Album name: All I Ever Wanted Artist name: Kelly Clarkson Genre: Pop Rock Released: March 10, 2009 Label: Sony BMG ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: kellyclarkson.com Well to sum it up pretty well, I’d have to say that this album, just as her previous releases, is made of pop rock that doesn’t suck; quite the contrary. Kelly Clarkson manages to put her lovable self into her songs and face it, that’s why we listen to her….
A while ago, we told you about how Eminem will release 2 albums, and guess what. Now, 50 Puppy Dogg cent is doing the same thing, only according to him, it’s not the same thing. Whatever, idiots and 10 year old aside, I’m sure we can all draw the conclusions here. His first album ‘Before I Self Destruct’ was due for December, but it seems it will be released in June, and it will be…
Anyone remember Voxtrot? The Austin based band gained its fair share of internet hype sometime two years ago, when they managed to release 2 surprisingly good EPs, one after the other, within a pretty short time frame. Their 2007 full length self titled wasn’t so impressive, however, and, consequently, Voxtrot kinda plunged into the shadow of anonymity. Meanwhile, the band has been keeping to itself, with no new material out for year and with some…
Album name: Party Intellectuals Artist name: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog Genre: Rock/Experimental Released: 24 June 2008 Label: Pi ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: marcribot.com Hello, yes? I know. I understand exactly why you bought the Kings of Leon’s last record. Honestly, I do – I bought it too, after all. And, yes, it’s a fine record, where the band finally jumped to the left-hand side of the pop/rock divide, which they’ve been aiming for since forever….
Recorded: September 1979 / Genre: Punk rock, post punk / ZME Rating: 7/10 Criminally underrated or obscenely overrated? Regardless of your answer, punk outfit The Slits left a remarkable legacy in their wake. Precisely what their legacy represents is up for discussion more now than ever as 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of their debut Cut. The Slits are, or rather were, a British punk band who came together at the climax of the UK…
Let me break it to you folks, Annie Clark is one talented soul! The Tulsa, Oklahoma native multi-instrumentalist dazzled everyone with her incredible musical talents, both vocal and instrumental-wise. Quite remarkable how she can handle the role of an one person band, often engulfing the sound of entire orchestras in her tracks. Her 2007 debut, “Marry Me,” was divine, and, obviously, very well received. We’re in 2009 now, though, and our expectations, how great they…
In this first quarter of ’09 we’ve been graced with some pretty amazing compilation albums. Actually, they were of such a surprising quality, that I can go as far as saying they’re even better than most of the regular releases we’ve seen so far. There’s the incredible indie compilation Dark Was The Night or the all star cast of Heroes, and now yet another great various artists release, a refreshing cover compilation, suggestively titled “Covered,…
Album name: Scream Artist name: Chris Cornell Genre: Rock/R’n’B Released: March 10 2009 Label: Interscope ZME Rating: 2/10 Website: chriscornell.com Let’s not beat around the bush here. What we have in Chris Cornell’s Scream is possibly the most misguided, counterintuitive, magnificently awful record Cornell, and producer Timbaland, will ever make. It’s suffers from both hideously outdated production – it sounds like what Cornell, in 1996, might have imagined r’n’b would sound like in 2009 -…
On June 27, 2006, Sleater-Kinney announced they were going on “indefinite hiatus”. On August 12, they played their last show together in Portland, Oregon with Eddie Vedder as support. Almost three years later, I wanted to pay my respects to this great band by analysing their final, great stand – The Woods. I was lucky enough to be present at what would prove to be Sleater-Kinney’s first and only Irish gig, in the dark, cramped…
The rapper came out and said that he will release more than 1 (and less than 3 for that matter) album this year, making a comeback to “Relapse”. It’s been quite a while since his latest album, but I’m not in the mood for counting years. So according to him, his comeback record ‘Relapse’ will be a double header and the first LP is set for May 17. The second, which will beentitled ‘Relapse 2’,…
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