There have been many monster movies released in the past couple of years, but none have received the amount of hype that “Cloverfield” did. Originally only known as the mysterious “1 – 18 – 08” to viewers of “Transformers” last summer, “Cloverfield” is a new take on the monster movie genre as viewers watch from a firsthand perspective what it is like to be in New York City when a monster decides to wreak havoc. Rob Hawkins (Michael Stahl-David) lives in Manhattan and is leaving for a new job position in Japan. His friends decide to throw him a surprise going-away party and his best friend Hud Platt (T.J. Miller) has the privilege of videotaping everyone’s goodbye message to Rob throughout the night.

After a successful summer tour opening for bands like Linkin Park and Taking Back Sunday, Saosin has released their debut full-length album. The self-titled disc contains 12 songs in which Saosin proves they have the potential to be as big as the acts they opened for throughout Projekt Revolution (a summer tour that mixes hip-hop and rock that’s always headlined by Linkin Park) this summer. One thing that is holding Saosin back from potential stardom is the consistency of their songs. Every track is a solid rock song that’s well executed, but there is very little that differentiates the songs.

“Southern Weather” is the debut full-length album from Florida alternative rock group The Almost. There are eleven tracks on the disc, lasting a scant 38 minutes, and that’s the only positive thing that can be said about this album. If the cover shot of the shore with storm clouds lingering overhead didn’t give it away, “Southern Weather” is your typical emotional summer album with an overdose of teen angst. On the disc, there are songs full of the cliché “you’re a bad girlfriend” theme, among other stereotypes of teen drama mentality.