One of my newest CD purchases was for a style of music that I used to listen to a lot when I was younger, but not so much anymore. I really have no clue why I bought the CD, but I am glad I did. The CD is called Infinity on High by Fall Out Boy. The thing that I love about the CD is the amount of variation between every song. There are song that fit perfectly in the Alternative genre, songs that seem to more punk rock-ish, and even a ballad on the song that I could hear a chorus singing at a school or college.

One of my favorite songs on the CD is "I've Got All This Ringing in My Ears and None On My Fingers". It is the last song on the track, and what a way to go out! The song is powerful from start to finish, and the instrumentals throughout the entire song gives me goose-bumps! When I listen to the guitar track in the song, I feel that this would be a perfect song to have on Guitar Hero. The vocals are really good in the song, but they are not what makes this song great! I highly suggest downloading this song...if not the entire CD!

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Buy the CD at Amazon.com: Infinity on High

Last night I was fortunate enough to score a ticket to see the Blue Man Group. They are currently on their "How to be a Megastar Tour 2.0", and they were at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY last night. Yes, the concert was amazing, and the Blue Man group is well worth the cost to see them live, but I want to spend a little time writing about their opening act.

The opening act last night was an artist named Mike Relm. He classifies himself as a DVD-J. I have listened to a lot of great DJs, and love hearing them scratch, but this was out of this world. He did everything that DJs normally do, but he added another element...video! He actually took very popular video clips and played music and scratched to the video. I think the crowds favorite part last night was when he took the O face scene from Office Space and remixed it. I highly highly highly suggest taking a little time and viewing the work he has done. I know I am will be looking feverishly to see him live again!

View Mike Relm's site: MikeRelm.com
View Mike Relm's Myspace Profile: Myspace.com/mikerelm

This is the first time I have ever heard anything like this, but today (03-22-07) there is an initiative to "Bum rush the charts". Mainly the song "Mine Again" by Black Lab will be pushed heavily today to be sold on iTunes. Their overall goal is to make this song the #1 seller for the day. Why are they doing this? First, they want to show big media and associations that Podcasting is a powerful media unit. Second, they would love to help Black Lab "get their own music back". The group has been dropped by 2 major record labels, so this could help introduce more people to the group's music.

Both the the website and the group have decided to put the majority of the profits to scholarship funds for college students. The podcast will donate 100% of their affiliate earnings while Black Lab has given 50% of their earnings on each song.

I would usually add a link to iTunes for the song, but I would prefer anyone interested in buying the song to go through the podcast's website. This will guarantee the money to go to the scholarship. If you are interested in reading more about this, please make sure to visit Bum Rush the Charts.

Don't forget to Bum Rush the Charts!

I really hate when I hear a song on the radio, and then all of a sudden that song is stuck in my head! It gets even worse when I really do not know the song, but I hear the instrumentals over and over again. I have had "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance stuck in my head for the past couple days now...

If you are not familiar with the song, it fits in well with my music library. It is a song that starts off as a nice, slow song with mainly just vocals (and a soft instrumental background). As the song continues, the instrumentals become more powerful and soon pop into an awesome rock song! I really enjoy the style of the song, and I can see why a song like this got stuck in my head.

I highly recommend listening to today's song...I have a good feeling you will enjoy it!

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Buy the CD at Amazon.com: The Black Parade