Category: Music
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Murphy Lee – Murphy’s Law
Artist: Murphy Lee Title: Murphy’s Law Label: Universal Rating: 4/10 Company Line: Now stepping front and center with his debut solo album, “Murphy’s Law,” Murphy is rewriting the rules of the game and proving that his St. Lunatics colleague Nelly isn’t the only one with serious skills. The Good: “This Goes Out” and “Hold Up”…
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Billy Talent – Billy Talent
Artist: Billy Talent Title: Billy Talent Label: Atlantic Rating: 5/10 Company Line: With their self-titled debut, Billy Talent takes their rock rebellion to a people eager for their own inspiration. Billy Talent makes this jump with a vitality that resonates reality and delivers the undeniable. The Good: “River Below” – Will we all know there…
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Outkast – Speakerboxxx: The Love Below
Artist: Outkast Title: Speakerboxxx: The Love Below Label: Arista Rating: 6.5/10 Our Line: Outkast is back with a very ambitious double cd. The seemingly Andre 3000 side, otherwise known as The Love Below side, lingers into some haze of love and the ‘70s. Big Boi is no where to be found. The Speakerboxxx side is…
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Vertical Horizon – Go
Artist: Vertical Horizon Title: Go Label: RCA Rating: 5/10 Our Line: Vertical Horizon sounds a bit lofty. Perhaps they could rethink the name, perhaps Horizontal Horizon. The Good: Not so quick. The Average: “When You Cry” and “I’m Still Here” – Do they try to sound so vanilla. “Forever” – When the song came on…
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Spirtualized – Amazing Grace
Artist: Spirtualized Title: Amazing Grace Label: Sanctuary Rating: 5/10 Company Line: Spritualized goes for the White Stripes. Heaven has moved to the garage. The Good: “The Ballad of Richie Lee” – The one track that doesn’t sound pretentious and overly thought out. Minimalism at its best. The Average: “This Little Life of Mine” – Yes…
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Rufus Wainwright – Want One
Artist: Rufus Wainwright Title: Want One Label: Dreamworks Rating: 8/10 Company Line: To be sure, the unflinching self-examination of Want One leaves Wainwright open to all sorts of scrutiny. But so does his insistence on being a cultural maverick. Pop records like this one don’t grow on trees; indeed, very few artists in any idiom…
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Steadman – Interview
Steadman isn’t in your ear? Singer/songwriter Simon Steadman will change that. The first thing I think everyone notices in your press kit is the Paul McCartney quote about you guys being a good band. It does get a lot of notice. Yeah, I mean it is Paul McCartney. (Laughs) It gets a lot of attention.…
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Obie Trice – Cheers
Artist: Obie Trice Title: Cheers Label: Interscope Rating: 4/10 Our Line: Obie Trice tries to follow 50 Cent’s footsteps on the back of the Eminem band wagon. The Good: “Lady” f/Eminem – Eminem rhymes about booty-calls with his ex and saves Obie from drowning in his sleepy rhymes. “Don’t Come Down” – Finally a track…
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The Dandy Warhols – Interview
Dandy’s drummer Brent de Boer talks the talk. Now what is the deal with you riding a unicycle for fans before a show? I don’t really know why I know how to do that. I had some friends who had them and have always been good on bikes and stuff. I didn’t even know, but…
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John Mayer – Heavier Things
Artist: John Mayer Title: Heavier Things Label: Columbia Rating: 5/10 Company Line: Aware/Columbia will release Heavier Things, the eagerly awaited second studio album from John Mayer, on September 9. It arrives two years to the month after the release of the critically acclaimed artist’s debut LP, Room for Squares, which has been certified triple-platinum and…