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Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dustynew
Whether it is prurient raps by T.I. on the vamping sex-jam "Tangerine," or emotionally wrought singing by Jamie Foxx on the dramatic "Hustle Blood," or naturally far-out exchanges from George Clinton and Too $hort on the plinking "Fo Yo Sorrows," Big Boi gets plenty of mileage from his guests.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
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Where the Song Demandsnew
Tim Baker started the band Hey Rosetta! because he had "a pile of songs, no money and no jobs on the horizon."
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-31-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Roll Acosta: The Dawnnew
Jacob (Roll) Acosta is a singer-songwriter and classically trained guitarist who fronts an acoustic folk-pop trio that bears his nickname.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
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Bushwick Bill teeters on the brink of deportationnew
A Southern rap pioneer's resident status is now in the hands of an immigration judge in Atlanta
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
08-31-2010 |
Unclassified
Jim Avett's Tribesnew
With six of its seven songs being Avett originals, Tribes can be considered Avett's proper debut as a country music singer-songwriter.
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Walter Gibbons: Jungle Music: Mixed With Lovenew
Walter Gibbons was there back in the day, at disco's inception, in the legendary dance clubs of New York City.
Tucson Weekly |
Carl Hanni |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
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Slum Villagenew
Enthusiasm for Slum Village's latest album has been considerably dampened by revelations that it is likely its last album.
East Bay Express |
David MacFadden-Elliott |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
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Sia: We Are Bornnew
In a just universe, our reigning queen of pop would be Sia Furler, not Lady Gaga.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
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Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soulnew
Dark Night of the Soul has finally been released, four months after Mark Linkous took his own life.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
Reform School Boynew
Former Fabulous Thunderbird and dedicated Ramones fan Nick Curran traces his career's highlights and Lowlifes.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-31-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Blue-Eyed Soul Searchingnew
Chromeo transforms '80s obsession into dance-pop perfection.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-31-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Up all night with the Pimps of Joytimenew
The Pimps can't be pigeonholed into a genre — it's all soulful, but one song might segue from an Afrobeat groove to an electronic club beat with sitar.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
08-31-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
My Porcelain Lifenew
Rasputina frontwoman Melora Creager forges exotic musical artifacts from historical oddities.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
08-31-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mothra Guysnew
Daikaiju is a Japanese word, roughly translated into English as "giant strange beast" It's also the name of an instrumental surf rock band, which truly lives up to its name by being a bigger than life.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Sarah White |
08-30-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Slash's Lucky 13new
Slash's band, Velvet Revolver, may still be looking for the right singer But the guitarist didn't have the same problem when it came to his recently released self-titled solo album.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
08-30-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
