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Trinket – Trinket
Artist: Trinket Title: Trinket Label: RCA Rating: 4/10 In the course of listening to Trinket’s self-titled album, I was repeatedly struck by an overwhelming sense of deja vu. Track after track sounded like something I was sure I had heard before, but as I listened again and again, I realized that these songs just sound…
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TQ – Interview
“Like protons and neutrons, life is about positives and negatives, little pluses and minuses. If you cover up the minuses, then the pluses don’t mean shit.” For Terrance “TQ” Quaites, life these days seems to be all about pluses. His Clockwork/Epic single, “Westside”, continues to climb to the top of the charts. As TQ walks…
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The Black Crowes – Interview
Where have the Black Crowes been? What’s going on with their new album? Who’s idea was it to play at the Super Bowl? I recently had the opportunity to chat with their drummer, Steve Gorman, and he offered all kinds of insight into the “most rock n’ roll rock n’ roll band in the world”…
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Julian Lennon – Interview
As the phone rang, my anxiety rose. “hip online.” “Yes, Charles Craine please.” The voice on the other end sounded so much like his father’s that I found myself momentarily dazed, though still able to nervously reply, “This is Charles.” “Charles, this is Julian,” rang the voice. We exchanged hellos and Julian went on to…
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The Rolling Stones – No Security
Artist: The Rolling Stones Title: No Security Label: Virgin Rating: 4/10 The Rolling Stones’ new live disc, No Security, left me lost and looking for answers to questions like, “What in the hell was Mick thinking when he decided that the public would want to pay good money to hear this shit?” I have been…
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Portishead – PNYC
Artist: Portishead Title: PNYC Label: London Rating: 7/10 You and your girlfriend have just crash-landed on the forbidden Planet. Your video collection has been destroyed except for a few choice episodes of Perry Mason, but, thank God, those martini mixes have survived. After all, your girl just left you for one of the local aliens.…
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Machine Head – The Burning Red
Artist: Machine Head Title: The Burning Red Label:Roadrunner Rating: 7/10 Trying to break into the mainstream is a difficult task when you’re an extremely heavy band, as was the case with Machine Head in the past. With The Burning Red, their first album in over two years, the band has gone in a more diverse…
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The Other Ones – The Strange Remain
Artist: The Other Ones Title: The Strange Remain Label: Universal Rating: 7/10 With the release of The Strange Remain, the Other Ones have attempted to recapture the essence and emotion of Further Festival 1998. While the live two-disc release gives the listener an opportunity to hear the music, a bit of the feeling is lost.…
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Old Pike – Ten Thousand Nights
Artist: Old Pike Title: Ten Thousand Nights Label: Sony Rating: 7/10 Despite the past drought in new music coming from the northwest, Old Pike struggles for the spotlight. The title of their debut album, Ten Thousand Nights, may very well have something to do with the many long nights they performed in the smokey bars…
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Julian Lennon – Photograph Smile
Artist: Julian Lennon Title: Photograph Smile Label: Universal Rating: 8.5/10 ulian Lennon took a break from the music industry in an attempt to relieve the stress of trying to live up to his father’s legend. Under such intense pressure, his music suffered, but after a seven-year hiatus he is back with his best effort to…
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