Category: Music
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Ike Reilly – Salesman and Racists
Artist: Ike Reilly Title: Salesman and Racists Label: Universal Rating: 5.5/10 Ike Reilly’s story isn’t all that exciting. It’s about a guy who grew up in Libertyville, Illinois. He lets his music do the talking rather than his life history. Reilly produces hook-ass punk rock that can pull you in with one arm or two.…
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Pete – Pete
Artist: Pete Title: Pete Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 7/10 Pete., yes, with a period, wants to be called a rock band. Period. When you hear the melody driven “Sweet Daze”, you’ll understand what these guys are about. Pete. fuses current rock with the alternative spirit from a decade ago. “Drugstore Alibi” comes crashing, proving they…
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Corporate Avenger – Freedom is a State of Mind
Artist: Corporate Avenger Title: Freedom is a State of Mind Label: Koch Rating: 5/10 Will controversial lyrics make or break Corporate Avenger? I have no idea. Some of what they say is true and shouldn’t be much of a surprise to any of us. The biggest problem they will find is that the churches in…
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Max Graham – Interview
While the household names of such dj’s as Carl Cox and Paul Oakenfold often steal the spotlight in the electric/dance world, Hip Online is proud to feature a new star on the horizon, Max Graham. His career as a dj goes back fourteen years to when trudged across Canada building a name for himself as…
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Brooke Allison – Interview
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Gorillaz – Interview with Jamie Hewlett
How are you? I’m good. Where are you? America. We’re in Paris right now. Heard you are doing a show. Yeah we’re getting ready for it now actually. What’s the show like? Well the shows are a big experiment at the moment. We have a giant screen between the band and the audience. We have…
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Neil Diamond – Three Chord Opera
Artist: Neil Diamond Title: Three Chord Opera Label: Columbia Rating: 7/10 “Solitary Man”, “Cracklin’ Rosie”, and “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” are some of the greatest songs ever written. Every time I hear them on the oldies station, you can see me singing out of key but with all the joy in the world. Neil…
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Steps – Buzz
Artist: Steps Title: Buzz Label: Jive Rating: 6.5/10 Buzz drops on American shores almost a year after its overseas release, trying to find Steps some fans as it seems their Euro-pop just hasn’t found a home in the States. Will Buzz change that? For starters, “Buzzz” (yes, with three annoying z’s) sounds so general and…
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Tha Eastsidaz – Duces N’ Trayz
Artist: Tha Eastsidaz Title: Duces N’ Trayz Label: TVT Rating: 4/10 Snoop Dogg asked his homies from Long Beach, California to join him in forming Tha Eastsidaz. Goldie Loc and Tray Deee were representing rival gangs Duces and Trayz, but they agreed to put their differences to the side. The group used the album title…
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Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American
Artist: Jimmy Eat World Title: Bleed American Label: Dreamworks Rating: 7/10 Maybe you haven’t heard of Jimmy Eat World. You aren’t alone. They released a few albums and then it seemed that they disappeared from the face of the earth. Well, they are back with a new record label and an album, Bleed American, full…