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PKS: Far From New Frontiers, but Far From Badnew
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: PKS, The Darkening Season
She is Mother, Hear Her Roarnew
More memorable than 2005's The Beekeeper, American Doll Posse sees Amos taking on a variety of characters over 23 tracks.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
05-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Tori Amos, American Doll Posse
Long Story Short: Bongos Are Best Left to Hippiesnew
Like many landmark hard-rock groups, nu-metal godfathers Korn will never earn mainstream respect as serious musicians -- and MTV Unplugged, a disc baffling in its utter badness, won't help.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
04-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Korn, MTV Unplugged
Paying Tribute -- Againnew
Like the first Sucking, this comp is thankfully short on irony and deconstruction while taking more heartfelt liberties.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
R&B's Golden Age, Revisitednew
If this soundtrack makes the Motown sound hip again, there'll be benefits for everyone.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Resurrection & Deathnew
Nas' problems remain artistic, not commercial, and can't be solved by sheer star power. Until that misconception is resolved, the occasionally brilliant eulogy is the best we can expect from the guy.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
12-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nas, Hip Hop Is Dead
Smooth, but Far from Dullnew
This disc flows like spiked eggnog.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
12-18-2006 |
Reviews
Love Is His Religionnew
Bob Marley's first-born has seemed to alternately embrace and elude his father's legacy. Until now.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
11-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ziggy Marley, Love Is My Religion
Smash-Riff-Bash Stoner Rocknew
Surrounded by mountains of amps stacked and cranked to unhealthy levels, Jucifer can shatter the fibulas of most modern-metal fans by feedback alone.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
09-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: If Thine Enemy Hunger, Jucifer
Re-Masterfulnew
Metal stars reanimate Metallica's Master of Puppets.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
05-08-2006 |
Reviews
A Bold Experimentnew
Former Throwing Muses frontwoman Kristin Hersh's power trio branches out.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
03-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: 50FootWave, Free Music EP
Refining Noisenew
Turmoil and sadness intertwine in a meticulous, human way on Mogwai's latest.
Cleveland Scene |
Annie Zaleski |
03-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tribute to Infectious Dreadnew
This Black Flag tribute album didn't make waves when it was released in 2003, but the newly expanded reissue adds some marquee acts that nail their songs.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
02-27-2006 |
Reviews
Stoner Rootsnew
Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis takes to the drums in this doom-metal outfit.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
02-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Witch
Anger Machinenew
Trent Reznor battles his depression with more conviction than ever on NIN's first album in six years.
Cleveland Scene |
Annie Zaleski |
05-04-2005 |
Reviews
