AltWeeklies Wire
Kid Rock's Cocky Swagger (Kinda) Pays Offnew
It's lucky for Kid Rock that he's an egomaniacal dipshit, because otherwise his music would be about as memorable as a Molly Hatchet eight-track sans "Flirting With Disaster."
Tags: Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Neil Young is Full of Shitnew
But at least his new album is a gem.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
10-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II
Deborah Harry Stretches Vocal Chordsnew
Her fifth since 1981's Koo Koo, and her first in 14 years, Necessary Evil finds the singer working with a Brooklyn-based version of the Matrix.
The Georgia Straight |
Staff |
10-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Deborah Harry, Necessary Evil
Country Means Never Having to Say You're Sorrynew
Why Merle Haggard can make a middling detour into bluegrass and still bounce back.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
10-22-2007 |
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Scattershot Approachnew
The Velvet Teen veers between electronica, math rock and prog rock on their third full-length CD.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Velvet Teen, Cum Laude
Natural Born Rockernew
Juliette Lewis surprises with a powerhouse CD.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-19-2007 |
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Tough Old Hossnew
This CD/DVD package documents one of Jennings' final concert appearances, an all-star tribute recorded at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
10-18-2007 |
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Turning in Their Gravesnew
It's always risky to cover another artist, especially one who has been dead long enough to become a historical figure.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jon Ross |
10-18-2007 |
Reviews
The Great Uniternew
It has been 38 years since The Johnny Cash Show premiered on ABC, just about two months before the immortal concert at Woodstock.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
10-18-2007 |
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In Fine Formnew
Two years ago, the pianist Herbie Hancock released Possibilities, an album of duets with pop vocalists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jon Ross |
10-18-2007 |
Reviews
Intervision's Virtual Insanitynew
Paul Creighton and company wax chill and sexy, offering funk-laced jazz with a decidedly futuristic bent, making dance-soul fusioneers Jamiroquai an easy comparison.
Willamette Week |
AP Kryza |
10-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Intervision, Shades of Neptune
Bruce Springsteen Lets Loose on 'Magic'new
It has the garage-band fervor of The River, amplified by a higher level of literary sophistication, and abetted by Springsteen's rare willingness to let his jangle-pop flag fly.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
10-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: magic, Bruce Springsteen
Cafe Tacuba's Denouementnew
This latest effort by Mexico's supreme rock en espanol group will grow on you, but that's not necessarily a ringing endorsement.
Tags: Cafe Tacuba, Sino
Via Vengence Bludgeons with Stoner Rock Power Chordsnew
The group's songs sound gritty, dense, and calculated.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dieography, Via Vengeance
Ky-Mani Marley Embraces Florida Rootsnew
Where other Marley offspring tend to stick with variations of straight-ahead reggae, South Florida's Ky-Mani has a style that's a local mix of Southern hip-hop, raga, and, at times, ghetto balladry that reflect his upbringing in the hood of Liberty City.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: radio, Ky-Mani Marley
