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    • Just Me

      Keith Sweat

      Just Me

      Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:46:30

      The Quiet Storm genre of R&B has been roundly, although often fondly, mocked, to the point of it seeming as outdated as hair metal or inspiring ...more

    • Bake Sale

      The Cool Kids

      Bake Sale

      Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:42:25

      "What it is, what it is, come check the noise. It’s the new black version of the Beastie Boys." Truer words have never been spoken. The Cool Kids ...more

    • One of the Boys

      Katy Perry

      One of the Boys

      Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:40:37

      Cali cutie Katy Perry exemplifies the sassy, saucy alpha female on her sexually charged, best stiletto forward new platter, One of the Boys. Perry ...more

    • Good to Be Bad

      Whitesnake

      Good to Be Bad

      Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:39:09

      David Coverdale's eleventh studio album fronting some semblance of his age-old Whitesnake, "Good To Be Bad" follows the same trajectory as the band's ...more

    • 3 Doors Down

      3 Doors Down

      3 Doors Down

      Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:02:42

      Appropriately self-titled, the fourth studio release from Mississippi rockers 3 Doors Down is everything an eponymous album should be, delivering few ...more

    • Indestructible

      Disturbed

      Indestructible

      Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:56:53

      Chicago's most disturbed brethren don't mess with their proven formula on Indestructible, delivering a bullet-proof siege of riff-driven cover fire ...more

    • VYP: Voice of the Young People

      Lil Mama

      VYP: Voice of the Young People

      Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:44:23

      The first widespread impression Lil Mama made, with her debut single, "Lip Gloss," was that of a bratty teenager with awareness and skills beyond her ...more

    • We Started Nothing

      The Ting Tings

      We Started Nothing

      Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:32:27

      It's understandable why The Ting Tings could be the most annoying, hyperbolized, buzz group of this year. U.S. audiences get their first impression ...more

    • Black Wooden Ceiling Opening

      Mount Eerie

      Black Wooden Ceiling Opening

      Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:25:16

      Garage punk rock is supposed to sound raw, gnarly and ham-fisted. On the rambunctious "Domesticated Dog" and on parts of "Blue Light on the Floor," ...more

    • Dead Again (CD/DVD)

      Type O Negative

      Dead Again (CD/DVD)

      Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:00:28

      "I'm fucking dead again," bellows Type O Negative mainman Peter Steele at the beginning of his band's latest album. Nothing could be farther from the ...more

    • Lay It Down

      Al Green

      Lay It Down

      Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:52:21

      There's no question Al Green can still sing, and we're lucky that he's continuing to do so, but on his most recent studio album, Lay It Down, the ...more

    • Survive, Kaleidoscope

      Underoath

      Survive, Kaleidoscope

      Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:45:19

      Heavy music needs Underoath. They're one of the few bands to emerge from the metalcore scene of the early '00s with their own identity, image and ...more

    • Departure

      Jesse McCartney

      Departure

      Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:31:09

      Despite the fact that his last name is attached to an illustrious songwriting pedigree, Jesse McCartney doesn't follow in the artsy musical footsteps ...more

    • I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too

      Martha Wainwright

      I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too

      Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:12:46

      Martha Wainwright has always been an artist who sees a little bit of humor in the futility of it all; this a feeling that is obviously still present ...more

    • Love the Woman

      Chanté Moore

      Love the Woman

      Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:07:45

      Chante Moore possesses a soothing voice that coos softly and dreamily into your ear. She once again proves that she all the makings of an R&B, ...more

    • To Survive

      Joan as Police Woman

      To Survive

      Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:37:48

      Joan Wasser’s 2006 debut, Real Life, was her first foray into the world under the moniker Joan as Police Woman after stints backing up Rufus ...more

    • Paper Rival

      Paper Rival

      Paper Rival

      Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:59:39

      During the mid-90s, there was a slew of great bands making what could be referred to as "Dream Rock." It wasn't grunge, and it wasn't emo. It was a ...more

    • Perfectly Clear

      Jewel

      Perfectly Clear

      Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:15:42

      So Jewel is up to her old tricks again. She's returned to the form that made her radio famous, making adult contemporary pop with a sharp ...more

    • Where

      John Tejada

      Where

      Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:26:01

      “Techno” as a label connotes dry and repetitive, doing injustice to a genre that when done right, often manages to convey emotion within ...more

    • Pretty Swell Explode

      Odd Nosdam

      Pretty Swell Explode

      Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:44:39

      Odd Nosdam’s latest release, Pretty Swell Explode, finds the San Francisco-based DJ relying a little more heavily on the ambient noise that’s always ...more



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