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 [...]
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Lady GaGa and Bad Romances: A Best-Of
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 already [...]
Music for a Road Trip Volume 3: Dancing to Stay Awake
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 [...]
Music for a Road Trip Volume 2: Sing-Along Songs
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 Jam
- [...]
Music for a Road Trip, Volume 1: Nostalgia
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 difficult [...]
Mad Men on AMC: Creating a Mood with Music
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 [...]
New Moon comes out November 20, but the Soundtrack is already out!
Perhaps you’ve heard of this movie coming out next month called “New Moon”? I think it’s an indie film about a hot, young werewolf who gets pestered by a pale girl and a bunch of emotional vampires. Or something like that… Just kidding!
New Moon, the latest in the Twilight saga, comes out November 20th, and [...]