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    • Everything Is Borrowed

      The Streets

      Everything Is Borrowed

      Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:02:34

      After storming into the music scene with his first two mind-bogglingly brilliant albums, The Streets (Mike Skinner) couldn't have been blamed too ...more

    • Songs for You, Truths for Me

      James Morrison

      Songs for You, Truths for Me

      Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:01:48

      Blue-eyed soul is James Morrison's modus operandi. He doesn't deviate from the course that has suited him and his career so wonderfully—he's a huge ...more

    • Politics as Usual

      Termanology

      Politics as Usual

      Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:13:38

      The latest album from East Coast rapper Termanology finds him in solid—if unspectacular—form, continuing to re-vitalize some extremely familiar ...more

    • Fabric 42

      Âme

      Fabric 42

      Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:02:03

      For the 42nd release in a series of monthly compilations, London's ultra-hip nightclub, Fabric, brings in Germany's answer to the Detroit House style ...more

    • When Skies Wash Ashore

      Straight Line Stitch

      When Skies Wash Ashore

      Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:54:52

      The last few years have seen the fairer sex become a dominant force in the typically testosterone-driven world of metal. Since the gender barriers ...more

    • Lightbulbs

      Fujiya & Miyagi

      Lightbulbs

      Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:35:38

      On Fujiya & Miyagi's 2006 breakout Transparent Things, the Brighton, U.K. trio displayed a knack for taking dark bass grooves and electro-style ...more

    • The Stoop

      Little Jackie

      The Stoop

      Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:35:30

      New York's got its fire hydrants, and Georgia's got its swimming holes, but all of us like to get wet and play in the summer. Little Jackie finds ...more

    • Carried to Dust

      Calexico

      Carried to Dust

      Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:34:08

      2006's Garden Ruin tamped down Calexico's more explorative side, making a bid for more straightforward alt-country tuneage. It was billed as the ...more

    • WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip

      Madlib

      WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip

      Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:32:15

      We know that Madlib likes to play. The rapper does so with his alter egos Quasimoto and Madvillian. His constant production work with the likes of ...more

    • Furr

      Blitzen Trapper

      Furr

      Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:30:51

      Prior Blitzen Trapper work has often been characterized as "schizophrenic," and indeed, they seem to have poached from every imaginable guitar-driven ...more

    • Live and Lawless

      Unwritten Law

      Live and Lawless

      Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:22:33

      Like those funny little anecdotes that so often stall halfway through the retelling, live albums might seem like a great idea, but they usually end up ...more

    • Learn to Live

      Darius Rucker

      Learn to Live

      Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:11:00

      It's possible, of course, that there is some muse beckoning to Darius Rucker's soul, leaving him with little choice but to create. It's possible too ...more

    • Kellie Pickler

      Kellie Pickler

      Kellie Pickler

      Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:11:13

      Thank God, she's a country girl! Former American Idol, Kellie Pickler, is Southern by birth–she was born in Louisiana, raised in North ...more

    • Jennifer Hudson

      Jennifer Hudson

      Jennifer Hudson

      Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:07:58

      Oscar winner. American Idol finalist. Movie star. Glamazon. Those impressive accolades festoon the resume of Jennifer Hudson—the good girl singer ...more

    • Shogun

      Trivium

      Shogun

      Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:46:39

      Heavy metal's a strange beast right now. None of the young guns have conquered it. Metalcore acts like Lamb of God and Shadows Fall have succeeded to ...more

    • Soul Vibrations

      J Boogie's Dubtronic Science

      Soul Vibrations

      Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:12:53

      It feels a little wrong to accuse an album as determinedly mellow as Soul Vibrations of lacking a purpose, but it simply does. Though famed Bay Area ...more

    • The Glass Passenger

      Jack's Mannequin

      The Glass Passenger

      Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:45:59

      Ever wonder where Hollywood get all those emotional, pull-at-your-heartstring, light rock ballads that fill random Dawson's Creek episodes, romantic ...more

    • Something Else

      Robin Thicke

      Something Else

      Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:42:43

      No longer Alan Thicke's little boy nor the crazy goofball who sang "When I Get You Alone" over Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven," Robin Thicke ...more

    • Paper Trail

      T.I.

      Paper Trail

      Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:37:05

      Well, it ain't The B.Coming. For those unacquainted with rap-stars-going-to-prison albums, Beanie Sigel's 2005 opus continues to stand as the high ...more

    • Knowle West Boy

      Tricky

      Knowle West Boy

      Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:10:00

      It's been nearly a decade and half since Tricky, a.k.a. Adrian Thaws, dropped his 1995 debut Maxinquaye and parted ways with Massive Attack. That ...more



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