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Who’s ready for a dirty, sweaty album that will make you feel like you’ve been rubbing up on strangers in a dark club? Me! And you will get that in Kele’s The Boxer. If you’re not familiar with Kele Okereke, you should be. This is his debut solo album, an endeavor he decided to take …
In honor of the great Michael Jackson, who passed away a year ago yesterday, today’s Covers Revue will be dedicated to one of his best works. Though this song was before Michael went solo, there is no doubt that The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” is a classic, showing off this vivacious young boy’s …
Creedence Clearwater Revival is often associated with Southern Rock, yet ironically, the band formed in Northern California, near San Francisco.
Here’s a review on Eminem’s latest release, Recovery, by our contributing writer, Richard! Detroit rapper Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, is all business on his seventh album Recovery, the follow-up record to 2009’s top seller Relapse. After being announced as Relapse 2 in March 2009, the disc has shape-shifted into a completely different album than it …
Hey all! Just wanted to give you a heads up on some free jams! I just found out about this today (you know, because Passion Pit is on it) and it looks pretty interesting! Basically, the Levis Pioneer Sessions asks musicians now to cover a song that influenced them greatly … and I’m about to …
Okay, I know I always say it’s a slow week in album releases … But this time, it’s REALLY a slow week! With only a few new releases from known artists, it looks like we’re going to need to stock up on the Jesus Juice! Whooooooo! Here are the new releases for Tuesday, June 29th, …
Yes, I know. I’m not Mailo. I’m Sara; the one who tends to keep her heated opinions to herself. Well, not this week! This week, I have hijacked Mailo’s Editorial blog and am holding a gun to society’s head and pleading, “STOP PRE-RELEASING ALBUMS IN DIGITAL FORM ONLY!” Now, I get it. It’s the 21st Century …
Here we go again; another frontman set to embark on his own journey by going “solo.” Gym Class Heroes’ Travis McCoy adds an element of hip-hop to the otherwise pop-punk band, but by going solo McCoy has the opportunity to focus on those hip-hop chops. In Lazarus, “Travie” McCoy does just that, but the album …
First off, I never realized how many songs there are that include the words “Never” “Gonna” “Give” “You” and “Up” in the title until I had to research for this week’s Covers Revue! This version though, is originally by Jerry Butler. This soulful song starts off with a guitar melody and a crawling drum beat, …
Do you think that 39 is too old to be in the rap game? This week’s Artist of the Week is Tupac, who would have celebrated his 39th birthday on Wednesday. His life was surrounded by mystery and controversy. We all know the story: rape charges, East Coast/West Coast feud, murder and several posthumous albums. …