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Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You – review
“It's Not Me, It's You,” is the follow-up to Lily Allen's critically acclaimed 2007 debut, Alright, Still. The album finds Lily in top form, creating a record Blender's recent "In The Studio" feature described
Read More »Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand – review
Corporate line: The third album from Glasgow-based modern rockers. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand sees them taking a step back from the Post-Punk revival sounds that gave them their breakthrough. With “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand,” the band
Read More »Bruce Springsteen – Working on a Dream – review
Corporate line: The 2009 album by one of the finest American songwriters of his generation. “Working on a Dream” was recorded with the E Street Band and features 12 new Springsteen compositions plus a
Read More »Hoobastank – Fornever – review
Corporate line: The 2009 album from the Alterna-Rock heroes, produced by Howard Benson who is best known for his work with My Chemical Romance, Daughtry, Reliant K and Flyleaf. When a band has as
Read More »White Lies – To Lose My Life – review
Artist: White Lies Title: To Lose My Life Label: 101 Rating: 6/10 Corporate line: Since opening the NME New Noise Tour in ’08, White Lies have played well-received festival slots at Latitude, T In
Read More »Bon Iver – Blood Bank – review
Artist: Bon Iver Title: Blood Bank Label: Jagjaguwar Rating: 6.5/10 Corporate line: This four-song collection continues down the path forged by 2008′s critically acclaimed “For Emma, Forever Ago.” Bon Iver’s snow-blanketed harmonies live across
Read More »Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion – review
Artist: Animal Collective Title: Merriweather Post Pavilion Label: 101 Rating: 6/10 Corporate line: “Merriweather Post Pavilion” is the Animal Collective’s ninth full-length. The whoops and hollers that previously held together the sublime, chaotic urgency
Read More »Britney Spears – Circus – review
"Circus" is the seventh album by Britney Spears. It rolls into town on the heels of an MTV VMA awards sweep, where Britney walked away with three Moonmen awards for 'Video of the Year',
Read More »Akon – Freedom – review
Singer/songwriter/producer, Akon burst out of the starting gates with the winningly melodic and compulsively danceable single "Right Now (Na Na Na)." The song is sparking up the charts in a record-setting pace that's familiar
Read More »Guns N’ Roses – Chinese Democracy – review
Like the hard-rock equivalent of Brian Wilson's "Smile," Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" was one of the greatest records that never was--a project more fable than fact, more speculation than actualization.
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