Category: Music
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Beth Orton – The Other Side of Daybreak
Artist: Beth Orton Title: The Other Side of Daybreak Label: Astralwerks Rating: 6.5/10 Company Line: Beth Orton does the remix. The Good: “Ooh Child” – This remake of The Five Stairsteps hit and remix is absolutely gorgeous. Ranks up there with Aimee Mann’s remake of “One”. “Ali’s Waltz” – Beth rings you out with these…
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S.T.U.N. – Interview
Neil Spies has his gun set to S.T.U.N. How is the Warped Tour? Good, but Texas is hot as hell. I hear that. Yeah and we just came from Sacramento and it was like a hundred and twenty degrees. How do you deal with the heat on-stage? We deal with it pretty easy I think.…
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Eve 6 – Interview [2003]
Harshing with Tony of Eve 6! How’s the tour? Great. We’re on the “Why you got to be harshing on Eve 6 2 K 3 Tour”. Everyone is harshing on us, we just want to be left alone. Why are they being harsh? (Laughs) They aren’t really; we just thought it was a funny name…
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Nappy Roots – Wooden Leather
Artist: Nappy Roots Title: Wooden Leather Label: Atlantic Rating: 7/10 Company Line: “‘Wooden,” he continues, “if you break it down, it comes from a seed to be a plant to be a tree. Wood is symbolic in America as a structure that made us who we are. Wood and leather put together is the classic…
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Jimmy Wayne – Interview
There are hard times and then there is Jimmy Wayne. Inspiration is his middle name. I read your bio and I wonder if you could have optioned to write a book if country music didn’t happen. Both (We both laugh) Actually I’ve thought about doing both. We all have a story to tell and we…
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The Neptunes – Clones
Artist: The Neptunes Title: Clones Label: Star Trek Rating: 5/10 Company Line: It would be cliché to say that the Neptunes need no introduction. But the truth is that—if you’re reading this—you have at least a passing knowledge of the Neptunes. You’ve danced to their revolutionary sound, from Nelly’s “Hot In Herre” to Jay-Z’s “I…
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Zane – The Big Zane Theory
Artist: Zane Title: The Big Zane Theory Label: Capitol Rating: 4/10 Company Line: Zane has taken time off from the big screen to finish his highly anticipated album – THE BIG ZANE THEORY – the follow up to his 2000 debut Young World: The Future. The Good: “Do It, Don’t Stop” – It sounds like…
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Fountains of Wayne – Interview
Adam Schlesinger takes no prisoners, at least not during our interview with him. I know you guys like to joke and don’t take yourselves too seriously, do many artists take themselves too seriously? I don’t know. It’s a weird conundrum. It is what you do with your life so you have to take it somewhat…
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The Star Spangles – Bazooka
Artist: The Star Spangles Title: Bazooka Label: Capitol Rating: 5.5/10 The Good: “I Don’t Wanna Be Crazy Anymore” – A new anthem for the Ritalin nation. “If We Can’t Be Lovers” – A distorted love song. Think anti-ballad. The Marginal: “Stay Away From Me” – Don’t come around here no more… now that isn’t very…
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Alien Ant Farm – Truant
lien Ant Farm make their ambitions clear with truANT. The follow-up to ANThology, Alien Ant Farm’s platinum 2001 release, truANT was produced by Dean and Robert DeLeo, best known as the guitarist and bassist for Stone Temple Pilots.