This is the second article in a series of four; “Diggin’ ‘Em Up”, a walk through MMBS history. This first article, originally written last April by Joe Petro, is an analysis of an article published at The Morning News about the perfect length of a pop song. Over at The Morning News, contributing writer Joshua [...]

The “band” is called B4-4. It’s pronounced “before four” – because there are only three of them (according to Wikipedia). The song is called “Get Down.” I am thankful I have lived in ignorance of their existence for the past ten years.  However, this boy band epic fail from the new millennium has recently been [...]

Hear ye, hear ye! Sir Paul McCartney and friend (Youth) would like to impart some music to improve your soul! McCartney’s umpteenth record and third cut with Youth under the pseudonym The Fireman, Electric Arguments demonstrates why we all should pay attention to arguably the greatest pop songwriter.

So I recently came across this article on ultimate-guitar.com, and when I heard it I pretty much could only laugh. Guitar wiz Joe Satriani claims Coldplay took the melody and chord progression of his song “If I Could Fly,” and simply dumped the guitar. After hearing the two songs together, I personally think he has [...]

Last year’s Grammy Awards were, in a word, embarrassing. The 50th Anniversary had nothing to offer to it’s viewing audience. Maybe that was because about this time last year is when we officially entered the recession… I just didn’t know it applied to quality of entertainment. Anyway, the nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards [...]

I believe this week has unofficially become Mixtape/Mash-Up/Remix Week. We’ve already seen some from Yeezy, Weezy (download, review) and Coast 2 Coast. Well now we’ve got one from Mick Boogie & Terry Urban who, with the blessing of both artists, have mashed together an entire album’s worth of Jay-Z and Coldplay tunes into Viva La [...]

You may be saying to yourself that at a time like this, there could be nothing more appropriate for Friday Fuel than Michael Jackson’s musical and cinematographic adventure, Thriller. In that case, you’d be correct. Unfortunately “embedding has been disabled by request” on all YouTube videos of Thriller, so I’m forced to leave you with [...]

It brings me indescribable pleasure to be writing this right now – The Beatles are working with the guys behind Rock Band to bring their tunes to the game. Apparently whatever they come up with isn’t going to be some new form of Rock Band, but it’s own thing all together… probably something really cool [...]

Concerts in the area from now through the first weekend of November in DC, NorVa, and Baltimore: BOLDED shows are writer’s pick of the day ITALICIZED shows are late-night shows STRUCK(?)-OUT shows are sold out at time of posting Remember, ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK WITH THE VENUE BEFORE GOING TO THE SHOW. All information is accurate [...]

That’s Total Request Live, Ta Ta For Now - Total Request Live (aka TRL to all us Gen-Yers), MTV’s daily afternoon count-down program is officially on its way out the door. The show premiered September 14, 1998. It was filmed in that cool little room in Times Square, celebrities came and went, tweens screamed and cried, and somewhere in [...]