Category: Music
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The Transplants – Interview
“A few years ago, when Tim, Travis and myself were finishing up the first Transplants album, we weren’t sure what was going to happen. You wouldn’t believe how many people told us that they “don’t get it” or that they’re “not sure what people will think”. To tell you the truth, we didn’t really care.…
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Brandi Carlile – Brandi Carlile
Artist: Brandi Carlile Title: Title Label: Brandi Carlile Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Authentic. That’s the first word that springs to mind when you encounter Brandi Carlile. From her rootsy bell-clear voice to the palpable emotion that seeps through every song on her stunning debut album, everything about this 23-year-old from rural Washington state is the…
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Ying Yang Twins – U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
Artist: Ying Yang Twins Title: U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) Label: TVT Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Atlanta’s Ying Yang Twins follow up their platinum breakthrough TVT Records cd, “Me & My Brother” and its massive hit “Salt Shaker”, with the album of their career, “United State Of Atlanta.” Kaine and D-Roc’s latest smash, “Wait (The…
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Anthony Hamilton – Soulife
Artist: Anthony Hamilton Title: Soulife Label: Universal Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: On Soulife, soul sensation Anthony Hamilton’s lost Atlantic debut, the Grammy-nominated singer fuses classic ’70s soul with contemporary R&B and achieves some stellar results. This disc brings to light never-before-released material recorded between 1999 and 2001 and includes the track “Love And War,” featuring…
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Courtney Jaye – Interview
When writing interviews it’s not always easy to convey how much fun you had talking to an individual. Courtney Jaye was a wonderful and a laugh-riot. It was a good time and when we write (Laughs) it was more than a giggle… often it was laughter right through the conversation only pausing to breath. I…
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Esthero – Wikked Lil’ Grrrls
Artist: Esthero Title: Wikked Lil’ Grrrls Label: Reprise Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Wikked Lil’ Grrrls is an in-depth look into the core of Esthero. In the past, she was the vocal instrument whose words and music blended into a trance that blanketed her in mystery. Wikked Lil’ Grrrls presents a more soulful, still ethereal woman…
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John Stevens – Red
Artist: John Stevens Title: Red Label: Maverick Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Considering his velvet voice, earnest green-eyed blue-collar Buffalo charm, sharp suits, and his innate ability to produce finger-snapping, toe-tapping sounds, some might argue that American Idol 3 finalist John Stevens was born in the wrong era. But this 17 year old would beg to…
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Backstreet Boys – Interview
On June 14th, Jive Records will release Never Gone, the first studio album from the Backstreet Boys in almost five years. Never Gone is the first studio release from the group since their debut in 1997. To date, they have garnered two diamond albums, RIAA Certification for 10 million sold as well as numerous multi-platinum…
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Brie Larson – Interview
Growing up on California film sets, Brie realized at an early age that she wanted to be a performer. Having the opportunity to star in Disney Channel’s most watched original movie Right on Track , the WB’s Raising Dad, and MGM’s feature film, Sleepover, Brie learned that she was heading in the right direction. But…
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Courtney Jaye – Traveling Light
Artist: Courtney Jaye Title: Traveling Light Label: Island Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Which brings us to Courtney Jaye, the 20-something singer-songwriter whose debut album, Traveling Light, released June 7 on Island Records, embodies all the surprising and enthralling qualities of pop music that grab you in an instant and stay with you forever. (The fact…