Category: Music
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Rob Zombie – Interview
Scared sh*tless by Rob Zombie. And we got an interview, too! You are always busy, what are you up to now? Working on the next movie and various comic book scripts I’m trying to finish. Do you take on these new projects for the creativity or business? None of it is ever business. Projects come…
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Barenaked Ladies – Everything to Everyone
Artist: Barenaked Ladies Title: Everything to Everyone Label: Reprise Rating: 7.5/10 Corporate Line: Barenaked Ladies have looked into the future and they like what they see. They envision a day when every known corporation will have merged into one monolithic force. That force will be Barenaked Ladies, and they will indeed be everything to everyone.…
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Marques Houston – MH
Artist: Marques Houston Title: MH Label: Elektra Rating: 4.5/10 Corporate Line: You know him as a key member of IMX (formally Immature), as one of the stars of the hit television series “Sister, Sister” and for his credits on albums by hit-makers such as B2K and Destiny’s Child. Now, with the release of his first…
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The Format – Interventions + Lullabies
Artist: The Format Title: Interventions + Lullabies Label: Elektra Rating: 5/10 Corporate Line: Nate Ruess and Sam Means, 20 and 22 respectively, wanted to make music for fun outside of the punk genre they were accustomed to, and to create an outlet for their more pop oriented ideas. Writing in secret, the two stumbled onto…
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Luck Boys Confusion – Commitment
Artist: Luck Boys Confusion Title: Commitment Label: Elektra Rating: 4.5/10 Corporate Line: With the aptly-titled sophomore effort Commitment, Chicago’s Lucky Boys Confusion hit the ground running in an unapologetic yet melodic look at life from behind a microphone, guitar amp, or drum kit. It is a defining moment for any hard working band that’s ever…
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Leslie Mills – Interview
Leslie Mills, if you don’t know then you will soon. Is all this interviewing new? Yeah it is. Did you expect this? It’s all new territory. I’m excited. It’s exciting to get this album out. You say the music has gone through changes, what were those changes? When I first started the record it was…
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Ludacris – Interview [2003]
Ludacris on tap! Ludacris: I think I’m naming the next album “Hot Cakes”. Hot Cakes? Cause that’s how we sell baby. The first thing I wanna start I off with is you know your writing process on this album. You’ve got a few albums in the system now and like what you’re really known for…
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Vue – Down For Whatever
Artist: Vue Title: Down For Whatever Label: RCA Rating: 4/10 Corporate Line: Vue blend the raw immediacy of punk and the desolate passion of the blues into an archetypal musical fusion that is as unique as it is modern. The Good: Maybe if the Vue didn’t sound like a bad cover band they’d give us…
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The Distillers – Coral Fang
Artist: The Distillers Title: Coral Fang Label: Sire Rating: 6.5/10 Our Line: The Distillers are going to put punk rock on its ear. The Good: “Drain The Blood” – Brody Dalle’s vocals are brutal. “Die On A Rope” – Feeling better? “Coral Fang” – A mix of destruction and a taste of a hook gives…
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Blues Traveler – Interview
An interview with Blue’s Traveler bassist Tad Kinchla! What gives you more of a break, live shows or recording? Definitely recording because you are in one place. The touring schedule, there is always things popping up. You are traveling on a bus and everything gets messed up. With recording you have a schedule and you…