Category: Music
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The Bloodhound Gang
The year was 1993 and Will “Fresh Prince” Smith had busted the Philadelphia music scene wide open. Almost as white as Will himself, a posse of suburban homeboys came along called the Bloodhound Gang. Unable to crack the threshold of single digit ticket sales required to get booked at anything remotely resembling a club, the…
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Blowfly
Soul singer Clarence Reid found fame in a different seting with vividly explicit (though also mostly comical) sex material and outrageous commentary. Reid issued several albums as Blowfly, an adult comedian in the Redd Foxx, Rudy Ray Moore and Dolemite tradition. His albums were issued on tiny Southern independents, and sold mostly in the Black…
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Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group is a creative organization dedicated to creating exciting and innovative work in a wide variety of media. Blue Man Group is best known for its award-winning theatrical productions which critics have described as “ground-breaking”, “hilarious”, “visually stunning” and “musically powerful.” These performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the…
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Blue October
Justin Furstenfeld: lead vocals/guitar CB Hudson: guitars/vocals Ryan Delahoussaye: violin/mandolin/piano/vocals Matt Noveskey: bass/vocals Jeremy Furstenfeld: drums/vocals “Hate me today/Hate me tomorrow/Hate me for all the things/I didn’t do for you” “Hate Me” (Foiled) Blue October isn’t just your average, everyday rock band from Texas. The group was formed in Houston in the late ‘90s by…
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Blue October – Consent To Treatment
Artist: Blue October Title: Consent To Treatment Label: Universal Rating: 5/10 Blue October has received all of the accolades they could muster from their hometown in Houston. Now they are put to the test with the rest of the world watching, and it’s a big mean world out there. “Retarded Disfigured Clown” opens the album…
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Blues Traveler
By now Blues Traveler has been an undeniable influence for several generations of fans and bands alike. On their new album “Truth Be Told” the band taps into a new well of creativity to produce what an early critic dubbed ” their finest set of songs to date”. Anchored by founding members John Popper, Chan…
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Blur – 13
Artist: Blur Title: 13 Label: Virgin Rating: 8/10 The latest album from British pop artists Blur is nothing like their projects of the past. While it shares some similarities with their previous and self-titled last album, this collage is unique, deep, dark, and wonderful. 13 is an introspective melodic ride through the troubled mind of…
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Blur
For all the bluster and bravado, the cheap talk of revolution and the supposed radicalism the world of pop and rock music is a frigidly conservative one. Bands reach prominence thanks to a particular sound or style and unwilling to derail the gravy train, they cling grimly to the same moves and influences for years,…
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Andrea Bocelli
A voice that has surpassed all language barriers. A voice that has spoken to the hearts of millions across the globe. A voice that has sold nearly 50 million albums worldwide. This is the voice of Andrea Bocelli. During Andrea’s unique career, he has performed for world leaders (Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XCI,…
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Blind Melon
“When I look into the eyes of our own baby Will it bring new life into me?” from “New Life” For Blind Melon, it ends just the way it began … with the music. For guitarist Rogers Stevens and bassist Brad Smith, who moved from their native West Point, Mississippi to L.A. in early 1989,…