If you poll the top alternative bands of today and ask them who were their most influential band, most would mention The Cure. Robert Smith introduced himself to a new generation when he sand on a Blink-182’s “All Of This.” Even though the self-titled Blink-182 album wasn’t a huge success Robert Smith proved that he was still able to be “current.” The Cure’s self-titled album came out later in 2004 and did better than expected.

The Cure is set to released “13” later this year and will be touring the country. They haven’t went on a national tour in awhile and catch them while you can. Their single “The Only One” is doing pretty well and let’s hope The Cure sticks around for many more years.

Here is the video for “The Only One.”

I have to give some dap to this season’s “American Idol” winner, David Cook. I have a couple girl roommates and so avoiding “American Idol” is impossible. I think I watched 90% of the episodes this season and David Cook brought it every week. The finals was up to him and this 13-year old David Cassidy look-a-like, David Archuleta. AI could be on its last legs if Cook doesn’t sell millions of albums, but I think he probably will.

Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson are the only winners to go from Idol to Superstar. The male winners haven’t done so well, but Cook sounds more like Chris Daughtry, and Daughtry outsold 99.9% of the albums last year.

This should be my final mention of “American Idol” on here, I don’t want to wuss this blog up.

One final note, Cook went on a date with Kimberly Caldwell, a former contestant on American Idol. If he doesn’t sell a single album, he can at least thank the show for helping him bag this girl.

Here is David Cook’s studio version of “Always Be My Baby”

I got the new Ministry of Sound 2008 album and I’m re-learning what I like about trance/dance music. I took a hiatus for a few years because everything was sounding the same. I think a lot of the genres are starting to merge together and I’m finding new things that I like by listening to a trance/dance remix album.

I don’t know much about Dan Le Sac or Scroobius Pip, but I do like the song “Thou Shalt Always Kill.” They mention a lot of things that I agree with and it’s more of a talking word track over a solid beat.

You have to check out the video for this song, the dude looks like Matisyahu.

You may have heard the name Cisco Adler before, but mostly for the wrong reasons. Adler has been linked to many ladies, mostly Mischa Barton, and he is known for showing off his junk at a concert for his band Whitestarr. I have to give dap for Adler for landing Barton in her prime (I’m thinking it could be over after her O.C. days), but he teamed up with Shwayze and made a pretty catch song called “Buzzin.” The track emcompasses summertime happiness and could be a major player on the airwaves this summer.

I want to say this song sounds like an old Rehab song called “It Don’t Matter.” I think I only say this ’cause I liked the song and also I was deeply entrenched in the music scene with that particular song came out. Rehab did okay that summer, but I think they aren’t together anymore.

Here is the video for “Buzzin”