Category: Music
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Travis – The Invisible Band
Artist: Travis Title: The Invisible Band Label: Epic Rating: 8/10 Travis is truly a band of mystery. Their first release, Good Feeling, pretty much sucked. But then they stunned the world with The Man Who. Now will they regress or progress? The Invisible Band may just have that answer. “Sing” opens it up with what…
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Static-X – Interview [2001]
getting animated with Ken Jay! We all know Static-X is intense, and during an interview with drummer Ken Jay I found out they’re really a cool bunch of guys too. We discussed a lot in our half hour conversation, mostly music, but also touched upon the departure of previous guitarist Koichi, meeting Tommy Lee, being…
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Sarina Paris – Interview
laughing, crying, and more as we get deep with sarina paris! Hi, Sarina. Hi. You know what? What? You are so in the family with me. How is that? Because my dad’s name is Charlie and he is a retired plumber and Crane (not how I spell my name, but close enough) is a line…
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Rufus Wainwright – Poses
Artist: Rufus Wainwright Title: Poses Label: Dreamworks Rating: 6/10 Rufus Wainwright has an odd way of making popular music. It’s theatrical, but yet it’s still good. It might not walk straight, but it still strolls happily down the lane of the offbeat. With a title like “Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk”, you expect the song that…
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Drowning Pool – Sinner
Artist: Drowning Pool Title: Sinner Label: Wind-Up Rating: 7.5/10 How do you like your metal? Do you like it pounding your skull into mush or do you like it melodic? Drowning Pool seemed to have found a middle ground and they are going to exploit it for everything they’re worth. “Sinner” bombs you with melody…
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Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour of the Bewilderbeast
Artist: Badly Drawn Boy Title: The Hour of the Bewilderbeast Label: XL Rating: 7/10 Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy, has become more than a sensation in Europe. The album is little musical interludes mixed in with lovely melodies that paint a tapestry of undeniable passion. Although you may find The Hour Of Bewilderbeast hard…
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Clutch – Interview
What happens when you have a band that was born out of fury and has since evolved into controlled madness? In Clutch’s case, you release Pure Rock Fury, a funk-fueled, hard rock assault on the senses. They’ve managed to hover outside the grasp of mainstream rock, but they still draw a crowd everywhere they go.…
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Shea Seger – The May Street Project
Artist: Shea Seger Title: The May Street Project Label: RCA Rating: 7/10 Shea Seger’s influences are apparent as you get a taste of The May Street Project. She draws from Rickie Lee Jones to beat driven artists like Arrested Development. For the last two years, Seger has been calling London home, but she still hasn’t…
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Geggy Tah – Into The Oh
Artist: Geggy Tah Title: Into The Oh Label: Virgin Rating: 5/10 Geggy Tah are signed to that fruity Talking Head David Bryne’s label, Luaka Bop. So that should at least give you some idea as to where this album is going. The title is fitting: Into The Oh. “Goodnight To The Machine” is odd to…
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Jessica Simpson – Irresistible
Artist: Jessica Simpson Title: Irresistible Label: Columbia Rating: 7.5/10 Out of obscurity rose Jessica Simpson. It seemed she came out of nowhere and took the pop world by storm, but her journey wasn’t overnight. Instead of sitting back and waiting once again for the hand of fate, Simpson follows up her debut with the hot…