Archive for August, 2008
The Verve – Forth – review
The Verve are back with their fourth release after separating and reuniting.
American Idol adds a fourth judge
Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi has joined AMERICAN IDOL as a fourth judge. She will sit alongside Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson at the judges’ table and use her background as an award-winning songwriter and producer to praise or critique the wannabe hopefuls throughout the competition. The eighth season of AMERICAN IDOL [...]
The Kooks on tour
During their last US tour, Los Angeles residents were able to catch the Kooks busking in the streets for Sidewalk Sets. Now, New York fans of UK wunderkinds The Kooks will have the opportunity to win a seat on a very special rock and roll tour of New York, and be witness to some outdoor [...]
The Game – LAX – review
The Game returns with his third and supposedly last CD LAX. Keisha Cole is featured on the lead off track ‘Game’s Pain.’ Other guests include Ice Cube, Raekwon, Ludacris, Bilal and Raheem DeVaughn, appearing on “State of Emergency,” “Bulletproof Diaries,” “Cali Sunshine” and “Touchdown,” respectively.
Slipknot – All Hope Is Gone – review
After over 5 million albums sold in the US, Slipknot returns with their most powerful statement yet – “All Hope Is Gone.” Filled with the fury people have come to expect from Slipknot as well as some extraordinary surprises, this album is the culmination of the band’ s nine unique members, three platinum albums and their 10 year journey at the top of the Hard Rock genre.
Lykke Li – Youth Novels – review
2008 debut album from the Swedish Pop sensation. Lykke is a name on every one’s lips right now, having released an EP that featured the radio hit ‘Just A Little Bit’.
Ice Cube – Raw Footage – review
Artist: Ice Cube
Title: Raw Footage
Label: Lench Mob Records
Rating: 5/10
Corporate lane:
Following a triumphant return to the mic after 6 years in 2006 with the critically acclaimed release of “Laugh Now, Cry Later” Ice Cube is ready to take center stage once again with his ninth solo effort. The highly anticipated new album, titled Raw Footage.
“Raw Footage” [...]
Staind – The Illusion of Progress – review
Riding on the success of their last three chart topping albums, Staind is back with the highly anticipated release of their sixth studio album, “The Illusion of Progress.”
Kristy Lee Cook to release first album
Looking ahead to the September 16 release of her 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville album, Why Wait, season seven American Idol finalist Kristy Lee Cook is discovering the little adventures of life on the road as she continues on tour with the American Idols Live! Tour 2008.
One of her most peculiar moments of late occurred when [...]
The Verve – biography
The Verve have given us three fantastic albums – including Urban Hymns, the fifth fastest selling British album ever on release, reaching platinum status in the States, and one of the landmark releases of the Nineties. They play “music of the spheres,” which strives to break out of the stratosphere and yet is laced with [...]
