Artist name: Avril Lavigne Album name: The Best Damn Thing Label: RCA Records Gender: Pop-Rock/Punk-Pop Release date: April 16, 2007 ZMErating: 4/10 Website: www.avrillavigne.com The goth phase didn’t last long and the rock chick as she names herself has went to the well-scrubbed mosh pit for her third album. It is a step forward from Under My Skin as the serious Avril never did felt genuine. The bad thing is that she now lacks the…
Artist name: Black Sabbath Album name: The Dio Years Label: Rhino Records Gender: Heavy Metal Release date: April 3, 2007 ZMErating: 7/10 Website: http://www.black-sabbath.com/ The original lineup is mythic and any change is probably a sacrilege but it’s easy to overlook how far they slid by the time [tag]Ozzy Osbourne[/tag] up and left the band or how far they rebounded after they hired Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio as his replacement. They have released many…
It’s been almost five years since i haven’t heard anything new from [tag]Radiohead[/tag], in terms of new material, but that all change today when i saw a post on their blog Dead Air Space. In a post there Radiohead’s lead guitarist Ed O’Brien confirmed that they’re almost finished with they new studio installment, fallow up to their last album Hail To The Thief: “a word from the studio Yes I know its been a while…
Eccentricity is a word that would characterize the [tag]White Stripes[/tag] or maybe it’s just a strong sense of marketing, whatever it is White Stripes have surprised us again, this time by announcing that they will release the forthcoming album “Icky Thump” full-length in USB drive format. This is a very limited edition, the 512 USB 2.0 drives will come in 3,333 Jack depicting units and 3,333 Meg depicting units ( see picture for reference) ….
A big chunk of my childhood was influenced by the popular TV series Transformers, i can’t imagine my early years without the colossus fights between the Autobots lead by the nobil Optimus Prime and the evil Decepticons lead by it’s mastermind Megatron. When i first heard that there was a live action movie based on the animated series i used to watch as a kid, my first thoughs were of skepticisms. I’ve been disappointed before…
Artist name: Beyonce Album name: B’day Label: Colubia (USA) Gender: R&B/Pop Release date: Septembre 4, 2006 ZMErating: 3.5/5 Website: http://www.beyonceonline.com/ Everything the singer touches turns to gold thanks to her talent and already experience. But behind her albums and shows there is a careful strategy and just about every move she makes is a tactical one. This is the music industry and we must live with that.In the second solo album released by Beyoncé we…
Artist name: Marilyn Manson Album name: Eat Me, Drink Me Label: Interscope Records Gender: Metal/Alternative Release date: June 5, 2007 ZMErating: 3/5 Website: http://www.marilynmanson.com/ The artist first showed himself as a transgressive force but after a lifetime crafting a persona as a rock & roll boogeyman it may be a surprise that he can get away with the eternally adolescent behavior. His music has changed in a bad way and while it is not mainstream…
Artist name: Paul McCartney Album name: Memory Almost Full Label: Hear Music – Starbucks Gender: Rock/Alternative Release date: June 4, 2007 ZMErating: 4.5/5 (awesome) Website: http://www.paulmccartney.com/ Wine gets better by the ages and so does [tag]Paul McCartney[/tag]’s music, releasing his 21 solo album a few days ago, at the soon to be age of 65 (June 18, happy birthday Paul! ). It’s a tough task to live in Paul McCartney’s shoes in terms of artistic…
Rumors from the high privileged world of celebrities have it that the R&B queen [tag]Cristina Aguilera[/tag] is pregnant. She and her husband, Jordan Bratman, were seen entering a well known and well sought New York’s Maternal Fetal Medicine Association, a establishment that celebrities often turn to. Click here to see the video, in which she and her husband enter the respective building. Nothing is confirmed yet, but the facts say otherwise and i find it…
VS. A few days ago goth rock star [tag]Marilyn Manson[/tag] released a shocking statement in which he publicly criticized [tag]My Chemical Romance[/tag], accusing them of ripping him off. “I’m embarrassed to be me because these people are doing a really sad, pitiful, shallow version of what I’ve done.If they want to identify with me then here’s a razor blade. Call me when you’re done and we’ll talk.” Marilyn’s “Mutilation Is The Most Sincere Form Of…
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