Category: Music
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Ultimate Fakebook – This Will Be Laughing Week
Artist: Ultimate Fakebook Title: This Will Be Laughing Week Label: Sony Rating: 7/10 The Ultimate Fakebook is back-to-roots rock. They’ve got solid melodies, they’re not too depressing, are even often uplifting, and work on a simple rock ‘n’ roll fundamental built long ago by the likes of the Beatles and other pop rockers of the…
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Nelly – Country Grammar
Artist: Nelly Title: Country Grammar Label: Universal Rating: 9/10 Straight out of St. Louie comes Nelly, a new mc with visions of being one of the best hip-hop has to offer. Country Grammar may be a bizarre title for the release of a hip-hop artist, but don’t let that sway you. Nelly is the real…
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The Dandy Warhols – Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
Artist: The Dandy Warhols Title: Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia Label: Capitol Rating: 8/10 The Dandy Warhols are a bit of an enigma. Just when you think you have them figured out, they drop an album like Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia. It’s Pavement without the bread and Radiohead without the Swiss cheese. It has…
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Verbow – White Out
Artist: Verbow Title: White Out Label: Epic Rating: 6.5/10 With the onslaught of bands using symphonic sounds in their music, the fantastic cello work of Verbow member Alison Chesley risks going unnoticed. Just don’t think of them as a novelty act. While the melodies are strong and Jason Narducy’s voice is quite passionate, it is…
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A*Teens – Interview
Dancing with the A*Teens… a chat with ahmet & sara!! Ahmet: You guys have been traveling a lot. Yeah we were just in South America doing a promotional tour. We were in Chili, Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico. How do you all get along when you are on the road together for so long? Surprisingly well.…
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Jill Scott – Who Is Jill Scott?
Artist: Jill Scott Title: Who Is Jill Scott? Label: Epic Rating: 7/10 Who Is Jill Scott? I don’t really know, but the album just might answer that question. “Gettin’ In The Way” is a sweet song with a message that’s not what it seems. The album is deep and perhaps nothing goes deeper than Jill’s…
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Toshi Kubota – Nothing But Your Love
Artist: Toshi Kubota Title: Nothing But Your Love Label: Epic Rating: 6/10 Toshi Kubota is called a groundbreaker for bringing the soul to Japan. You get a feel for his full voice on the opening track, “Nothing But Your Love”, but only until the bridge where he starts to fall off track. Pras throws his…
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The Getaway People – The Turnpike Diaries
Artist: The Getaway People Title: The Turnpike Diaries Label: Columbia Rating: 5/10 Wow! Sublime has a new album out? I thought that guy was Oops, my mistake. This is a new band. The Getaway People may have an excuse for their copycat sound, and a lame one at that; they are from Norway. Perhaps they…
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Dynamite Hack – Interview
yes. they are the dudes who sing ‘boyz-n-the hood. read on and get the poop on dynamite hack… You know what happens when you talk a lot and you get someone on the phone that talks a lot? A great interview. It also means that I have to do a hell of a lot of…
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Uncle Kracker – Interview [2000]
I know you are wondering who Uncle Kracker is. You’re going to be really surprised to find out you’ve been listening to him for some time now and just didn’t know it. During the day, Matt Shafer is a father and a husband, but at night he is the turntable wiz behind Kid Rock. Kracker…