Neon Reviews: John Mayer – Battle Studies

It must be nice to be John Mayer. He’s an unbelievable guitarist, a pretty funny amateur comedian, and even when he makes what may be one of his least memorable albums to date, it’s still pretty damn good.
When listening to John Mayer’s previous work, its generally not hard to guess what he listens to for [...]

New Yorkers Celebrate John Lennon’s 69th Birthday With Free Exhibit

I’m trapped. The room isn’t exceptionally small, but the crowd makes it feel that way. Sam Cooke’s immortal words come through the speaker and a small red light bulb behind his signature switches on. It’s the second time I’ve heard this song within the last five minutes or so and [...]

Neon Reviews: Tokio Hotel – Humanoid

If you’re not yet familiar with Tokio Hotel, let me break it down for you. Glam-style makeup complete with mile high hair? Check. German? Check. Dedicated following of angst ridden teenage emo fans? Check. Since 2001, the German foursome, fronted by androgynous hair product enthusiast Bill Kaulitz, has been pumping out their own brand of [...]