I feel like one of the luckiest girls in the world whenever I randomly get good music in the mail. What has me in this good mood? Shaw Blades' Influence album does. I was never big on Night Ranger but I do appreciate Damn Yankees since I grew up watching Ricky Rachtman on Headbangers Ball. So when I got this album of covers put together by Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades I was a little biased; I mean who didn't think they were cool back in the 80s? My rule is: what was cool then is still cool now. Anyway, back to their album . . . Influence is chock full of songs we all know by hard. The difference is they make each song ROCK!

Check out “Your Move”- Video
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Look for tour dates here:
www.myspace.com/shawbladesinfluence

Watch them talk about their album on VH1 Clasic: Hangin' With: Shaw-Blades VSpot Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades talk about their name and their new disc, Influence. http://www.vh1.com/channels/vh1_classic/channel.jhtml?extPop=popVspot(1553313)

I've been meaning to get around to David Martin's Something in Your Eyes album and did this weekend. I'm not sure if it was a combnation of my mood and his love ballads but I really enjoyed his album. To be honest I when i first saw his picture; I immediatly jumped to the conclusion that he would be another teeny bop pop artist with good looks and little talent. His cd proved me otherwise. David has good looks but he is also very talented. His music is very easy to listen to; in the same way Coldplay are. David does not sound like Chris Martin but I feel he may have the same audience. His cd may seem like an over the top love album but its genuine, he dedicated the cd to his wife. Check out his MySpace page for tour dates, music and other goodies: http://www.myspace.com/davidmartin