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'Comets' Blends Techno and Rocknew
In a move fitting of a band named after an ancient technical question, VHS or Beta seems to have fused '80s techno with contemporary rock to create an individual sound that reflects this bands' musicianship.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Bring on the Comets, VHS or Beta
This Disc Shows Off a Seasoned Pronew
An album such as this is an educational tool for up-and-coming musicians in every genre.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken |
09-18-2007 |
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'Kill the Headlights' Will Grow on Younew
Adema won't be revolutionizing the face of rock anytime soon, but this album seems to at the very least provide these deceptively talented dudes with a long-sought-after sense of identity.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Adema, Kill the Headlights
Keite Young Balances the Spiritual and the Secularnew
Keite (pronounced "keet") Young's debut album makes you feel as if you're listening to a guilty pleasure.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
09-18-2007 |
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The Black Lips Have Guitars, Will Travelnew
Like their live shows, the Lips’ records are a train that’s never more than a hair from running off the track. Each song on Good Bad Not Evil is a tightly wound pop gem.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
09-17-2007 |
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Tags: The Black Lips, Good Bad Not Evil
Kevin Drew's Solo Disc Sounds Like His Work with Broken Social Scenenew
The Toronto band's fans will welcome it, but the rest of us will have to wait for the real Kevin Drew solo album
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
09-14-2007 |
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Tags: Kevin Drew, Spirit If ...
50 Cent Flips to Autopilotnew
Curtis is filled with typical talk about being a felon, a killer, a hustler, a pimp and a gun owner -- listening hard for anything more substantial will just exhaust you.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Richards |
09-14-2007 |
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The Sea and Cake's Post-rock Enduresnew
Everybody is predictably hushed and underplayed, with all the jazzy breezes of brushed snare and lazy-Sunday vocals we've come to expect.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
09-14-2007 |
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Tags: Everybody, The Sea and Cake
Percussionist John Santos Debuts New Quintetnew
Roughly six months since the dissolution of his ten-piece Machete Ensemble, the apparently indefatigable bandleader returns with what has to be one of the most exciting local jazz albums of the year.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-13-2007 |
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Regina Hexaphone Flexs Its Percussionnew
After the gentle, hazy drift of its debut, The Beautiful World, it's strange and thrilling to hear Regina Hexaphone exchange its exquisiteness for greater muscularity.
Precise Executionnew
Live double-DVD set preserves a rare presentation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
09-13-2007 |
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Peak Performancenew
Sly's positive lyrics, racially and sexually integrated band, and crisp combination of Memphis soul, rock, funk and pop created a template that still hasn't been bettered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-13-2007 |
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Next Best Thingnew
The Bangles have captured an energetic and harmonious evening at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Return to Bangleonia, The Bangles
Tough Lovenew
Autumn of the Seraphs is tougher than past albums, and they've tightened their hooky arrangements into power jams throbbing with bass and rhythmic guitar playing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Autumn of the Seraphs, Pinback
Brenda Weiler’s New Album Shows Grief After Her Sister’s Suicidenew
Yet End the Rain isn't a bummer. It's quiet and powerful, sometimes relentlessly so, but Weiler's voice is incurably, delightfully hopeful and girlish.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Brenda Weiler, End the Rain
