The B-52’s - Funplex

April 7th, 2008 by admin

Like a time capsule, the B-52s’ first album in 16 years reanimates that familiar fusion of danceable post-punk and bizarrely conceived songs of the oldest new wave. After sitting out 1992’s Good Stuff, Cindy Wilson returns to the love shack, joining fellow bee-hiver Kate Pierson on mouth-watering vocals and harmonies circa Wild Planet. Colossal hooks jostle relentless rhythms, oddball lyrics, and the outrageous voice of Fred Schneider, who struts like a peacock through this infectious 11-track mix of frolic and frivolity. The songs are inspired by Fellini movies (”Juliet of the Spirits”) Read More »

Accelerate - R.e.m.

April 7th, 2008 by admin

After the last album, 2004’s “Around the Sun”, I have to admit I had given up on REM as that album marked the lowest and most disappointing point yet in their rich and illustrious career yet. When word came out last year that REM was yet again prepping a new album to be released in 2008, I kinda rolled my eyes. Then a funny thing happened: I heard the first single “Supernatural Superserious” and boy that song just rocked! Now comes the new album. Read More »

Good Time - Alan Jackson

March 18th, 2008 by admin

Alan Jackson is one of those Country stars that always shoots straight. No he hasn’t been nominated a lot of late for this award or that. But his work is always there and, for true Country fans, his songs are a must and a reminder of just what Country Music is and how it should sound.

GOOD TIME makes the case completely. The album is Jackson at his purest and best. Read More »

Worrisome Heart - Melody Gardot

March 18th, 2008 by admin

“. . . in a place where Billie Holiday meets Tom Waits . . . has moments that recall pieces of Nina Simone, early Rickie Lee Jones, and even the sophistication of Cole Porter. ” - Business Week Although there are elements of jazz, blues and folk in her music, it is simultaneously all of those things and none of them. Her engaging songs and sultry controlled vocals possess a timeless quality that places them in the tradition of the great female vocalists on Verve, whose work have also not been confined to any one genre or style Read More »

Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2

March 14th, 2008 by admin

A sequel to the 2005 Grammy nominated Vol. I. Twelve songs culled from Browne’s extensive and critically acclaimed solo acoustic concerts around the world over the past few years. Like its predecessor, it captures both spirited and humorous exchanges between Jackson and his audiences, making for a truly intimate listening experience. It reaches back to his debut album and spans his entire career with highlights such as “Never Stop”, The Night Inside Me” and “In The Shape Of A Heart”. Read More »

Celtic Thunder The Show

March 14th, 2008 by admin

For Celtic Thunder, Sharon Browne has teamed up with Grammy-nominated Irish songwriting and composing veteran Phil Coulter to produce a show that includes an eclectic mix of songs ranging from the traditional “Mountains of Mourne” and “Come By the Hills” to international hits such as “Brothers in Arms” and “Desperado,” as well as original compositions by Coulter, who has written hits for Elvis Presley (”My Boy”) and the Bay City Rollers, and performed with Van Morrison, Read More »

2008 Grammy Nominees CD

February 22nd, 2008 by admin

The ultimate CD from Music’s Biggest Night! Featuring the best songs and artists of the year across your favorite Grammy categories. Including hits from Justin Timberlake, Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Beyonce, Maroon 5, and more. The 50th Grammy Awards airs live on February 10th. A portion of the proceeds will benefit both the MusiCares and GRAMMY Foundations.
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River: The Joni Letters (with Bonus Tracks) - Amazon.com Exclusive

February 22nd, 2008 by admin

On paper, River sounds like a match made in several versions of heaven. Legendary pianist Herbie Hancock re-imagines Joni Mitchell with his hand-picked, star-studded band–including saxophonist Wayne Shorter–in tow. Luminary guests lend vocals to a song apiece: Norah Jones (”Court and Spark”), Tina Turner (”Edith and the Kingpin”), Corinne Bailey Rae (”River”), Luciana Souza (”Amelia”), Leonard Cohen (with an unsettlingly sanguine version of “The Jungle Line”), even Mitchell herself Read More »

Just A Little Lovin’ - Shelby Lynne

February 13th, 2008 by admin

It’s a risky move for any singer to attempt a direct ascent on the towering peaks of Dusty Springfield’s evergreen legacy. (Rolling Stone once called Dusty in Memphis the third most “essential” rock album by a woman.) Just a Little Lovin’ achieves the unlikely: a tribute to an immortal artist which both glorifies its subject and elevates the worshipper kneeling at her altar. Lynne’s 2001 breakthrough, I Am Shelby Lynne, was both utterly fresh and nostalgically infused with a Memphis-like spirit. Much Read More »

Detours - Sheryl Crow

February 8th, 2008 by admin

“Detours” is Sheryl Crow’s sixth studio album. It seems an age since Ms Crow burst onto the music scene with her multi platinum Grammy winning debut “Tuesday night music club” when all she wanted to do was “have some fun” or “soak up the sun”. The Ms Crow of 2008 is very environmentally and politically aware, as well as a mother to a young son and lyrically, it shows. However deep she gets, she’s still got the knack for writing simple, catchy blues/folk/rock songs. Read More »