Category: Music
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Vast
“My first record was more of a spiritual quest – about God, and right and wrong. This new album is about how I’m feeling, it’s more introspective, but at the same time it’s about other people. It’s about longing for freedom, escape — and people.” So says VAST’s Jon Crosby. With that in mind, it’s…
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Sarah Vaughn
Sarah Lois Vaughan, 27 March 1924, Newark, New Jersey, USA, d. 3 April 1990, Los Angeles, California, USA. Although she was not born into an especially musical home environment (her father was a carpenter and her mother worked in a laundry), the young Sarah Vaughan had plenty of contact with music-making. As well as taking…
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Velvet Belly
Velvet Belly’s history dates back to Kristiansand in 1989, a period when the three gentlemen Sundgot, Aanesen and Rasmussen were searching for a female voice to accompany their little combo. This appeared in the magnificent voice of Anne Marie Almesdal, who paradoxically proved to be the right one they were looking for, by not sounding…
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Velvet Revolver – Contraband
Artist: Velvet Revolver Title: Contraband Label: RCA Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Contraband is a rock & roll song cycle with an eclectic streak and a sonic nerviness. It’s a rock-hard headphones classic for a new generation, reflecting the players’ influences from The Beatles to Refused, and for obvious reasons a little Guns N’ Roses and…
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Velvet Revolver
Scott Weiland: lead vocals Slash: guitar Duff McKagan: bass Matt Sorum: drums Dave Kushner: guitar VELVET REVOLVER is everything the band’s name suggests and much more. This is modern rock with a sense of danger and beauty that’s been missing for far too long. Their suitably explosive yet gorgeous debut effort Contraband marks the spot…
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Vendetta Red
Fanatical religious cults. Rampant drug abuse. The apocalypse. Gender wars. Kill Bill-levels of violence, torture and retribution. All of these things, along with two hundred years of history and an actual mass suicide, play a role on Sisters of the Red Death, the epic new album by Seattle’s Vendetta Red. The disc serves as a…
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Verbana
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Verbana – Into The Pink
Artist: Verbana Title: Into The Pink Label: Capitol Rating: 5/10 This is how Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl described Verbena’s album: “It’s a return to good rock music… they have a great spirit and energy along with really catchy tunes. It’s like a nasty, sexy Rolling Stones meets Debbie Does Dallas tuned down to a C.”…
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Verbow
Jason Narducy – lead vocals, guitar, songwriting Alison Chesley – cello Lennie Deitsch – bass, backing vocals Randy Morris – drums, backing vocals On White Out, the follow-up to their acclaimed 1997 Epic/550 debut Chronicles, the Chicago quartet Verbow delivers an adventurous yet accessible melding of aggressive rock energy, subtle melodic craftsmanship and unflinching lyrical…
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The Velvet Underground
The antithesis of late-60s west coast love and peace, New York’s Velvet Underground portrayed a darker side to that era’s hedonism. Their pulsating drive married with intellectual precision and resulted in one of rock’s most innovative and lasting catalogues. Lou Reed (b. 2 March 1942, Freeport, Long Island, New York, USA; guitar, vocals) and John…