A Pen by Stan Williams.

index.html

<ul class="navigation">
  <li><a href="#" target="_blank">
    <h2>Home</h2></a>
    		<p></p>
	</li>
	<li><a href="#" target="_blank">
    <h2>Media</h2></a>
   <p>Music/Photos</p>
	</li>
	<li><a href="#" target="_blank">
        <h2>About</h2></a>
    <p>Who we Aree</p>
	</li>
	<li><a href="#" target="_blank">
    <h2>Blog</h2></a>
    <p>Visit our Blog</p>
	</li>
</ul>

script.js

//orig. code author https://twitter.com/thecodeplayer
// forked by Stan Williams
// http://stanwilliamsmusic.com 
//  Adapted from:
// http://thecodeplayer.com/walkthrough/make-a-simple-navigation-with-hover-transitions

simple-navigation-with-hover-transitions.markdown

simple navigation with hover transitions

A simple navigation with transition effects on hover.

A Pen by Stan Williams on CodePen.

License.

style.css

* {margin: 0; padding: 0;}

body {
	font-family: 'Lucida Grande', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	background: #eff;
}

.navigation {
	margin: 200px 20px;
	background: #fff;
	overflow: hidden;
	width: 760px;
	
	box-shadow: 0 2px 10px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

.navigation li {
	width: 120px; border-left: 5px solid #666;
	float: left;
	cursor: pointer;
	list-style-type: none;
	
	padding: 10px 50px 10px 15px;
	
	-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in;
	-moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in;
	-o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in;
}

.navigation li h2 {
	font-family: georgia;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-style: italic;
	font-size: 14px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	line-height: 16px;
}

.navigation li p{
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #999;
	
	-webkit-transition: all 0.1s ease-in;
	-moz-transition: all 0.1s ease-in;
	-o-transition: all 0.1s ease-in;
}

.navigation li:hover {
	background: #333;
	border-left: 5px solid #000;
}

.navigation li:hover h2 {
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #fff;
}

.navigation li:hover p {
	color: #ccc;
	padding-left: 5px;
}

Preview and Demo with live editor, here: http://codepen.io/Stanssongs/pen/egaky/