Category: Music
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The Zutons – Interview
The Zutons might have officially got together in the spring of 2002, but this is where the story really starts. 2004 will see the release of their spectacular debut album Who Killed The Zutons? It’s an eclectic, carnival of brilliance that will finally establish their unique identity for all to see. As their singer/guitarist –…
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Brian Wilson – Smile
Artist: Brian Wilson Title: Smile Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: Smile is inarguably the most long-awaited album in modern pop history. It’s been more than 37 years since the title first appeared on a label release schedule, intended as the January 1967 follow-up to the groundbreaking art-rock of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds.…
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Ciara – Goodies
Artist: Ciara Title: Goodies Label: LaFace Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Sho’Nuff /La Face/Zomba Label Group recording artist Ciara proves that an ambitious 18-year old can succeed at what she sets her mind to. She has had the dream of becoming a singer for as long as she can remember. Her blazing single “Goodies” featuring Petey…
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Tyler Hilton – The Tracks of Tyler Hilton
Artist: Tyler Hilton Title: The Tracks of Tyler Hilton Label: Maverick Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: With an appealing blend of luck, pluck and sheer musical talent, 20 year- old troubadour Tyler Hilton has launched a career that promises to take this gifted Palm Springs, California native all the way. THE GREAT: Nothing. THE AVERAGE: “Rollin’…
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The Mooney Suzuki – Interview
For the third record, The Mooney Suzuki teamed up with teen pop producers The Matrix (Avril Lavigne, Liz Phair) best known for penning Avril’s multi-platinum hits. Eschewing the raw, stripped-down minimalism of previous Mooney Suzuki recordings, the band, inspired by The Matrix’s modern-day “wall of sound,” set out to fashion an unabashedly colorful and ornate…
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Toby Lightman – Little Things
Artist: Toby Lightman Title: Little Things Label: Atlantic Rating: 7.5/10 Corporate Line: There’s a world of difference between pop stars who sing other people’s songs, and female singer/songwriters who truly touch your soul. With a voice that’s powerful, passionate, endlessly expressive, and full of contagious energy, Toby Lightman is just that type of artist-one who…
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Papa Roach – Interview[2004]
Getting Away With Murder is still loud and abrasive, however the real power and passion in the music lies in what the band has previously downplayed — melody and vulnerability. Shaddix sings with more precision and tunefulness than ever, and while the band exhibits some of its heaviest and most groove-oriented rhythms to date, the…
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Megadeth – The System Has Failed
Artist: Megadeth Title: The System Has Failed Label: Sanctuary Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The System Has Failed, the tenth studio album released under the Megadeth banner, is pure, unfiltered, uncompromising Mustaine, freeing himself for the first time from all prior concepts of who or what Megadeth is “supposed” to be. Yet at the same time,…
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Prodigy – Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned
Artist: Prodigy Title: Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned Label: Maverick Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned is The Prodigy’s long-awaited follow-up to 1997’s double-platinum #1- charting The Fat Of The Land. Returning with a sleazy, funky and far more punk album than anything Liam Howlett has ever recorded, the premier electronica dance act for…
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Nelly – Sweat/Suit
Artist: Nelly Title: Sweat/Suit Label: Universal Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: “Sweat has more club joints and more street-oriented songs,” says Nelly in describing his new album Sweat (one of two albums he will release on September 14, 2004). Like its name implies, Sweat is purely about the workout. Suit is all about the “grown and…