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Review: Metallica ‘Beyond Magnetic’
Metallica’s ‘Beyond Magnetic’ EP contains four leftover tracks from the ‘Death Magnetic’ sessions. All four tracks were previously available only as digital downloads, but this EP is the first time these recordings have been
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Review: Graffiti6 ‘Colours’
Graffiti6 is an interesting group. Very upbeat, very danceable. It’s like the glass half-full version of Gorillaz. Where Gorillaz can often be a downer and a bit dark and mischievous Graffiti6 are a uplifting
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Review: Enter Shikari “A Flash Flood of Colour”
Enter Shikari is Britian’s lite version of Rage Against The Machine, at least for “Flash Flood of Colour”, just swap out the sizzling guitar effects for techno-effects. The message is similar–the system sucks and
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Kathleen Edwards “Voyageur” Review
Kathleen Edwards’ “Voyageur” features Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, co-producing and his influence is obvious. The sound is lovely throughout, but nothing jumps out as amazing. “Empty Threat” is pretty as is “Chameleon/Comedian”. Edwards
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Skrillex Bangarang Review
Wow. Where does the sound that invades your ears come from? Skrillex “Bangarang” takes everything that might make a few songs sound interesting and tosses it all together. “Right In” sets the tempo in
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The Little Willies “For The Good Times” Review
The Little Willies – Lee Alexander (bass), Jim Campilongo (guitar),Norah Jones (piano, vocals), Richard Julian(guitar, vocals) and Dan Rieser (drums) – first formed in 2003 as an excuse for the five friends to spend
Read More »Gorillaz “Plastic Beach” review
Corporate line: Five years on from the release of Demon Days, Murdoc Niccals and co. return with Plastic Beach. The band have taken up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep in the
Read More »Lifehouse “Smoke & Mirrors” review
Corporate line: Lifehouse ended up spending a year recording upwards of thirty-five tracks before settling on the twelve songs that make up Smoke & Mirrors (many of the rest will be included on a
Read More »Daniel Merriweather “Love & War” review
Corporate line: Though Daniel Merriweather may be best known in the US as the remarkably soulful voice behind “Stop Me” (a standout track from DJ/producer Mark Ronson’s eclectic album Version that went to #1
Read More »Katharine McPhee “Unbroken” review
Artist: Katharine McPhee Title: Unbroken Label: Verve Rating: 4/10 Corporate line: Katharine McPhee warmly laughs as she confesses she’s been in “artistic hiding” for the last few years. “It took me a long time
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