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23 Feb 2011

Alex Ebert to Release Solo Album

For those of you who do not know his name right off the bat, Alex Ebert is the front man of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Oh “Home,” how you were the song of my spring quarter last year…

Ebert will release his first solo album on March 1, 2011 titled “Alexander.” The Edward Sharpe album is one of my favorites so I don’t believe that his new album will be anything short of amazing. Let’s hope he can juggle both projects!

Listen to a sneak peak at the source.

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27 Oct 2010

Review: Taylor Swift – Speak Now

First off, I didn’t have any intentions of getting this album until I realized I had no reason not to. I like Taylor’s music and after reading multiple interviews and stories about her, I kind of like her as a person. She seems like a total sweetheart, maybe a little boy crazy, but it happens. Taylor’s albums are autobiographies within her songs. I love it, but at the same time it makes me nervous and I find myself asking if I’m supposed to be listening to it.

She uses real names and real experiences from her life, which is what makes her songs so powerful. The media has been stirring up storm about her new album recently by questioning which stars got a shout out on her new album. There’s definitely a song for Taylor Lautner, Kanye West, John Mayer, and possibly Camilla Belle or Jennifer Aniston. As I was listening to the album last night at 2AM, I would go through every track in my head wondering who it was about.

“Is this one about Taylor Lautner? …No it’s definitely THIS one!” “Who did she seek revenge on?” “Who is she referring to in the song about the wedding?”

It was an ongoing battle…with myself.

My favorite songs:

  • Sparks Fly
  • Speak Now
  • Enchanted
  • Dear John
  • Long Live

But let’s be real, they’re all pretty good! I don’t think there’s one song you can’t identify with or listen to on repeat. My guilty pleasure favorite is “Mean” where Taylor gives the slightly PG rated version of an F*** You to all of her haters from back in the day.

Also, Taylor is casually dating Jake Gyllenhaal right now. Did anyone see that coming?!