Before listening to this album, I tried remembering why Snow Patrol didn’t explode over here like they did overseas. Their one mega U.S. hit, “Chasing Cars” took over mainstream radio stations for months (still gets played today). However, due to rapid repetition, that song quickly lost it’s luster. Their next single was their song “Signal Fire,” which was featured on the Spiderman 3 soundtrack. Now, I’m in no way saying that Peter Parker’s last movie killed the momentum that Snow Patrol had over here, but I’m sure that it didn’t help much. [Read more...]
Music Review: Snow Patrol’s ‘Fallen Empires’
01/10/2012 by 6 Comments
Looking Ahead to 2012 – Quarter I (January – March)
01/08/2012 by Leave a Comment
With our lists of favorites of the past year done, it is now time to look ahead to what is to come this year. [Takes a gander] Holy F there is a lot! Did you read year? No, I said year through March. Silly you. Here is the list from your favorite writers at HST for what we are most excited for and hoping will end up on our “Favorite of 2012″ lists come year’s end. [Read more...]
