Category: Music

Artist: Christian Smith Title: Tronic Treatment Label: Moonshine Rating: 9.5/10 My first introduction to Christian Smith was on a hot and humid July night about a year ago. I remember walking into the club hearing someone on the decks scratching, EQing the highs, and repeatedly unleashing hard funky beats to the audience’s delight. I remember…

Artist: Orbital Title: The Altogether Label: London-Sire Rating: 8.5/10 It’s been two years since we last heard from the electronic brothers, Paul and Phil Harnoll of Orbital. Their highly touted 1999 album, The Middle Of Nowhere, showed their electronic diversity with various tempo and styles changes on each track. The Altogether is a sign of…

Artist: Little T and One Track Mike Title: Fome is Dape Label: Atlantic Rating: 5.5/10 I listened to this album and don’t know what to say about it. I’ll go one track at a time, okay? 1. Intro – Snooze. 2. Fome Is Dame – Limp Bizkit half asleep. 3. Immune – Eminem on prozac.…

Artist: Nickleback Title: Silver Side Up Label: Roadrunner Rating: 7/10 I think if we were ever forced to hear yet another band that sounds like 3 Doors Down or Creed, it would have to be Canadian-bred foursome Nickelback. On their second American release, Silver Side Up, Nickelback have crossed the boundary into rock stardom. Every…

Artist: English Beat Title: The Best of English Beat Label: Sire Rating: 4/10 Ah, the ’80’s. Back when glamour ruled the scene and music played an intricate part in the way we lived our lives. A main contributor to this flashy music style was the fresh sounds of English Beat. Now we’re rounding out the…

Artist: Lennon Title: 5:30 Saturday Morning Label: Arista Rating: 5/10 Lennon hails from the Nashville area, but listening to her album you’d think she grew up in hell. Lennon looks like an innocent enough girl until you get a load of the title of “Property Of Goatfucker”. Sounds just like it reads. I don’t know…

Artist: Bitch and Animal Title: Eternally Hard Label: Righteous Babe Rating: 6/10 Bitch And Animal are a New York City duo that fly in the face of mainstream feel-good boy/girl pop. The in-your-face “Best Cock On The Block” is nothing less than a sexual invitation that rolls into the slowly tortured “Traffic”. Some of the…

Artist: Slayer Title: God Hates Us All Label: American Rating: 6/10 Some things just aren’t meant to change, which isn’t always a bad thing, as in the of Slayer’s 666th studio release (actually, it’s their 9th), God Hates Us All. We’ve come to expect little as far as change goes for these elder statesmen of…

Artist: Damian Marley Title: Halfway Tree Label: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 How many kids did Bob Marley have? Damian Marley is here with a voice that is remarkably his own while still holding the ghostly cover of his father that peeks out from behind the Halfway Tree. Damian follows in his father’s footsteps with the track…

Artist: Beulah Title: The Coast is Never Clear Label: Velocette Rating: 7.5/10 The San Fran group Beulah scored big with When Your Heartstrings Break. Now two years later The Coast Is Never Clear, and neither is their future. Beulah writes songs for the love of the song. Each song embodies their extensive styles that when…