This post was sponsored by Rock the Ruins, The Vogue and Forty5. Tickets, parking and premium upgrades were provided by the promoter in exchange for content creation, but all thoughts and opinions about the event are my own. Founded in 2018, Rock the Ruins started as a one-day single concert event, and has grown into one of the best outdoor summer concert series in Indianapolis! Live music events are held at the gorgeous Holliday Park, […]
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Favorite Albums of 2021
I was loving a lot of new music this year! We got some long awaited albums (maybe not in the release format we wanted – looking at you Hanson) and bands started to go back out on tour again after the pandemic wrecked 2020. I caught a couple concerts and listened to one album in particular way more than I planned. Here are my favorites from 2021! John Mayer – Sob Rock It’s been a […]
Top 25 Favorite Hanson Songs
Updated (2021)! It’s been five years since I compiled this list and some of the links were broken, a few new songs have come out and I decided to re-work it a little bit. I don’t know when the new album will come out (hopefully this year), so it may get revised again. Back in 2016, Hanson asked fan club members to select their Top 25 favorite songs in honor of the 20th anniversary (and […]
Favorite Albums of 2020
Halsey – Manic Every time Halsey releases a new album, it ends up on my favorite of the year list. Manic is no exception. Halsey continues churning out radio friendly pop hits, but mixes in some 90s and country influences this time around. I especially like the collaboration with Alanis Morissette and before realizing she made a guest appearance, thought the song sounded like something Morissette would have released on Jagged Little Pill. You’ll have […]
Book Review: Jessica Simpson – Open Book
Jessica Simpson rode the wave of teen pop singers during the late 90s/early 00s when the likes of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were dominating the charts. She never quite found the same musical success that Spears and Aguilera did, but became a household name after her marriage to 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey led to the hit MTV series Newlyweds. In “Open Book,” Simpson recounts her struggles in the music business, relationships with her […]
Best Albums of 2019
As usual, my “Best Albums of 2019” list is dominated by the female artists: Maren, Taylor, Miranda and P!nk all put out stellar efforts this year. Sara Barellies returned from a long musical hiatus to drop another gorgeous lyric and piano driven masterpiece and the Jonas Brothers make a comeback I didn’t know I needed. Here are my favorite albums of 2019, in no particular order! GIRL – Maren Morris In her follow up to […]