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Rusted Root – Welcome To My Party
Artist: Rusted Root Title: Welcome To My Party Label: Island Rating: 6/10 Artist: Rusted Root Sounds like: If you like to jam, Root might be your boot. The long of it: “Union” – Interesting. “Women Got My Money” – Good hook, not what I expected. “Blue Diamonds” – Lovely. “Too Much” – A different spin.…
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Daniel Debourg – Daniel Debourg
Artist: Daniel Debourg Title: Daniel Debourg Label: Dreamworks Rating: 2/10 Daniel Debourg. Music: Pop and dance. Notable Songs: If you find one let me know about it. On The Fence: “I Need An Angel” – Overdramatic fluff. Songs you can skip: “Tell The World” “24 Hours” – pure drama. “Flowers” “My World” And all the…
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NSNYC – Interview [2002]
Is your new tour going to be supporting any particular charities or anything new going on with you guys in charities? Justin Timberlake: We actually have our own foundation and every year we pick out charities that we’re going to help support and it’s basically it’s called Challenge for the Children and it basically helps…
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Moth – Provisions, Fiction and Gear
Artist: Moth Title: Provisions, Fiction and Gear Label: Virgin Rating: 4/10 Straight out of Ohio comes Moth. A short name for a band with seriously short attention spans as they roar through each and every song. “Thinking Please” grabs you with what sounds like chaos but you soon realize its all controlled and essential. Even…
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Cyclefly – Crave
Artist: Cyclefly Title: Crave Label: MCA Rating: 6.5/10 Origin: Ireland Sound like: Bowie sleeping with the guy from Judas Priest and they invited Rush along for fun. Crave: “Selophane Fixtures” – You’ll like it. “Crowns” – Most potent and immediate track. “Tales From The Fishbowl” – Interesting. One thought: “No Stress” and “Karma Killer” –…
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Avant – Ecstacy
Artist: Avant Title: Ecstacy Label: MCA Rating: 4/10 Ecstasy: “Makin’ Good Love” – R. Kelly called and he wants his music back. “Thinkin’ About You” – Slow, subtle, sexy. Slow grind: “Call On Me” – average at best. “Thinkin’ About You” “What Do You Want” – A good melody can’t make up for the weak…
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Tweet – Southern Hummingbird
Artist: Tweet Title: v Label: Elektra Rating: 7.5/10 Tweet. Sounds like old school Motown is swimming in her blood. Hot: “Smoking Cigarettes” – A slow lounge act that never gets tired. “Beautiful” – Tender vocals combined with heart and soul. “Best Friend” – Gladys Knight was right and Tweet saw it all the way. “Opps…
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Ashanti – Ashanti
Artist: Ashanti Title: Ashanti Label: Murder Inc. Rating: 7.5/10 Ashanti. Best none as a sidekick for the likes of Ja Rule on “Always On Time”, “How We Roll” with Big Pun and “What’s Love” with Fat Joe. So you’ve heard her, you just may not have realized it. Hot, hot, hot: “Foolish” – Not in…
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Quarashi – Jinx
Artist: Quarashi Title: Jinx Label: Columbia Rating: 6/10 Artist: Quarashi Sounds like: Beastie Boys From: Iceland Now Hear This: “Stick ‘Em Up” – Their style is so old school that you wonder if this record wasn’t lost for the last fifteen years. “Mr. Jinx” – Tight beats rapped around a smooth hook. “Weirdo” Skip It:…
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Must – Androgynous Jesus
Artist: Must Title: Androgynous Jesus Label: Wind-Up Rating: 4/10 Artist: Must Sound like: Matchbox 20 and U2, except one tries to sound potent and the other doesn’t care. A Must: If there were a song you needed to listen to I’d tell you. There is nothing here. Maybe: “Bubblegum Sleaze” – Bubblegum and sleaze? You…
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