Category: Music
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Deckard – Stereodreamscape
Artist: Deckard Title: Stereodreamscape Label: Reprise Rating: 6.5/10 Deckard is a rock band that once called Glasgow, Scotland home. Boy, I would have never guessed that in a million years by listening to the album. But just as the Rolling Stones sounded Americanized, so does Deckard. Recently Deckard received a little buzz from the Friends…
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DDT – Urban Observer
Artist: DDT Title: Urban Observer Label: Elektra Rating: 6/10 If someone asked me to describe DDT, I would probably tell them that DDT’s music is like a mutt; they combine so many different musical influences that it’s hard to put a label on these rockers from Canada. DDT has uniquely blended rap, ska, punk, and…
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Dangerman – Dangerman
Artist: Dangerman Title: Dangerman Label: Sony Rating: 6.5/10
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Nancy Wilson – Live At McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Artist: Nancy Wilson Title: Live At McCabe’s Guitar Shop Label: Epic Rating: 8/10 Nancy Wilson, a member of 80’s rock band Heart, has stripped down from electric guitar to acoustic for her first solo album, Live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop. This album was recorded at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica back in May of…
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Robbie Williams – The Ego Has Landed
Artist: Robbie Williams Title: The Ego Has Landed Label: Capitol Rating: 8/10 More than Robbie’s ego has landed; he’s found that life after his previous band, Take That, isn’t all that bad, and neither is his latest release. Some of the songs were previously released, but this is no matter. Just sit back and enjoy.…
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Wilco – Summer Teeth
Artist: Wilco Title: Summer Teeth Label: Reprise Rating: 8.5/10 Wilco’s last album, Being There, was successful and received some rave reviews, but their new album will definitely put them on the map. Summer Teeth is refreshing. It is an outstanding effort from the boys in Wilco. The songs written for this record are lyrical masterpieces…
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Scott Wilkie – Boundless
Artist: Scott Wilkie Title: Boundless Label: Narada Rating: 8/10 Scott Wilkie knew since the age of six that the piano and music would be his passion for life. After years of studying the dynamics of music, he has progressed into a respected jazz musician. Wilkie was behind the sound design (synth programming) for the broadway…
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Warren G – I Want It All
Artist: Warren G Title: I Want It All Label: Restless Rating: 7/10 The G funk is back and better than ever. Warren G.’s latest release, I Want It All, was almost six years in the making. That is a long time to be out of the swing of it, but Warren G. hasn’t slipped. No…
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The Watchmen – Silent Radar
Artist: The Watchmen Title: Silent Radar Label: Capitol Rating: 7/10 There are many exports that come out of Canada, but one of Canada’s finer exports is their music. The Watchmen, hailing from Winnipeg, have already won the hearts of fellow Canadians and are now looking to conquer the states. Their new release, Silent Radar, has…
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Tom Waits – Mule Variations
Artist: Tom Waits Title: Mule Variations Label: Epitaph Rating: 8/10 Tom Waits’ latest release, Mule Variations, is a definitive listening experience. He displays a diversity in his music that is best explained as a combination of sounds, both vocally and instrumentally, comparable to that of Bob Dylan, Little Feat, and Bruce Springsteen. He is part…