http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:28:36 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:50:57 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-John-Mayers-Battle-Studies-takes-on-a-whole-new-aesthetic-will-his-fans-follow?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner John Mayer's Battle Studies is already heading for successAfter the enormous anticipation that has grown around John Mayer's Battle Studies and the fan friendly collaborative process which he developed about the album with his Battle Studies website... Rock and Roll live Acoustic Guitar 50 Cent John Mayer Battle Studies Fifty Cent Merging Genres New Albums Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:50:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-John-Mayers-Battle-Studies-takes-on-a-whole-new-aesthetic-will-his-fans-follow?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Boyz-II-Mens-new-album-Love-hails-the-return-of-one-Motowns-last-remaining-acapella-groups?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Falling in line with Boyz II Men’s previous 2007 Motown cover album, the band’s tentative release of Love in November of 2009 will feature more of the same nostalgic allusions which their last two cover albums did (Throwback Vol. 1 and Mo... Pop Music Unpublished album Merging Genres Motown Backstreet Boys Boyz II Men Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:44:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Boyz-II-Mens-new-album-Love-hails-the-return-of-one-Motowns-last-remaining-acapella-groups?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d8-The-SF-Outside-Lands-music-festival-was-not-lacking-in-musicality-but-disappointing-nonetheless?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner The Outside Lands program featured quiet a few impressive headliners.As a matter of personal standards, I like to maintain a strong stance against negative music reviews, particularly those penned by myself, as I take a great personal pride in my own... Rock and Roll Pop Music live Black Eyed Peas Hip-Hop Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:36:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d8-The-SF-Outside-Lands-music-festival-was-not-lacking-in-musicality-but-disappointing-nonetheless?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Popular-Music-From-Rap-and-Hiphop-to-Rock-n-Roll-and-Punk-Rock-why-do-we-listen?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner All jokes aside, one must wonder what music has left to achieve?By definition, the popular music genre includes an enormously broad spectrum of music and artists. From Mick Jagger and Steve Tyler to Britney Spears and John Mayer, the term “Pop ... Rock and Roll Pop Music auto-tune Hip-Hop Merging Genres Jazz Backstreet Boys Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:21:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Popular-Music-From-Rap-and-Hiphop-to-Rock-n-Roll-and-Punk-Rock-why-do-we-listen?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Lupe-Fiascos-new-2009-album-Lasers-breaks-away-from-the-mold-of-todays-style-of-vulgar-and-Rap?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner "Shining Down" features Matt Santos, who's best remembered from "Superstar"After the follow up success of Chicago native Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (better known as Lupe Fiasco)’s self titled album Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool, th... Rock and Roll Pop Music Eminem Dr. Dre Rap 50 Cent Fifty Cent Unpublished album Hip-Hop Merging Genres Lupe Fiasco Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:34:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Lupe-Fiascos-new-2009-album-Lasers-breaks-away-from-the-mold-of-todays-style-of-vulgar-and-Rap?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d25-HipHop-Rap-artist-Cochiese-sheds-light-onto-the-Underground-Rap-movement-as-a-unique-teen-idol?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Cochiese's philanthropy presents to the Hip-hop community a new perspective on musicThough the Underground Rap movement has been on the rise for the last half decade or more, it has by definition been a struggling one. Despite the breakthrough s... Pop Music Rap Unpublished album Outkast Andre 3000 Hip-Hop Merging Genres Cochiese Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:12:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d25-HipHop-Rap-artist-Cochiese-sheds-light-onto-the-Underground-Rap-movement-as-a-unique-teen-idol?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Degrassis-Aubrey-Graham-aka-Drake-shows-his-many-talents-with-his-new-album-Thank-Me-Later?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner The Kanye West produced music video for "The Best I Ever Had" received poor reviewsAlthough Aubrey “Drake” Graham is known by many faces and names, it is his most recent contribution to the Hip-hop community that has been the ta... Rock and Roll Pop Music Rap Kanye West Lil Wayne auto-tune Unpublished album Hip-Hop Drake Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:50:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Degrassis-Aubrey-Graham-aka-Drake-shows-his-many-talents-with-his-new-album-Thank-Me-Later?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Flaming-Lips?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Embryonic, like much of the band's music, is filled with strange lyrics and song titlesWith eighteen tracks spanning over seventy-three minutes and two seconds on The Flaming Lips’ Embryonic, the production and release of the band’s twelf... Rock and Roll Pop Music Alternative Rock Unpublished album Outkast Big Boi avant garde The Flaming Lips Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:21:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Flaming-Lips?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Ok-Go?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Ok Go's Youtube success has become a new revolution in music productionAfter the unprecedented Youtube success of Ok Go’s follow-up 2005 album Oh No, talk of the band’s new album this coming September titled The Influence of the Blue Ray... Rock and Roll Pop Music Alternative Rock Unpublished album Sellout Youtube Ok Go Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:45:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Ok-Go?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Outstanding-musical-qualities-to-look-and-listen-for-in-San-Francisco-Orpheums-production-of-Wicked?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Wicked's SF Orpheum Production is its first homecoming since its 2003 SF Curran Theatre debutWith the 2009 homecoming of Stephen Schwartz’s Wicked well under way at the San Francisco Orpheum Theatre (the play originally debuted in a pre-Broadwa... Rock and Roll Pop Music falsetto live Acoustic Guitar Merging Genres Wicked Musicals Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:19:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Outstanding-musical-qualities-to-look-and-listen-for-in-San-Francisco-Orpheums-production-of-Wicked?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Taylor-Swifts-2009-Fearless-Tour-brings-flash-and-flair-to-the-mainstream-country-music-scene?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Fearless peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and went 3x Platinum in sales With Taylor Swift’s face appearing all over the film and music scene of late, it’s no surprise that her 2009 Fearless Tour is pumped... Pop Music live Acoustic Guitar T-Pain Hip-Hop Merging Genres Sellout Mariah Carey Obsessed New Albums Taylor Swift Country Music Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:52:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Taylor-Swifts-2009-Fearless-Tour-brings-flash-and-flair-to-the-mainstream-country-music-scene?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Paramores-third-studio-album?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Paramore's brand new eyes has four acoustic bonus tracksThe Grammy nominated Pop Punk band Paramore has not often been characterized by their acoustic sets. In fact, it is their hard hitting, head banging, amped up singles like “That’s W... Rock and Roll Pop Music live Acoustic Guitar Alternative Rock auto-tune Punk Rock Unpublished album Paramore Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:10:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Paramores-third-studio-album?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d9-The-Goo-Goo-Dolls-struggle-to-find-a-new-aesthetic-perspective-in-their-new-20092010-album?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner The Goo Goo Dolls have not produced a studio album since the 2006 release of Let Love InThough talk of the Goo Goo Dolls’ prospective ninth studio album has spread across the music community like wild fire, the popular 1990s band remains resist... Rock and Roll Pop Music Acoustic Guitar Wilco Alternative Rock All Time Low Punk Rock Unpublished album Merging Genres Goo Goo Dolls Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:25:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d9-The-Goo-Goo-Dolls-struggle-to-find-a-new-aesthetic-perspective-in-their-new-20092010-album?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d8-The-new-fourpiece-Backstreet-Boys-head-a-2009-boy-band-revival-with-their-new-album-This-Is-Us?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Unbreakable was the Backstreet Boys' first album without Kevin RichardsonAfter the number seven Billboard Hot 200 chart debut of the Backstreet Boys’ 2007 album, Unbreakable, the new and improved band of four will follow up the album this comin... Rock and Roll Pop Music Maroon 5 auto-tune Unpublished album T-Pain Hip-Hop Backstreet Boys Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:09:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d8-The-new-fourpiece-Backstreet-Boys-head-a-2009-boy-band-revival-with-their-new-album-This-Is-Us?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Sean-Pauls-Imperial-Blaze-will-leave-behind-his-club-song-reputation-to-address-violence-in-Jamacia?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Sean Paul's Imperial Blaze will be oriented around the violence amongst Jamaican youths  Although the success of Hip-hop Reggae singer Sean Paul’s music over the past decade without question makes him one of the most successful Jamaican Re... Pop Music Unpublished album Hip-Hop Reggae Sean Paul Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:10:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Sean-Pauls-Imperial-Blaze-will-leave-behind-his-club-song-reputation-to-address-violence-in-Jamacia?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Aerosmiths-new-projected-2009-studio-album-will-show-what-else-this-band-has-left-to-give?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Aerosmith's music has come to define much of Rock and Roll historyWith nothing left to prove to the Rock and Roll community, Aerosmith's projected 2009 attempt at a fifteenth studio album will be an interesting display of what this band is still capa... Rock and Roll Unpublished album Aerosmith Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:29:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Aerosmiths-new-projected-2009-studio-album-will-show-what-else-this-band-has-left-to-give?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d5-alice-in-chains-first-album-in-fourteen-years?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner "A Looking In View" is one of two singles from Black Gives Way to BlueHeavy Metal fans, rejoice.  Alice in Chains’ 2009 album Black Gives Way to Blue will not only be the first album which the band has produced in nearly a decad... Rock and Roll Unpublished album Merging Genres Alice in Chains Metal Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:45:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d5-alice-in-chains-first-album-in-fourteen-years?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d4-The-Rock-and-Roll-orientation-of-Lil-Waynes-2009-album-Rebirth-is-no-sellout-move?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Lil Wayne often plays guitar in his live setsDespite the definitive place which Grammy award winning rapper Lil Wayne holds in the Rap community, it comes as no surprise that the release of his 2009 album Rebirth will be the musician's Rock and Roll ... Rock and Roll Pop Music Lil Wayne auto-tune Punk Rock Unpublished album Hip-Hop Merging Genres Sellout Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:23:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d4-The-Rock-and-Roll-orientation-of-Lil-Waynes-2009-album-Rebirth-is-no-sellout-move?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d2-The-anticipated-2009-release-of-Jack-Johnsons-En-Concert-will-showcase-the-singers-European-tour?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Johnson's Sleep Through the Static achieved Platinum status record sales After the platinum performance of Jack Johnson’s 2008 release of Sleep Through the Static, the North Shore native has relatively dropped off of the tour circuit; that is, ... Pop Music Acoustic Guitar Unpublished album Jack Johnson Musical Philosophy Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:28:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d2-The-anticipated-2009-release-of-Jack-Johnsons-En-Concert-will-showcase-the-singers-European-tour?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Mariah-Careys-Obsessed-redefines-the-use-of-Autotuners-in-popular-music-today?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner Mariah's "Obsessed" simultaneously features both Auto-tuned and virtuosic vocal linesIn response to an article which I recently published concerning Mariah Carey's Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, as well as several articles which I have publ... Pop Music Kanye West Death of Auto-tune Blueprint 3 auto-tune Unpublished album T-Pain Hip-Hop Mariah Carey Obsessed Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:40:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14894-Oakland-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Mariah-Careys-Obsessed-redefines-the-use-of-Autotuners-in-popular-music-today?cid=exrss-Oakland-Music-Examiner