I'm not a huge Down With Webster fan. Let's just get that out of the way. It's no disrespect to them. They make good music and are really kind of a big deal - it's just that most of their fans are 16-year-old girls and, well, I'm not one of them.

Anyway, while I may be indifferent about the band, I'm really loving their new video for "Big Wheels". Finding the boys inside an old Nintendo game cartridge, we see them perfectly recreate scenes from Mario Kart, Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros., among other awesome classic games. 

Wow, this video takes me back to my youth!

After many delays and band line-up changes, Evanscence seem to finally be ready to release their third album.

The lead single "What You Want" seems to pick up write where Amy Lee left off - rocking hard, dressed in sexy goth garb and singing with that unmistakable voice of hers.

At first, I thought it was so lame that after all this waiting, they sound exactly the same. After all, the rules of the music game have changed, so now would be the chance to play with their sound.

But, I quickly realized that the alternative meant Amy Lee singing with stuttered Auto-Tune, to an 808 beat with guitars taking a back seat to synthesizers. 

So, in light of that, I say good on you Amy and the boys. Thanks for making real music. Even if it does sound just a touch dated.

Sidebar: I was very late on the Florence + the Machine train. I'm not sure why. Despite everyone telling me to check them out, the snippets I would hear on car stereos sounded noisy.

Then, "Cosmic Love" came along and opened my ears. I was converted and haven't looked back since.

Anyway, still riding high on the slow-building success of Lungs, Florence Welch and company are prepping their second album for its November release. The first single and video has dropped for "What The Water Gave Me" and it is amazing!

It's got a more of a raw, 70s rock feeling to it, in my opinion, while still sounding like definate Machine material.

And to match the stripped down production, we have a video that is shot in studio and it looks like it was a pretty rockin' time.

I can't wait for this album!

One of my fave bands, Snow Patrol, is readying their 6th album Fallen Empires, and it seems that they're moving away from the sombre ballads and going for more fun.

After all, the lead single "Called Out In The Dark" has a funky soul-pop vibe that is a bit of a departure for the band, but a departure that works.

And then we have the video, which features Gary Lightbody being replaced by dashing Pirates of the Caribbean actor Jack Davenport for the video shoot. Not happy with this decision, Gary makes himself a big bother on the set by ruining shots, knocking over walls and messing up the dancers' choreography. 

It's actually quite enjoyalble! Take a look.