The product of a merger between two local New York bands, The Mercenary Gang and Del Black Aloha, The Vandelles have made a name for themselves, thanks to their experimental distortions and harmonies, as Noir Rock’s new generation spearhead. Recently I’ve had the pleasure to sample their latest self titled EP [via Safranin Sound] and [...]

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Artist name: The Goo Goo Dolls
Album name: Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Gender: Post Grunge/Pop/Hard rock
Release date: November 13, 2007
ZMErating: 10/10
Website: http://www.googoodolls.com
The Goos are loved by both mainstream listeners and true rock listeners which is something very hard to achieve. But few people know that this release is a milestone for [...]

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Last week the White Stripes mad a mystery press release on their website, announcing that they’ll be releasing a few brand new tracks, a secret collaboration with a big artist and a new music video. Well I have to admit that the whole thing’s been bugging me this week, but luckily before I had any [...]

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LeAnn Rimes is a very talented singer and her voice is just breathtaking; it has wowed audience since she was just 13, when she made her debut with the hit album “Blue” and earned a best new artist Grammy in the process. But her work was not that respected.
That is until she released Family. The [...]

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The Berlin Philharmonic flew into town and one of the first stops by some of its musicians was the gritty streets of the Bowery rather than upscale 57th Street. They sang for about an hour and they included Mozart and American blues at the Salvation Army in Chinatown.
The space was not that big and spectators [...]

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Artist name: Spice Girls
Album name: Greatest Hits
Label: Island Def Jam
Gender: Hip-Hop/Mafioso Rap
Release date: November 6, 2007
ZMErating: 9/10
Website: http://www.jayzonline.com

In 1996 Jay-Z came out with a gem called Reasonable Doubt. Tales of hustling, drugs, and money were on the surface of this classic album. Looking deeper you hear tales of infidelity, and sever paranoia. Since then [...]

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I just recently came across a really interesting Florida based indie band, going by the name of The Oaks. It was founded by drummer Matthew Antolick and guitarist/songwriter Ryan Costello. The later has been living a, some may say, thrilling and risky life in the past years, after he sold everything he owned and [...]

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Garth Brooks is a living legend. But above being a musician he is a family man and so he is hard to see because he does not play numerous gigs.
He imposed himself a retirement but he is returning to play just nine back-to-back concerts in Kansas City to promote his three-disc greatest hits collection, “The [...]

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The boy band saga is repeating itself for years. Just the names are different.
Ryan and Dan Kowarsky were recognized earlier this decade for their polished, glossy pop sounds in B4-4. However, unlike groups such as the Backstreet Boys who still continue to milk that sound dry, the identical twins’ new outfit RyanDan and album of [...]

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Happy day boys and girls! At last some facts and info about Weezer’s upcoming sixth studio effort, have been revealed. That means that their forthcoming LP, suggestively titled Album Six (not very creative guys… ) has a release date, scheduled for  April 22, 2008.
“Weezer fans truly have something to look forward to,” gushed Weezer bassist [...]

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