Category: Music
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Scarface – The Last of a Dying Breed
Artist: Scarface Title: The Last of a Dying Breed Label: Rap-a-lot Rating: 5/10 Scarface is really telling us where he came from as he describes his birth on “Last Of A Dying Breed”. It’s as silly as it is touching. “Look Into My Eyes” is more of the Scarface we’ve come to know and fear.…
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Taproot – Gift
Artist: Taproot Title: Gift Label: Atlantic Rating: 7/10 In an era of overdone rap meets rock, Taproot’s debut, Gift, is a refreshing take on the whole scene. Shying away from the standard format of rhyming on top of thick grooves, Taproot has instead opted to blend the Adrenaline-era Deftones’ sound with a youthful vocal style…
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The Wallflowers – Breach
Artist: The Wallflowers Title: Breach Label: Interscope Rating: 7/10 Dylan’s boy is back with his pop rock crew, the Wallflowers. If you are familiar with them, you know they bring this sort of punch-drunk rock with melodies that sit on a cloud pondering whether to come down to earth or work a little harder and…
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A3 – La Peste
A3 is another British band with an American fascination. They also seem to have a religious fetish and maybe a taste for U2.
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A3 – Biography
With an eagerly-awaited new album, La Peste, hitting US retail racks on October 24, the radical UK band A3 (known as “Alabama 3” in the UK) will bring the group’s musical mayhem stateside on a club tour beginning November 1 at the Cotton Club in Atlanta, Georgia (see itinerary following). Best-known to American audiences for…
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Nickleback – Interview
Talking smack with NICKELBACK! The final frontier for a Canadian band like Nickelback has got to be playing a place like south Florida. They were easily three thousand miles from home, the heat is probably unbearable, and hockey is not the national pasttime, especially down here. But no matter what their obstacles are or have…
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Fuel – Interview
Talking music with Carl Bell of Fuel I saw you had something coming up called Fan Appreciation Tour. We have some shows lined up for cities that really supported us. We just want to give something back. Are you excited about touring or still a little shell-shocked after touring for over two years last time…
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Michael McDermott – Last Chance Lounge
Artist: Michael McDermott Title: Last Chance Lounge Label: Koch Rating: 5/10 Michael McDermott had a lot to live up to when at twenty he was cast as the next Bob Dylan. With this on his back, he’s released his fifth album, Last Chance Lounge. It’s apparent he wasn’t discouraged. It’s McDermott’s storytelling that keeps you…
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Stephan Simmonds – Spirit Tales
Artist: Stephan Simmonds Title: Spirit Tales Label: Priority Rating: 7/10 Stephan Simmonds has called many lands home, but no matter where he rested his feet, music has always been his universal language. Simmonds has a voice that lasts and prospers no matter the melody or musical background. “I Can’t Do That” sweats acidic dance moves.…
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Slash’s Snakepit – Ain’t Life Grand
Artist: Slash’s Snakepit Title: Ain’t Life Grand Label: Koch Rating: 3/10 Slash hasn’t had much success since Guns ‘N’ Roses. His band, Slash’s Snakepit, has released album after album without so much as a whisper. Now they have another album to try out on the world, Ain’t Life Grand. Let’s find out how grand it…