Category: Music
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Sense Field
Everyone’s got a story. If they didn’t there wouldn’t be VH-1’s Behind The Music, E! True Hollywood Stories, or A&E’s Biography. History tells us that no matter who we are, the roads behind us are filled with the riches and the debris that makes up the episodes of our lives. And not only do we…
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S Club
As with most groups who cross over the credibility gap, it’s hard to pinpoint when S Club moved from a group beloved almost exclusively by kids to one youths and adults no longer muttered they liked under their breath. The moment it most likely happened was around May 2001, when Don’t Stop Movin’ entered the…
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Raphael Saadiq
How does Raphael Saadiq make his first-ever solo album, INSTANT VINTAGE, stand out in today’s ever-changing music universe? How about by inventing a whole new sound? “It’s called ‘gospeldelic,’” says Saadiq, the writer-producer behind such stellar hits as Angie Stone’s “Brotha” and D’Angelo’s “Lady” and the Grammy Award-winning “Untitled,” among others. “Gospeldelic is the sound…
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Sade
lovers rock is the first collection of new work by sade in eight years. but it’s a record that says less about those years gone by than the promise and vitality of the here and now. it’s an album that’s by turns moving, elegiac and beautiful. like the tender, acoustic guitar-driven first single, by your…
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Saliva
Josey Scott – Lead Singer Chris Dabaldo – Guitar Wayne Swinny – Guitar Paul Crosby – Drums Dave Novotny – Bass Memphis. It’s a place where music isn’t just played; it’s created. From that legacy comes Saliva. On the quintet’s 12-song Island debut, Every Six Seconds, Saliva bring the sturm und drang of hard rock…
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Nate Sallie
Life is all about choices—those you make, those you don’t, and those made for you. And for Nate Sallie, life as a pop star began, oddly enough, on the basketball court. Equally gifted in high school as a musician and athlete, Nate was being courted (pun intended) by leading colleges for a full ride on…
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Samantha 7
Samantha 7 features C.C. Deville’s in his new role as lead vocalist, song maestro and of course, guitarist. Joined by Bassist Krys Baratto and drummer Francis Ruiz, the band has been together for nearly 18 months. C.C. spent the past four years writing the material on Samantha 7’s Portrait debut. In between C.C. Deville’s highly-successful…
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Samantha 7 – Samantha 7
Artist: Samantha 7 Title: Samantha 7 Label: Columbia Rating: 2/10 Remember the group Poison? I know you’d probably much rather forget, but axeman C.C. Deville is back, and he’s fronting punk group Samantha 7. “I Wanna Be Famous” tastes like bitter sarcasm, but with Deville’s checkered past, I believe every word. “Good Day” sums up…
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Juelz Santana
Over the past few years, the hip-hop game has watched Juelz Santana become one of its brightest stars, its biggest personalities, and its finest MCs. Whether solo or with his Diplomats brethren – Cam’ron, Jim Jones, JR Writer, etc – Juelz has begun to let us in on a little secret: the game’s been missing…
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Marvin Sapp
It’s not exactly a split personality — it’s just two sides of the same guy. Both sides are passionate, powerful, and committed to sharing the goodness of the Lord Jesus Christ with all who hear. Both sides need to be heard, experienced. Because when you listen to Marvin Sapp — the artist emerging as one…