Category: Music
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Diffuser – Interview
A chat with bassist Larry Sullivan. How are you? A bit hung over, had a rough night. Did you have a show? No, actually we had last night off. It was Anthony’s, our guitar player, birthday so we took him out and had a few beers. Have you been doing bigger shows now? Yeah, but…
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Eliza Carthy – Angels & Cigarettes
Artist: Eliza Carthy Title: Angels & Cigarettes Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 Eliza Carthy has a voice that could stop you in your tracks, but it’s her lively fiddle that’s the real show-stopper. A truly simple but lush combination of majestic musical abilities combined with a skill for a catchy hook make Carthy a new…
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Jeff Beck – You Had It Coming
Artist: Jeff Beck Title: You Had It Coming Label: Epic Rating: 9/10 Jeff Beck has not disappeared. He’s still around, and as good as he’s ever been. You Had It Coming isn’t just another in the line of many releases over his three-and- a-half decade career. The mostly instrumental release opens with the riff-heavy “Earthquake”.…
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Fredro Starr – Firestarr
Artist: Fredro Starr Title: Firestarr Label: Koch Rating: 4/10 Street thug still holds status in the world of hip-hop and it seems Fredro Starr wants to live that life still, even after leaving the hardcore crew Onyx. You can hear lots of thuggery with tracks like “Dyin’ 4 Rap”. “What If” is an attempt at…
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Koffee Brown – Interview
A chat with Vee and Fonz How’s life these days? Vee: Busy. But it’s a good busy, right? Vee: Yep, a good busy. How did you two come together? Fonz: It started with Kay Gee. Vee came to a showcase [Kay Gee] set up with another guy and I came with another artist, and we…
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Lifehouse – Interview
You guys have sure been lucky jumping on big tours. I just heard today that you’ve joined the upcoming Matchbox Twenty and Everclear tour. Yeah. It’s going to be great. We just got off the Pearl Jam tour, so we’ve been pretty lucky. So you’ve decided to stick it out in California after basically living…
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Jessica Andrews – Interview
Talking life with Jessica Andrews! What are you doing? Radio shows, appearances, mall shows. All sorts of things. Looking forward to Christmas? I actually have to work almost up to Christmas, but I can’t wait to go home. I have a week off and then my birthday is right after that. How old were you…
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Public Announcement – Don’t Hold Back
Artist: Public Announcement Title: Don’t Hold Back Label: RCA Rating: 7.5/10 In 1998, Public Announcement released the single “Body Bumpin’” and they haven’t come down since. Out of Chicago they come once again, now with their impressive sophomore release, Don’t Hold Back. Swing and Public Announcement gather for the hip swinging “Don’t Hold Back”. “Long…
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Matthew Good Band – Interview
How are you? I’ve been better. I have a little bit of bronchitis going on. Really? What are you doing working? Well, I’m a little bit of a bronchial veteran. [laughs] I quit smoking, so I thought I would escape it this year, but I didn’t. I figured after fifteen years of smoking and getting…
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Dido Interview
What happened? I thought you were going to be at the awards last night. I fucked up my back, so I couldn’t go. I couldn’t fly in time so I’m still in New York. What did you do to it? I don’t really know. Last week I fell over and I think it took a…