A lot of it.
She totally ripped off my girl Uffie.
She has a dollar sign IN HER NAME.
She has one song out…and it’s about getting wasted.

But girlfriend is everywhere. She’s all over the internet, the radio plays her song religiously and she’s even found a spot on my workout playlist. And my getting ready to go out playlist. And my walk to class playlist…

Now, I know the stars of pop music have been a little ridiculous lately (Exhibit A), but this new-found obsession with Ke$ha has me a little worried; bad romance outfits are one thing, but brushing your teeth with a bottle of Jack? Come on now, girl.

I mean – really, Kesha? – you “wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy”? What does it feel like to be an angry, controlling, egotistical rap mogul with a Twitter obsession? Read More »

After watching Heidi Montag totally embarrass herself in front of billions of people at the Miss Universe pageant, I was overwhelmed by my feelings of anger. Hatred? Obvi. Annoyance? Check. Fits of giggles? You know it. But my anger surprised me. Why was I so damn mad?

And then I realized: here was a girl that has zero (zilch, nada, NOTHING) talent getting the opportunity of a lifetime while there are so many real singers out there that the world is truly missing out on.

Singers like Jesse Palter, one of the best new artists I’ve heard in a long-ass time. Jesse, who is well known and celebrated for her abilities as a Jazz singer, has a rare voice and a distinct sound that you can’t help but fall in love with. Her latest music (which I just downloaded from iTunes and is already on my most played list….) makes you feel good. Feel happy. Feel like dancing around in your undies (even with the drapes open!). And on top of all that, this girl is a major sweetheart. I’m not sure what I love more – the girl or the music – but either way you should get to know Ms. Jesse Palter:

The 5 Questions We Ask Everyone:

1. What is the most trouble you’ve ever gotten into?
Trouble? Who, me? I’ve never gotten into any trouble! Except for the time I dyed my hair blonde and left my eyebrows dark brown… Does that count? That was TROUBLING!

2. What are the five things you can’t live without?
1. My ipod/record player!
2. The internet – Hello. My name is Jesse and I’m an addict.
3. My Crackberry…errrr, Blackberry
4. Piano. I’d go crazy if I had all these compositional ideas in my head and no tool to help get them out.
5. Chocolate. I’ve tried. And failed. Miserably. Read More »

Dear (See Below) Bands,

I love your music. Love, love, love. But can you maybe try to be a little less annoying? It makes it so hard to defend you when I tell my friends about my favorite artists. Actually, it makes it hard to admit to anyone that you happen to be one of them.  And I want to make them like you, really, I do. But like that friend who has a minor character flaw that now pisses you off enough that you really can’t see the good in her anymore,  I’m finding it difficult to enjoy your music knowing how annoying you are.

Here are some heart-to-heart tips from your loving (secret) admirer to be a little less annoying and a little more rock and roll.

Fall Out Boy

You always have a spot in my 6-CD player in my car. Sugar, you’ll never go down on the playlist for me if you continue to make some of the sweetest pop punk music out there. But please, Pete Wentz, I’m begging you – cut your hair, lay off the eyeliner and put on a damn shirt when you are on a magazine cover. You need to settle down – you play bass. And, um, you have a kid?

Also, Patrick, can you please enunciate your song lyrics so I can actually sing along and not just randomly open my mouth while humming the tune to look like I know what I’m singing? And what’s up with the weird syntax and bizzare punctuation in the song titles? Thnks Fr Th Confusn. I mean, e.e. Cummings was a legit poet, while you’re just… an antithesis of all semblance of reason. And grammar. My English teacher highly disapproves. Read More »

Katy Perry hasn’t always been the girl-and-vintage-loving vixen we’ve come to know.  At one time, this over-exposed (admit it, she’s everywhere) poptart went around calling herself Katy Hudson and singing Ani DiFranco-ish songs about God and religion.

When the God Rocker thing didn’t work out, Katy decided to go in a completely different direction.  Her pseudo-lesbian song, combined with lots of boob shots, has put Katy Perry on the cover of Blender magazine as well as on the pages of gossip blogs everywhere.

So what are we to learn from this transformation?  Boobs trump God?  Image is everything?  A catchy beat can make you a star?

One thing we do know is that no matter how much Perry wears them, high waisted booty shorts are never finding a place in our wardrobe.

Sometimes, the best things in life come unexpectedly. Like that time you ran into a store “just to browse” and you found a rockin pair of jeans for super cheap. Or when you got randomly paired up with your roommate and now you can’t imagine how you lived the last 20 years without her- you swear you must have been separated at birth.

This got us thinking – that perhaps, the best MEN in life also come unexpectedly… not only is timing everything, but apparently so is location. So we’ve put together the 5 most unlikely places to meet a man. Try them out or try out an unlikely place of you very own…

The 5 Most Unlikely Places to Meet a Man Read More »