I’ve listened to a lot of music in my time. More once I began critiquing music for the site.

When I first threw on the soundtrack for The Life Of Pi I had some preconceived notions.

The guys of Ozomatli play, and I'm quoting from their website here, " a collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orl

Honestly I was worried heading into my first experience with the band  Dub Pistols.

What can I say about Auburn? I tried to like the album.

When I opened up my review package and saw that I had landed, basically a cover album, Titanic: An Epic Musical Voyage performed by the White Star Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, I just kind of shrug

My first go round with San Francisco Music Club was a bit odd.

Marisa Monte, after a six year hiatus, returns with O Que Voce Quer Saber De Verdade.

“This album is all about my roots. Fragments of life and emotions on a  typical Sunday from dawn to dusk in the village where I grew up.” ~Zucchero

Over the years the female pop star genre has exploded and many of the pioneers of the genre have tried to integrate themselves within the ranks of these new artists, mostly to lackluster results.