<A href="http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avsoftware/cd_other/BittersweetsLifeAlwaysWant.php"><IMG style="WIDTH: 100px; HEIGHT: 100px" alt=[bittersweetslifewanted1] hspace=10 src="http://www.audioholics.com/news/thumbs/bittersweetslifewanted1_th.jpg" align=left border=0></A>If you are like me, turning on the tv or radio these days can be discouraging. What is passing for music in the mainstream today is depressing. American Idol has actually become a legitimate launching pad for a record deal. A parade of beautiful (and even not-so-beautiful) people singing cheesy songs written by someone else, competing for 15 minutes of fame. Has music really come to this? Whatever happened to true recording artists? You remember, those gifted individuals who can really sing (without the help of Pro Tools) and play an instrument. Those bands who have spent years honing their craft. If you are nodding your head and screaming “Yes! Where are they?!” then I present to you The Bittersweets. [Read the Review]