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The Hottest Follow-up Album of the Yearnew

UK chanteuse Amy Winehouse is quickly becoming known for two things: her drinking habit and her amazing voice.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  04-17-2007  |  Reviews

Carefully Crafted, Radio-ready Troubador Tunesnew

With the Peacemakers, Clyne's songwriting is culled from three similar styles -- Americana, Tejano, and the ol' "white man on an island" sound pioneered by Jimmy Buffet.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  04-02-2007  |  Reviews

Sterilized by Stereotypesnew

Much of Open Fire sounds like it was recorded in 1983 by a bunch of guys who were listening to British heavy metal and reading the lyrics of American black metal.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  03-20-2007  |  Reviews

Like a Smooth Ride on a Raw Nervenew

The Ascension is definitely Otep's best yet, and easily one of the best records of the year.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  03-20-2007  |  Reviews

Diabolical and Danceablenew

The songs on Body Beat contain the sense of dangerous sexual abandon for which Combichrist's music is known and loved.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  12-19-2006  |  Reviews

Pavement, Repurposednew

Pavement always seemed a bit amateurish, childlike, and in constant danger of falling down. But they never did, and now they're deified American rock royalty.
Phoenix New Times  |  Rob Harvilla  |  11-29-2005  |  Reviews

Blues Clues: Gettin' Down-and-Dirty With the Black Keysnew

The blues-rock duo recorded their third release in a studio inside a toxic old rubber factory in an Akron, Ohio, slum. They nearly managed to sneak into a nearby Lockheed Martin plant that builds battle blimps to take photos for their new album.
Phoenix New Times  |  Michele Laudig  |  09-13-2004  |  Reviews

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