Category: Music
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Alien Ant Farm
Alien Ant Farm is back, in more ways than one. Despite a deadly tour bus crash in 2002 and the often career-lethal folding of a record label, one of the most popular and critically acclaimed alt-metal bands of the decade not only has persevered but on Up In The Attic (New Door/UMe), released July 18,…
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Tenacious D – The Pick Of Destiny
Artist: Tenacious D Title: The Pick Of Destiny Label: Sony Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: The Pick of Destiny is the highly anticipated soundtrack to the upcoming New Line Cinema comedy, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. An epic musical adventure, the film follows Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) on their quest to…
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Starsailor – Interview
Starsailor return with their third album, ‘On The Outside’. Both their previous two albums have now sold in excess of 1.5 million copies worldwide and on the last campaign they hit number one in the French singles chart with ‘Four To The Floor’. Starsailor never stopped working, they continuously toured, only pausing to write and…
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Bee Gees – The Studio Albums
Artist: Bee Gees Title: The Studio Albums Label: Rhino Rating: 9.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The Bee Gees’ phenomenal success in the 1970s often obscures the fact that by the time the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack redefined R&B dance music, the trio already had more than ten albums and a string of worldwide hits under their belts.…
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The Who – Endless Wire
Artist: The Who Title: Endless Wire Label: Republic Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: More than four decades after declaring “hope I die before I get old,” The Who released their first studio album in 24 years this week but faced claims from some critics that they are showing their age. “Endless Wire” features only half of…
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Mozella – I Will
Artist: Mozella Title: I Will Label: Interscope Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: While it may be tempting to compare her sound and style to everyone from Norah Jones to Lauryn Hill, 23-year-old MoZella stakes out her own musical territory–pop melodies, jazzy soulful vocals–on her debut album I Will. A beguiling blend of natural-born songwriting skills, a…
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Kellie Pickler – Small Town Girl
Artist: Kellie Pickler Title: Small Town Girl Label: Sony Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: In 2005, Louisiana-born and North Carolina-raised singer Kellie Pickler landed a spot in the fifth season of American Idol. Though she finished sixth, the former waitress and Miss North Carolina contestant charmed American audiences with her Southern twang and blonde ambition, resulting…
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Lady Sovereign – Public Warning
Artist: Lady Sovereign Title: Public Warning Label: Def Jam Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: With early airplay blowing up across the country in advance of yesterday’s official impact at Top 40, it sounds like radio definitely loves Def Jam recording artist Lady Sovereign’s “Love Me Or Hate Me,” the first U.S. single from PUBLIC WARNING, the…
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My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade
Artist: My Chemical Romance Title: The Black Parade Label: Reprise Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance’s follow-up to its 2004 platinum major-label debut Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, “is way more dramatic, way more theatrical, completely over the top, borderline psychotic,” says Gerard Way. “It’s the most pure, intense thing we’ve…
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The Slumber Party Girls – Dance Revolution
Artist: The Slumber Party Girls Title: Dance Revolution Label: Geffen Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: A healthy dose of sass and a pinch of allure, SPG are five diverse 15- and 16-year-old young women who seamlessly blend together to form a musical group — The Slumber Party Girls – Dance Revolution, the group’s Geffen Records debut.…