Category: Music
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Aqualung – Interview
If anyone can claim to have had their career choice in some way chosen for them, it’s Aqualung’s Matt Hales; born above his parents Southampton independent record store, with a piano dominating the front room, he was writing songs by the age of 4. By 11 he’d been commissioned to compose his school Song (the…
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Bryan Adams – Room Service
Bryan Adams returns with ROOM SERVICE, his first studio album in almost 7 years. A collection of 11 new tracks, ROOM SERVICE was recorded while on the road in Europe – in hotels and backstage at concert venues.
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Bryan Adams
With the release of ON A DAY LIKE TODAY, Bryan Adams’ tenth studio record, the artist whose stellar career encompasses over two dozen hit singles more than 55 million records sold worldwide, is still approaching his music with the same single-minded mission. “I just think of it as sort of a musical journey,” he says.…
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John Entwistle – So Who’s The Bass Player
Artist: John Entwistle Title: So Who’s The Bass Player Label: Sanctuary Rating: 7/10 The Who’s John Entwistle is one of the most significant bassist in rock music history. Before “The Ox” came along, rock bass players plied their trades largely in the shadows, providing a basic foundation for the more visible—and generally more egocentric—guitarists and…
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Kasabian – Interview
Passion, not a word you hear all that often any more when it comes to music, but Kasabian have it by the tractor-load. They’re not making music to be famous, or because it’s a good career, they’re making music because they need to, because it’s etched somewhere deep in their souls. “Why be in a…
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Goldfinger – Interview [2005]
Disconnection Notice, the California band’s fifth full-length album, is a major departure from the group’s past and a big step toward something great and new. It’s mature, it’s power-pop, it’s subtle, and it’s a lot of things you wouldn’t expect from one of the most influential punk bands of the past decade. We interview frontman…
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Embrace – Out of Nothing
Artist: Embrace Title: Out of Nothing Label: Lava Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: There isn’t enough music in the world today that manages to truly elevate the listener with its epic intentions and heartfelt emotions, but Embrace want to change all that. The Anglo five-piece specializes in crafting the kind of unforgettable songs that adroitly balance…
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Bobby Valentino – Interview
Bobby Valentino is an up and coming R&B star and we talk to him! We need to learn a little about you… how did you get signed? I used to be in a group called Mista and we had a song called “Blackberry Molasses.” I got out of the deal I was in and had…
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Amerie – Touch
Artist: Amerie Title: Touch Label: Columbia Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: In 2002 an aspiring young singer exploded on the charts with a harmonious, innovative debut album entitled All I Have. Girlish, fierce, sexy and sweet, All I Have spawned the smash hit, “Why Don’t We Fall In Love” (produced by a then-under-the-radar Rich Harrison), and…
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Kaiser Chiefs – Interview
Sometimes the greatest success stories sprout from the tiniest of ambitions. When Kaiser Chiefs formed up in not-so-sunny Leeds, England around the summer of 2003, their aim was not to conquer stadiums and change the world. Instead, these five oddballs began plotting a rather more modest plan. In the shadowy corners of clubs and venues…