Category: Music
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Richard Ashcroft – Human Conditions
Artist: Richard Ashcroft Title: Human Conditions Label: Virgin Rating: 7.5/10 Corporate Line: The former Verve frontman brings his second solo release. The Good: “Science Of Silence” – This is what each track should have tried to live up to. “Buy It In Bottles” – Gorgeous. Although not up to par of wonderful love songs of…
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Hot Action Cop – Hot Action Cop
Artist: Hot Action Cop Title: Hot Action Cop Label: Lava Records Rating: 5/10 Corporate Line: Hot Action Cop sounds eerily similar to Limp Bizkit and 311. Not to mention they rip-off Outkast. The Good: Good luck. The Average: “The Special” – Almost Good, but the fact that they can barely sing doesn’t help. “Boom Boom”…
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Choppa – Straight from the N.O.
Artist: Title Title: Straight from the N.O. Label: No Limit Rating: 4/10 Corporate Line: Sometimes it’s the voice. Sometimes it’s the lyrics. Sometimes it’s the personality. Sometimes it’s the look. For Choppa, it was all of the above and then some. The red-hot New Orleans rapper is the latest in the long line of hitmakers…
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Donny Osmond – Interview
Donny Osmond talks to us one on one! I saw that Pepsi commercial again last night [the one with Ozzy Osbourne]. They’ve been playing that like crazy. Did you shoot that in a day? Yeah, at Ozzy’s house. What was that like? Crazy. (Laughs) What did you expect? Could you imagine living like that? No.…
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The Sights – Interview
An interview with Eddie from the Sights! Could you imagine the buzz you guys are currently getting? Are we getting a lot? I was under the impression we are just a buncha lucky geeks. But 99.9% of the attention has been positive. I don’t really know if many people are aware of us. I want…
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Hootie and the Blowfish – Hootie and the Blowfish
Artist: Hootie and the Blowfish Title: Hootie and the Blowfish Label: Atlantic Rating: 5.5/10 Corporate Line: Hootie & the Blowfish rocks back onto the music scene with the forthcoming release of their first album of all-new material in over four years! The Good: “Tear Fall Down” – Perhaps the only time I’ve ever really felt…
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R. Kelly – Chocolate Factory
Artist: R. Kelly Title: Chocolate Factory Label: Jive Rating: 7/10 The Good: “Chocolate Factory” – Infectious. “Heart Of A Woman” – Slow and sexy. “You Made Me Love You” and “Forever” – Just like chocolate. “Ignition” – There is a reason this is a single. “You Knock Me Out” – R. Kelly still has it…
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Dirty – Keep It Pimp & Gangsta
Artist: Dirty Title: Keep It Pimp & Gangsta Label: Universal Rating: 6.5/10 Corporate Line: Born out of Montgomery, Alabama, a city best known as the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, Big Pimp and Mr. G Stacka – The Gangsta, collectively known as “Dirty,” speak the universal language of hip hop with a down-home, southern…
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Kem – Kemistry
Artist: Kem Title: Kemistry Label: Motown Rating: 4/10 Corporate Line: KEMISTRY, a timeless album came together after years of career-changing experiences, and has been more than two years in the making. While working on the CD, KEM waited tables, sang with a gospel troupe and a Top 40 wedding band. But he never lost sight…
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B.G. – Livin’ Large
Artist: B.G. Title: Livin’ Large Label: Koch Rating: 5/10 Corporate line: “If you do your homework or research on me, this is my seventh album and I’ve done two or three group albums,” explains the former member of the platinum group the Hot Boy$. “I’m a living legend, one of the few that’s got as…