Album Review: Jon Peter Lewis - Stories From Hollywood

Jon Peter Lewis, also known as "JPL" to his enthusiastic fans, has spent the last two years writing and recording songs for this high energy rock album. Fans may remember Jon as a favorite American Idol finalist who was chosen as a "pick to win" by Rolling Stone Magazine, and hailed as the "dark horse to win the competition" by Simon Cowell. JPL has been praised by Elton John for his superb singing voice and titled "a new hearthrob" by People magazine. The eagerly anticipated album includes all original songs and features Jon's exceptional band. Jon is currently performing with the band nationwide.

Tracklisting:

01. Boy Next Door
02. Gypsy Queen
03. What's Wrong
04. Man From Amsterdam
05. If I Go Away
06. Man Like Me
07. Stories From Hollywood
08. Rodeo
09. Burning In Hello
10. Turn To Grey
11. Amanda Grace

Released: 7 November 2006
Genre: Pop

Jon Peter Lewis - Stories From Hollywood

Album Review: Brooke White - Songs From The Attic

"Songs From The Attic" is a an album by American Idol 7 Contestant, she released this album before her Idol thing. Nice voice actually.

Tracklisting:

01. Free
02. The Way Things Used To Be
03. Dream On
04. Come To My Rescue
05. In Love
06. Like I Do
07. Change
08. Yellow
09. Let It Go
10. Follow Me
11. Keep Running

Released: October 10, 2006
Genre: Pop

Brooke White - Songs From The Attic (Removed)

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Album Review: Rex Goudie - Under The Lights

For a while there, Canadian Idol contestant Rex Goudie seemed destined to live out the adage "always the bridesmaid, never the bride." In September 2005, Goudie took second place behind Idol winner Melissa O'Neil, then in early December released his first CD, Under The Lights, three weeks after O'Neil's debut single "Alive" hit radio and video with a bang. Truth is, Goudie's good looks and charm didn't hurt his appeal on the show, but when it comes to vocal strength and star quality, O'Neil wins that competition hands down. That said, the Newfoundland native entered the Neilson Album charts at a higher position than the Idol winner, proving that his trademark 'wrought rock' style resonates with a respectable number of Canadian fans. The success of the CD's kickoff single--an emo-waltz entitled "Run"--makes it clear just where Rex's success will most likely be found: smack dab in the arms of the teenage girls that voted for him on the show. As a result, almost half of the tracks are ballads. That said, the highlight of Under The Lights is a cover of Brad Paisley's "Whisky Lullaby," a country duet with the aforementioned O'Neil that hints at Goudie's ability to appeal to a variety of fans, from teens to lovers of traditional acoustic and beyond. There are some notable up-tempo tracks as well, including the Beatles-esque "Lie Awake" and also "Who I Am," which shows Goudie's full vocal range in the straight-ahead rock genre, the style he's clearly most suited for. (Denise Sheppard).

Tracklisting

01. Drive
02. Lie Awake
03. Run
04. You Alone
05. Strong Enough
06. Call Your Name
07. Write It In Lightning
08. Who I Am
09. One True Summer Night
10. Stay
11. Whiskey Lullaby
12. Break The Silence

Released: 13 December 2005
Genre: Pop Rock

Rex Goudie - Under The Lights

Album Review: Suzi Rawn - Naked

Suzi Rawn was a top 4 finalist in Canadian Idol season 3. She is known for her rock and blues singing style as well as her unique clothing amongst the Canadian Idol finalists. Her hometown is Kamloops, but she grew up in Ottawa and has lived in Calgary and Montreal. "She's the most talented musician I've seen come from this country," said Kamloops resident Brett Olson, in a Kamloops Daily News article, dated August 23, 2005.

Tracklisting

01. Bet You Like Me
02. Naked
03. Don't Come Easy
04. Overrated
05. Raw
06. Broken
07. Sorry For You
08. Understand You
09. Don't Leave Me
10. It Was You
11. I Wont Fall Apart

Released: 10 October 2006
Genre: Pop Rock

Suzi Rawn - Naked

Album Review: Aaron Walpole - Aaron Walpole

Aaron Walpole was the third-place finisher in the third season of Canadian Idol. Born in London, Ontario on 7 March 1979, Walpole currently resides in St. Thomas, Ontario. He makes a living as a singer and actor, being both the lead singer of his band and a performer at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, and his musical theatre background has been alluded to by the Idol judges on several occasions. Although his first attempt during the Top 32 round was unsuccessful, Aaron was brought back as a wildcard and was one of the top two performers that night, giving him a spot in the Top 10.

Tracklisting

01. Heart Explode
02. 42nd Street
03. Control
04. Jealousy
05. Honestly
06. Lucky Ones
07. These Eyes
08. Day After Day
09. Everything Is Fine
10. Impatience
11. Simple Things

Released: 29 August 2006
Genre: Pop

Aaron Walpole - Aaron Walpole

Album Review: Ryan Malcolm - Home

Ryan Malcolm is the first winner of Canadian Idol. He released his first album called "Home" around 2003. It debuted and peaked at #4 on the Canadian album chart and went platinum selling 170,000 copies and earning a Juno nomination for best pop album.

Tracklisting

01. Star Of All The Planets
02. Straight Up The Middle
03. Crash And Burn
04. You Made This Fool Become A Man
05. Absolutely Perfect
06. I Gotta Be Me
07. Memory Lane
08. Home
09. Ride
10. October Skies
11. Don't Dream It's Over
12. Something More
13. Nothing Left To Say
14. Good Girls
15. Your Heart Will Know

Released: 9 December 2003
Genre: Pop

Ryan Malcolm - Home

Album Review: Amit Paul - Songs In A Key Of Mine

Amit Paul was member of teenage pop band, A*Teens. He released his first solo album, it is called "Songs In A Key Of Mine". Visit Amit Paul's website, here. He wrote 8 demo tracks, but I found this album. I hope you can enjoy it. Or just click it and leave it, lolz...

Tracklisting:

01. My Elysium

02. Staring Me Blind

03. Life

04. Moonchild

05. Stay

06. Judge You

07. Leavin'

08. At Times

09. Take Me Home

10. Can't See

11. Your War

12. The One To Fall

Amit Paul - Songs In A Key Of Mine

Credit to: SLC from PopTastic

Pop Zone: Streetwize - Imagine

Imagine is a song by boyband Streetwize, another cover from John Lennon. This band consits of Kyle Carpenter, Lee Hutton, Antonio Jones and Lee Mulhern, you can visit their Myspace here.

What do you think about their music?

Streetwize - Imagine

Goodies: Five - B-Sides

Five are a British boy band that was put together in early 1997 by the same team who formed the Spice Girls. They enjoyed fair success worldwide, but particularly in the UK, parts of Europe, Russia, parts of Asia, Brazil, Israel and Australia. They disbanded on September 27, 2001, after selling close to 20 million records, and having 11 top ten singles and 4 top ten albums in the UK. The five members were Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, Jason 'J' Brown, Richard 'Abz' Breen and Sean Conlon. Four of the five original members briefly reformed the group on September 27, 2006, but only 7 months after announcing a comeback, Five made an announcement via their official website they would again disband.

Here is every B Sides or Remix which appeared on every single Five released. I have also included the tracks Can You Jam and You And I were taken from a bonus cd which came with the debut album by Five.

J can also be seen on the current series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

The tracklisting:

01. Coming Back For More
02. When The Lights Go Out [U.S. Remix]
03. My Song (Remix)
04. Stop Pushing Me
05. Megamix
06. Human [Five Remix]
07. When I Remember When
08. How Do You Feel [Biffco Remix]
09. Reminiscing
10. Megamix
11. Keep On Movin' [5-A-Side Mix]
12. Sometimes
13. Millenium Megamix
14. 12345
15. The Heat
16. Can You Jam
17. You And I

Credit to: Planet Of Music (Sam)

Album Review: Ayla Brown - Forward

"Forward" is the debut album of singer Ayla Brown, which was released on 17 Octobe 2006.

The album was recorded in New York City, at Tonic Studios, Raw Sugar Studios and Double Deal Studios, and mixed at A-Pawling Studios by Peter Moshay, of Hall & Oates, and Mariah Carey fame. On August 25, as soon as Ayla was legally able, she raced to New York to record the 11 tracks of her debut album, with producer Jim McGregor of Double Deal Records, (founded by Wayne Laakko). One week later, it was finished.

There was speculation that the record company rushed this out to beat Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee to the punch, but the record needed to be finished prior to Ayla's college enrollment to meet certain NCAA compliance & eligibility requirements.

The first single to be released was a double release of "Know You Better" and "I Quit", which was released on 12 September 2006.

Tracklisting

01. Know You Better
02. If I Was A River
03. Sugah
04. I Quit
05. Forward
06. Breaking Away
07. Falling Into You
08. Miles Away
09. Thanks To You
10. Ten Cent Wings
11. Forward [Unplugged]

Ayla Brown - Forward [Part 1]
Ayla Brown - Forward [Part 2]

Credit to: Charissa

New Music Video: Madonna & Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes

The music video was filmed in London from 30 January to 2 February 2008 with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, directed by French duo Jonas & François (Justice's "D.A.N.C.E."). According to Rolling Stone, Madonna and Justin Timberlake play superheroes tackling physical obstacles, with choreography by Jamie King. More than 50 screenshots where leaked onto the internet through various Madonna fansites three days before the premiere of the video. The screenshots feature Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland all performing in front of a screen countin down from four minutes, as well as some shots of Madonna and Timberlake removing a piece of each other's clothing. What do you think? 

Single Of The Day: Michelle Williams - We Break The Dawn

"We Break The Dawn" is an electro R&B song recorded by American singer-songwritter Michelle Williams, the first single from her forthcoming album "Unexpected". The song was written by Andrew Frampton, Michelle Williams and Solange Knowles, and produced by Wayne Wilkins and Andrew Frampton. It was released on the People.com website on 31 March 2008. Its arrangement is built over simple synth-heavy and an understated back beat, and its lyrics chronicle a woman's feelings on a dance club.

Michelle Williams - We Break The Dawn

Credit to: Cover Mania

Single Of The Day: Jennifer Paige - Wasted

"Wasted' is the single by American singer-songwriter Jennifer Paige, this song will be featured on her new album called "Best Kept Secret". "Wasted" was released on 28 March 2008. Jennifer Paige was famous in the middle of 1998, with her famous single hit "Crush", and she was also had famous song "Stranded", it was released in 2002.

Jennifer Paige - Wasted