Correct Grammar on Reviews

[Hawthorn]

Could someone help me? I'm the music reviewer for my school newspaper, and I can't remember how to correctly identify the different CDs and names.
Which do you italicize? The CD, band, or song? Which is in "quotes"? And which is underlined? I can't remember and this is due Monday.

[the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh]

Could someone help me? I'm the music reviewer for my school newspaper, and I can't remember how to correctly identify the different CDs and names.
Which do you italicize? The CD, band, or song? Which is in "quotes"? And which is underlined? I can't remember and this is due Monday.

I would quote song names, italicise CD names, and leave band names as they are; it is however possible that this is a convention that differs across the Atlantic, so you may want a second opinion on this.

[Hawthorn]

thanks. It's just that in my middle school, our teacher said there was a specific way to do it and she gave us tests on it, but I can't remember anything! I was hoping someone would know.

[CrazyGerbilLady]

I think it depends on which style guide you have chosen to follow.  In my opinion, as long as you're consistent with it, you're fine.

[rinascita]

"Titles of major works such as novels, plays, movies, albums, magazines, etc. are underlined in typing and italicized on the keyboard.

Minor titles such as short stories, essays, poems, songs, articles in magazines, chapters, etc. have quotation marks around them. Length is the dividing factor."


http://en.allexperts.com/q/General-Writing-Grammar-680/Writing-titles-paragraphs.htm


Used google to find the above reference

[Hawthorn]

Thank you, Rinascita!

[rinascita]

You're quite welome

Now make an A!

[Shecky]

Rina's on the money. Book/major work titles used to be underlined, but that was because typewriters could underline much more easily than italicizing. Word processing has changed the printed world in great ways and in subtle ways.