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Justin King, an amazing guitarist and sometimes-war-photographer, has just released his first solo album since the dissolution of his band, The Apologies, a couple of years ago, and the first release he’s created since splitting with Epic Records. Humilitas Occidit Superbiam is available for purchase through iTunes and CDBaby, but you can listen to it [...]

So the Turkey is eaten, the left-overs are in full swing, and America is shopping until it drops. Did you have a good holiday? Did you give thanks? While thinking about Thanksgiving and music, the first and most demanding song to make the rounds of being stuck in our heads on a loop was “Thank [...]

In this episode, Los Angeles-based rockers Carney share the story behind the lyrics to their single “Love Me, Chase Me,” as well as its new music video featuring Evan Rachel Wood… Love Me Chase Me is actually a really special song for us :-) It is the first song that Carney ever co-wrote as a [...]

The story that’s getting the most buzz online today after last night’s American Music Awards is Jennifer Lopez falling while attempting to leap off the back of a dancer during her big comeback performance. According to The Chicago Sun-Times: During an athletic performance of her new song “Louboutins,” Lopez walked up the backs of five [...]

Did you hear the one about tween star Justin Bieber’s fans causing a near-riot that shut down a Long Island mall? According to the Associated Press: Police on Long Island had to shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber after thousands of young girls showed up, and got a little too [...]

American Idol stand-out Adam Lambert is releasing his first studio album, “For Your Entertainment,” on November 23rd, and the reviews are already coming in. Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune says: there was hope that “For Your Entertainment” would be the first post-“Idol” debut to break the mold of industry-manicured pap. Instead, it’s a series [...]

This is an excerpt from the excellent tour we went on at Sun Records in Memphis, TN, during the big road trip. The tour guide used his best radio voice the whole time, and he really seemed to enjoy giving the tour. It’s so strange to think that when Elvis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry [...]

Leona Lewis’ new album, “Echo,” is ready to launch, and she’s been tapped to record the theme song for James Cameron’s new movie, “Avatar,” which must be exciting for the 24-year-old star. With exposure like this, it’s tempting to forget that she’s really only been in the public eye since winning the X-Factor in 2006. [...]

Lady GaGa’s Bad Romance is topping the MetroLyrics charts this week, and it got us thinking about famous “bad romances” from real life and the media. Here’s our top five list, and you can tell us where you think we missed one: 5. Bella and Edward, New Moon: If you’ve read the Twilight series you [...]

There’s a moment in even the best road trip when sitting in a car starts lulling you to sleep. Especially when you’re driving in the winter months and it gets dark between 5 and 6pm. The night sky passing by the windows and the sound of the wheels on the road are so soothing that [...]

In this episode, Singer/Songwriter Christa Mae shares the story behind the lyrics to my favorite of her songs, “Diesel”: I wrote Diesel at a time when I was really disgusted with the way corporations were manipulating people into (becoming) consumers, making the almighty dollar the only contribution we as human individuals can make in this [...]

Day two of road trip playlist comes to you from Memphis, TN. After the nostalgia of being out on the open road passes, when the excitement of being out in open country grabs a hold of you, you just feel like singing– loud. Here’s what I have on the sing-along playlist: – Alive by Pearl [...]

November is a great time to hit the open road. It’s off-season most places, so the lines are short and the rates are low. The MetroLyrics blog is seeing America this week, and of course we’ve made several playlists to keep the mood up while the wheels are turning. When you’re driving across America, it’s [...]

In this episode, Singer/Songwriter John Shipe shares the story behind the lyrics to the title track from his recent album, “Yellow House”: I used to live in Yellow House. With a woman 6 feet two inches tall. Only, she wasn’t my wife, she was just a roommate. (My girlfriend at the time was about 5’ [...]

Paramore’s song Ignorance is featured on the MetroLyrics home page this week on the Billboard chart, which is topped by Lady GaGa’s Paparazzi. After reading the lyrics to Ignorance, I wondered how difficult it would be to link the two in a lyrical game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Here we go: Degree ONE- [...]

In the most recent episode (review with spoilers here) of AMC’s hit show Mad Men, they re-created the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and it may be the most chilling and evocative dramatization of the event I’ve ever seen. It was definitely the first time I found myself realizing that for the people who lived [...]