Album

“LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES” – AMY WINEHOUSE DOES IT AGAIN

We loved writing about the soap opera life of Amy Winehouse before she tragically died of alcohol poisoning last July, and we appreciated her original style. In the five years after she released her huge album “Back to Black” she didn’t seem to do much singing, but 12 songs from various recording sessions over the last decade, including a duet with Tony Bennett, are featured in her new posthumous album released today. The album, “Lioness: Hidden Treasures,” is getting good reviews and reminds us of what a one-of-a-kind talent we lost.

HE’S NICE TO LOOK AT, BUT DON’T OVERLOOK JASON CASTRO’S NEW MUSIC

Perhaps our favorite of all the American Idol contestants is still Texan Jason Castro and it took him awhile, but he’s finally got an album out! He was a fourth place finalist on the seventh season. Dreadlocked Jason is only 22, but he got married to his high school sweetheart Mandy Mayhall on January 2 and credits her as “inspiration” for his music. He’s sweet and well-mannered and his music reflects his laid back personality.