ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT

Karina Pasian is 16 years old and is from New York. She’s been in the singing industry for a while, winning Star Search in 2003 to singing in the White House last June for Black Music Month. But now she’s made it big and is signed to DefJam.

The sample songs to her CD “First Love” are hot and can she ever sing! I can’t say which one is my favorite because all of them are nice.

“16 at War” sends a message. You don’t find a lot of rappers and singers out there who talk about true things that go on in everyday life. People should buy “First Love” because it’s going to be really nice.

Finger Eleven hails from Ontario, Canada and released their first album a few weeks ago called THEM vs YOU vs ME which has great singles such as "Paralyzer," "Falling On," "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague" and "Lost My Way."

The music is awesome.

For more information or to listen to their music go to: http://www.fingereleven.com

--Stephanie Vidal

Puddle of Mudd is a rock band who just released their fifth and latest CD "Friends," with great singles such as "Psycho" and "We Don't Have to Look Back Now." It is a great CD and has music you can enjoy everhwere and anywhere. They are going on tour but unfortunately won't be coming to Texas.

For more information on Puddle of Mudd, go to: http://www.puddleofmudd.com

--Stephanie Vidal

Life Left to Go is the new CD from the pop rock music group SafetySuit. The band is made up of four members who are all extremely talented. Their new single, Someone Like You, is an up-tempo song with good lyrics which make it really entertaining. Other songs on the album like Annie and Stay are really good as well. If you would like to hear more songs from SafetySuit, visit them at http://myspace.com/safetysuit.

--Danielle Clarke

Tyga's career started at age 15 with the help of Gym Class Heroes band member, Travis McCoy, his cousin. At first he posted his songs on MySpace, but after was signed to the Bad Squad record label, he started collaborating with musicians like Lil Wayne and the Fall Out Boys. Now at 18, he is releasing his new album, No Introduction. His single, Coconut Juice, offers us a taste of what is to come with this new rapper.

For information on upcoming tour dates or to learn more about this artist, visit his web site at http://www.myspace.com/tyga.

--Daniele Clarke

Tokio Hotel is a rock band from Germany who is coming out with their latest CD "Scream."

They are a very famous band in Europe, and they've now decided to cross the language barriers, translating their latest CD into English.

The debut album was set to be released in April of this year. Some of the sampler songs are Scream and Read, Set, Go.

Awesome CD. I can't wait for more.

For more information, visit the official web site:

http://tokiohotel.pop24.de/tokiohotel2/index2_de.php

Mariah Carey is an R&B singer who has just released her latest CD E=MC2. It's a great CD, very interesting and enjoyable. It has great singles such as the number one hits "Touch My Body" and "Bye Bye."

You can watch the video at http://www.mariahcarey.com

--Stephanie Vidal

Electro musician, Daniel Hunter, also known as PlayRadioPlay, first came into the music business in 2005. His latest CD, Texas, expresses most of his inner feelings and it is worth listening to. On the fourth track, Madi Don’t Leave, he shows his listeners his feelings about a girl leaving him and how it would affect him. On other tracks like Loco Commotion, he just gives us a reason to have fun and be happy.

--Danielle Clarke

Ludo is a rock band from St. Louis that consists of five members. Their latest CD, You’re Awful, I Love You, is very interesting CD. It is okay and can be listened to a few times. Tracks like Love Me Dead and Please, shows a side that most rock bands don’t possess. For more Information visit www.ludorock.com

--Danielle Clarke