The year 2012 marked the 50th anniversary for the group nicknamed “America’s Band,” The Beach Boys.  With the group's infamous SMiLE album finally released in 2011, rumors began that the surviving members were planning a 50th anniversary tour. In December of 2011, remaining...

Sound learning, friendship, and moral rectitude: three cardinal principles of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. They were not only the cardinal principles of the fraternity as an entity but also its Founding Father of the Pennsylvania Pi Chapter, Michael Haines. Haines died...

Oh Love Green Day The first single from Green Day’s latest album, “¡Uno!,” is true to Green Day style, yet refreshing in its own way. It begins with a pleading Billy Joe Armstrong accompanied by a lone guitar.  As the song continues, it builds momentum and creates...

The Players: Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston – vox. Additional Personnel: The Wrecking Crew: famous session musicians whose careers were built on playing on this album If there is one album that should be required...

The Players: Chris Martin – guitars, keys, & vox Guy Berryman - bass Jonny Buckland  - guitars Will Champion – drums   Only a real Coldplay fan would have been anticipated among millions of others for the release date of Mylo Xyloto. It can’t...

For a while, the question wasn't when J. Cole's debut album was coming out, but rather if it was. Signed in 2009 as Roc Nation's first artist, Jermaine Lamarr Cole showed his immense talent in both rapping and producing with two critically acclaimed mixtapes in “The Warm...

In a much different world, the Swedes captured Britney Spears and programmed her to sing for the Swedish in their language. The fact is The Swedes made the album. For this reason, the writing and production credits should read “Written and Produced by the Swedish.” Wunderkind...

The Players: Daft Punk: Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo: production & songwriting, guitars, keys & synths, bass, samples, programming, & vox (including vocoders) With appearances by: Romanthony – vox on One More Time & Too Long Todd...

The Players: Roger Waters: bass, guitars & vox. David Gilmour: guitars, bass, & vox. Richard Wright: keyboards & vox. Nick Mason: drums & vox. Anyone looking to fill the rest of his or her time listening to The Wizard of Oz after using up Dark Side of the...