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Remembering U2's Breakoutnew
Long since resigned to the coffee tables of khaki families or wedged on shelves next to the Bible and The Da Vinci Code, it's easy to forget the widescreen impact of U2's 1987 world-altering breakout.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
11-29-2007 |
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Inauthenticity Antidotenew
Merle Haggard offers a much-needed dose of authenticity to this world full of hot air.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
11-28-2007 |
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Beautifully Twistednew
Dave Wyndorf's rockin' imagination is back and better than ever on this new release.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
11-28-2007 |
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Tags: 4-Way Diablo, Monster Magnet
In the Cloudsnew
Youthful exuberance shines through on every song.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Clay Duda |
11-28-2007 |
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Bulging at the Seamsnew
The two-CD soundtrack to Todd Haynes' stylistic new Bob Dylan pic I'm Not There features 33 covers by no fewer than 25 artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Debbie Michaud |
11-28-2007 |
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Tags: I'm Not There, Various Artists
It's Business Timenew
British Sea Power gets right down to business on Krankenhaus?.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Debbie Michaud |
11-28-2007 |
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Tags: British Sea Power, Krankenhaus?
Paint a Picturenew
Alive 2007, which documents Daft Punk's sell-out tour last summer, illustrates the possibilities and problems of capturing live dance-music sets on CD.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
11-28-2007 |
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Tags: Alive 2007, Daft Punk
Living Proof Debuts with Positive Hip-hopnew
And at its delirious, beat-mixing, Northwest-pimping best, Living Proof emerges as a tumbling young outfit on the verge of big things.
Willamette Week |
Stephen Marc Beaudoin |
11-28-2007 |
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Tags: Living Proof, Roots to Branches
Black Reign and Ohkang Appreciate Lo-fi Glorynew
The duo specializes in taking stripped-down soul samples, coupling them with 808 drum kicks that wallop like a mule, and lacing it all with lyrics that stick to your cerebrum like they're made of Velcro.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
11-27-2007 |
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The Brits Are Alrightnew
With a new four-CD retrospective The Brit Box, Rhino Records captures the agony and ecstasy of the golden age of Modern English rock.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
11-26-2007 |
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Studio Pros' Fingerprints Found All Over 'As I Am'new
Their influence isn't fatal, but the disc feels less distinctive than it should given the talent of the performer pictured on its cover.
Tags: Alicia Keys, As I Am
Juan Huevos Creates Classic Street-Story Hiphopnew
Juan Huevos -- the outlet of Jon Gregory, a 28-year-old white dude with a killer moustache -- raps about falling off bar stools, turning Friendster photos into late-night pornography and wanting to quit bad jobs.
Tags: Juan Huevos, MC People Magazine
Cool (and Smooth) John Fergesonnew
Indeed, one of the great joys of With These Hands is the ease with which Ferguson segues between styles, creating an evolving energy from the lively first half to the second half's gentler, late-night vibe.
Snatches of Pink Nearly Do-Wellnew
While Snatches of Pink and Clarissa both went to the summit, enjoying a major label tenure and a bid for radio play, they never quite sparked popular imagination, despite several fine, well-regarded albums in the '80s and '90s.
Celebration and Dragons of Zynth Are Under the Influencenew
TV on the Radio are one of the best bands in the world, but having them all over your record can be a mixed blessing, as these two bands prove.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
11-26-2007 |
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