Category: Music
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Public Enemy – There’s A Poison Goin On
Artist: Public Enemy Title: There’s A Poison Goin On Label: Atomic Pop Rating: 7.5/10 Chuck D. and Flavor Flav have been putting candy in our ears for more than a decade. With a mixture of fresh beats and political anthems, Chuck D. has picked right up where Nation of Millions and Fear Of A Black…
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Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation of Millions
Artist: Public Enemy Title: It Takes A Nation of Millions Label: Def Jam Rating: 9/10 The world is pronouncing Rage Against The Machine to be one-of-a-kind geniuses, but without Public Enemy they’d have no career or inspiration. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back takes the political records of the last fifteen…
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Public Enemy
Public Enemy rewrote the rules of hip-hop, becoming the most influential and controversial rap group of the late ’80s and, for many, the definitive rap group of all time. Building from Run-D.M.C.’s street-oriented beats and Boogie Down Productions’ proto-gangsta rhyming, Public Enemy pioneered a variation of hardcore rap that was musically and politically revolutionary. With…
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Puddle of Mudd
Wesley Scantlin (vocals/guitar) Paul Phillips (guitar) Douglas Ardito (bass) Greg Upchurch (drums) Any listener to rock radio is familiar with the name Puddle Of Mudd by now, but many don’t appreciate the sheer scale of success the band’s debut album, 2001’s Come Clean, achieved: over 5 million copies sold and spawning no less than 4…
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The Presidents of the United States of America
Chris Ballew—vocals, 2-string basitar Dave Dederer—guitar Jason Finn—drums Yeeeaaaggghhh!!! In the midst of an unpredictable election year, what better band to resurface than the once and, if they have their way, future leaders of buoyant, absurdist rock, the Presidents of the United States of America? The newly-reunited PUSA has been in the studio cooking up…
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P.Y.T.
“Before you can convince others that you are capable of accomplishing your goals and realizing your dreams, you have to totally believe in yourself and in those taking the journey with you. If you do that, you will ultimately ‘Prove Yourself True.” — PYT, 2001 Periodically the urban/pop landscape unearths that rare, youthful female vocal…
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The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase’s Beatville debut is an adventurous rethinking of rock’s conventions. Earnest and harrowing, Young Bodies Heal Quickly, You Know is the sound of relationships – romantic and musical – falling apart. Reaching back to avant-jazz, Drive Like Jehu and King Crimson, The Paper Chase is, at its heart, a radical demolition of rock…
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The Pixies
PIXIES INFORMATION: “DEATH TO THE PIXIES” PART 1 Three kids in rock tee shirts are drinking colas at the outdoor cafe table beside mine as I try to pull these notes together. They don’t look a bit out of place in their alterna-rock duds even though they’re a hundred miles from any radio station worth…
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The Police
From the first time they set foot on American soil, The Police were hailed as a “must-see” band — a group that alchemized an already impressive studio sound into something utterly otherworldly when they hit the stage. Masters of controlled energy and insidiously evocative melodies, Stewart Copeland, Sting and Andy Summers played with the improvisational…
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The Pretenders
CHRISSIE HYNDE – Lead vocals, Guitar ADAM SEYMOUR – Lead Guitar, Backing vocals MARTIN CHAMBERS – Drums ANDY HOBSON – Bass The Pretenders’ 8th studio album, Loose Screw, isn’t a return to form. It’s better than that. It’s a successful attempt at being modern while maintaining the essence of what has made them a great…