Category: Music
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Joydrop – Viberate
Artist: Joydrop Title: Viberate Label: Tommy Boy Rating: 5/10 Joydrop opens it up with the semi-catchy “Thick Skin” and they never quite pick up anymore momentum. “American Dreamgirl” squeals of an amateur operation. “Sometimes Wanna Die” is the pop track that may get them their fifteen minutes of fame, just not on the big stage.…
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Foxy Brown – Broken Silence
Artist: Foxy Brown Title: Broken Silence Label: Def Jam Rating: 6/10 A lot has been said about Foxy Brown, in the news and by others in the last few years. Now Foxy Brown releases Broken Silence to set the records straight. “Fallin’” wants to set it straight, but doesn’t have the power. “Oh Yeah” is…
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Godsmack – Interview [2001]
Life in a rock band isn’t all money and chicks. There is a hell of a lot of work involved and part of that is talking to the press, so here I am interrupting Godsmack drummer Tommy Stewart’s vacation. Well, it was for a good cause: our readers. With a few weeks off before they…
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Godsmack – Interview [2001]
Godsmack is still rockin’ new drummer and all. Shannon Larkin is the new drummer and we had a chance to chat with him about his new gig and joining the biggest rock band in the world. They threw you right into the fire. Yeah, but I like it. On the Godsmack message boards it seems…
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Andreas Johnson – Interview
Life has certainly been glorious for Andreas Johnson. Still, his notoriety here in the States hasn’t been anything like the love he gets overseas. If you take just one listen to his latest album, Liebling, and the stunning track “Glorious”, you’d quickly get the idea of why this man is held in such esteem. Andreas…
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Primer 55 – Underneath The Surface
Artist: Primer 55 Title: Underneath The Surface Label: Reprise Rating: 5.5/10 Straight out of Sweden comes the rock group Prime Sth. Their release, Underneath The Surface, gives us tasty rock that goes down like pop. The first two tracks that come off, “Underneath The Surface” and “I Don’t Envy You”, are quite typical of rock…
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Perry Farrell – Song Yet To Be Sung
Artist: Perry Farrell Title: Song Yet To Be Sung Label: Virgin Rating: 8/10 Boom! Perry Farrell comes out with a bang on Song Yet To Be Sung. So what if the bang is synthetic. The beats are heavy and don’t sound beyond his reason. “Happy Birthday Jubilee” is a curious track yet a new life…
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The Mayfield Four – Second Skin
Artist: The Mayfield Four Title: Second Skin Label: Epic Rating: 5/10 The Mayfield Four have been compared to Soundgarden and Led Zeppelin. While some of these comparisons are true their second album, Second Skin, they should find us comparing them to their previous release, right? Yeah, that would only be fair. Who cares about being…
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Jagged Edge – Jagged Little Thrill
Artist: Jagged Edge Title: Jagged Little Thrill Label: Columbia Rating: 7/10 Jagged Edge is back and the thrill isn’t gone. If anything, Jagged Edge sounds more mature and tighter than ever on their sophomore release, Jagged Little Thrill. Jagged Edge pulled in sing-songster Nelly to hit the hot single “Where The Party At”. Ludacris’ guest…
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Moke – Carnival
Artist: Moke Title: Carnival Label: Ultimatum Rating: 5/10 From South London comes a four-letter word that you may not have heard before: Moke. Hailed for their freshman release, Moke is back with Carnival, and there are no smoke and mirrors in this one. Carnival opens with “My Degeneration”, their twist on the Who classic “My…