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  • TV On The Radio – Dear Science – review

    Good luck finding easy answers in TVOTR’s ever-evolving soundscapes, though, whether we’re talking about their new disc, “Dear Science” or the band’s early days. When guitarist/vocalist Kyp Malone joined, he didn’t even get what Sitek and vocalist Tunde Adebimpe were going for on their self-released 2002 debut, “OK Calculator.”

  • Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman – review

    “Closer,” written by Ne-Yo and produced by Stargate, is the first single from Ne-Yo’s upcoming third album, “Year of the Gentleman.” It is the follow-up to “Because Of You,” which received this year’s Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and “In My Own Words” – both of which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

  • Buckcherry – Black Butterfly – review

    Buckcherry is back with a purpose, unleashing their newest effort, “Black Butterfly.” Following the platinum success of “15,” these LA rockers haven’t lost any of their edge.

  • Nelly – Brass Knuckles – review

    Grammy award-winning artist Nelly breaks four years of silence with straight hand-to-mic combat on his fifth studio album Brass Knuckles.

  • Metallica – Death Magnet – review

    When “That Was Just Your Life” opens all you can do is wonder: Where the hell has Metallica been all these years? It’s as if they were in a coma and have been awaken after a seventeen year nap and picked up where they left off. It’s as if “Load” and “St. Anger” where a figments of our imaginations. Metallica fans be prepared for the “Death Magnet.”

  • Brian Wilson – Lucky Old Sun – review

    This conceptual album is one in a thread of projects from Brian Wilson that connects from Pet Sounds, to Brian Wilson Presents “SMiLE” and now to “That Lucky Old Sun.” The album is an intimate and personal work from a living musical legend.

  • Young Jeezy – The Recession – review

    Young Jeezy’s story represents the struggle, pain, and pressure that anyone living in the hood deals with. It also gives you the inspiration and motivation to make it out, be successful, and achieve your goals.

  • New Kids on the Block – The Block – review

    You know ’em, You love ’em, you can’t live without them. New Kids on The Block are back with their first new music in 14 years.

  • The Verve – Forth – review

    The Verve are back with their fourth release after separating and reuniting.

  • 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.