Category: Music
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Twiztid – Freek Show
Artist: Twiztid Title: Freek Show Label: Island Rating: 4.5/10 Who in the hell is Twizted and what are they doing? Copying the Insane Clown Posse from what I see, and doing a pretty shitty job of it. I mean, they can’t even do their makeup enough to look cool. Bitter? Who me? No, just thoroughly…
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Godsmack – Awake
Artist: Godsmack Title: Awake Label: Universal Rating: 7/10 The latest release from heavy-hitting Godsmack is a rock’n’roll fanatic’s wet dream. It’s heavy without being generic, it’s dark without being satanic, and we never hear Sully try his luck at rapping. Sounds like the perfect metal album, right? Well, it would be had they just appeared…
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Rico – Sanctuary Medicines
Artist: Rico Title: Sanctuary Medicines Label: Chrysalis Rating: 8.5/10 Rico makes some damn interesting songs. Opening with “Shave Your Head” he muses, “put on your boots/ get out of bed/ music is dead/ this isn’t the sixties anymore.” Rico puts out “Smokescreen” and its troubled reason. Even more eerie is the bid for suicide on…
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Fatboy Slim – Halfway Between The Gutter and The Star
Artist: Fatboy Slim Title: Halfway Between The Gutter and The Star Label: Astralwerks Rating: 6.5/10 Norman Cook, youve come a long way baby! 1998 was the year of Fatboy Slim as smash hits “Rockfeller Shank” and “Praise You” introduced the whole world to his electric funk and groove. From soundtracks, compilations, and commercials, these tracks…
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Madison Avenue – The Polyester Embassy
Artist: Madison Avenue Title: The Polyester Embassy Label: C2 Rating: 4/10 “Who The Hell Are You” is a good way to open, considering I don’t know Madison Avenue from “Electric Avenue”. According to their bio, Madison Avenue is a successful Australian house band who have dreams of taking over New York City and the rest…
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Neville Brothers – Interview with Aaron Neville
A look into the life of the Neville Brothers with Charles Neville I recently had the honor of talking with Charles Neville, one of the legendary four that make up the Neville Brothers. As he spoke, I became completely entranced by his voice, soothing and soft, the voice of a laid back gentlemen who naturally…
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SR-71 – Interview
suckin’ with sr-71! a chat with bassist jeff reid SR-71 is on top of the world. They have a huge hit song, “Right Now”, and they are touring around the world, doing what theyve always dreamed of doing. Find out what they are up to now and find out whats up with hurry up and…
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Phife Dawg – Interview
Sometimes you get interviews with artists you admire and sometimes you get lucky enough to talk with one of your idols. A Tribe Called Quest was the sort of group you grew up to, able to see their influence cast over millions. You cant downplay the way they helped to shape the world of hip-hop.…
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Amen – We Have Come For Your Parents
Artist: Amen Title: We Have Come For Your Parents Label: Virgin Rating: 8/10 From the opening rip of “CK Killer”, Amen’s major label debut is the answer to the question of “Is punk dead?” Casey Chaos and Co. have delivered an aural onslaught of rabid Sid Vicious-era dirty punk rock. It’s violent, spiteful, and screams…
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Outkast – Stankonia
Artist: Outkast Title: IStankonia Label: Arista Rating: 9/10 Outkast arent exactly revolutionaries, they just sound that way. Not since George Clinton funked up the global landscapes has a group mixed up so much soul over a bass line. The tag team of Andre 2000 and Big Boi seem to have fallen out of the 70s…