10/16/07 - I'm not someone who normally likes rap. Usually I only listen to rap in an ironic sense- there's just something ridiculous and funny about the obscenity-laden DMX tracks and the flawed Modus Tollens in the repetitive "This Why I'm Hot." However, I have developed a taste for rap that uses rock instruments as the main part of music.
10/16/07 - The Foo Fighters' new CD, Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace, demonstrates a new musical direction for the band. Though the Foo Fighters keep true to their rock 'n' roll roots, they play around with an array of instruments, vocals and rhythms. The first track in the album is also their first song release, "The Pretender.
10/16/07 - Keeping up with Spoon can be quite a task on its latest release, the ludicrously titled, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, but it's more than worth the effort.