Category: Music
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John Mayer – Continuum
Artist: John Mayer Title: Continuum Label: Columbia Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: John Mayer has touched millions of fans with his lyrical voice and incredible guitar virtuoso. His new album Continuum features a soulful, cohesive collection of songs including his politically aware single “Waiting on the World to Change” and a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Bold…
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The Mooney Suzuki – The Maximum Black EP
Artist: The Mooney Suzuki Title: The Maximum Black EP Label: V2 Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: This is the first commercial release of the rare, out of print 1999 EP which was only sold at the band’s shows and on their website; never in stores. Includes five previously unreleased bonus tracks unearthed from the original recording…
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Kasey Chambers – Carnival
Artist: Kasey Chambers Title: Carnival Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Kasey Chambers’ fourth solo album, Carnival, marks the singer-songwriter’s most contemporary, edgy and rocking album to date. This Carnival is worth the price of admission. THE GOOD: “Colour Of A Carnival” – As confusing as the song is for a fan of Kasey…
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Beyonce – B’Day
Artist: Beyonce Title: B’Day Label: Columbia Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: The follow-up to Beyonce’s multi-platinum Dangerously In Love features 10 hot new tracks including the explosive first single off the album “Deja Vu” and the red-hot “Ring The Alarm.” THE GOOD: “Get Me Bodied” – A beat that sounds odd at first starts to fall…
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Bob Dylan – Modern Times
Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Modern Times Label: Columbia Rating: 7/10 THE LINE: Bob Dylan’s first new album in five years, the highly-anticipated Modern Times includes 10 new songs recorded this past winter, and features Dylan on the keyboard, guitar, harmonica and vocals, and accompanied by his touring band. Modern Times is seen as the third…
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Mila J. – Interview
The Ultimate Group is proud to introduce Mila J, one of the latest addition to the TUG roster headed by musical mastermind Chris Stokes, creator of the multi-platinum selling group B2K. Mila J embodies today’s urban female by representing strength, passion and presence with a hood glam that ladies admire and fellas want to get…
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Outkast – Idlewild
Artist: Outkast Title: Idlewild Label: LaFace Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: With Outkast’s seventh LP Idlewild, the musical companion to their upcoming major motion picture with the same name and the follow-up to their 11x platinum-selling LP the Love Below/Speakerboxx, hip hop’s dynamic duo are poised to open a new chapter in audio-visual expression. What exactly…
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Cham – Interview
There are a million stories in the ghetto. And yet there’s only one “Ghetto Story.” And like the song says, it’s a survival story. Drawing inspiration from daily life in their troubled homeland, Cham and The Stranger created a dancehall masterpiece called “Ghetto Story” which hit the streets like a bomb at the end of…
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Persephone’s Bees – Notes From The Underworld
Artist: Persephone’s Bees Title: Notes From The Underworld Label: Columbia Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Singer/songwriter Angelina Moysov while growing up in Russia was influenced by her mother who loved Russian Folk and Gypsy music, as well as her brother’s collection of British and American music and the underground Russian punk and New Wave that helped…
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Paris Hilton – Paris Hilton
Artist: Paris Hilton Title: Paris Hilton Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 3/10 CORPORATE LINE: Paris Hilton was born on February 17th 1981. She’s the daughter of Rick and Kathy Hilton and granddaughter of Conrad Hilton. Her family is superrich and the owners of the Hilton hotels all over the world. However, Paris Hilton has never wanted…