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On this, his seventh album ATB has succeeded in combining the two worlds, without intermingling them unnecessarily. TRILOGY provides the electronic and melodious ATB sound blended with a unique rock and pop crossover flavor on the first CD. The secon... read more
The collaboration of long time friends and members of the Dublin Death Patrol (DDP) Testament Vocalist Chuck Billy originally teamed up with fellow Dublin California ragers; Willy Lange (Rampage, Laaz Rockit), Steve ZETRO Souza (Original Testamen... read more
In celebration of their forthcoming release titled “A Natural Death” (KOCH 6/26) HORSE The Band triumphantly sets out for their first headline U.S. tour, aptly named “Radicalysm,”. HTB guitarist Dave Islen exclaims, “The HORSE will ride HIGH and S... read more
On May 8, 2007, legendary jazz vocalist Mark Murphy will release Love Is What Stays, his sophomore effort for the Verve Records label. Murphy once again joins with jazz trumpet and flügelhorn player Till Brönner, who also produced his previous Verve ... read more
The Midway State comes at you from out of nowhere. The band’s nakedly emotional, piano-driven songs bear no clear connection to any current sound or scene. Even within the confines of a four-song EP, you don’t know where the emotional undertow is goi... read more
Former lead vocalist and creative force behind the Hip-Hop/Reggae riddim machine Born Jamericans, one of the pioneers to introduce Reggae to Mainstream American in the early nineties. Shared headline billing on sold-out tours around the world with th... read more
Rhinestoned says it all. No other word, real or invented for the occasion, sums up as well where Pam Tillis stands now. She is, after all, a superstar as well as a survivor. A child of Music City royalty and a former rebel, she was determined to find... read more
You can forgive Phat Kat for being supremely confident; it’s a trait he’s had all his life. And though this legendary Detroit MC (“from the East side,” he points out) has had his share of ups and downs in the music industry, he refuses to badmouth fo... read more
Reformation Post TLC by The Fall - review by Todd E. Jones read more
Choosing classic soul auteurs Teddy Riley, New Edition and Brian McKnight as musical inspiration could have been imposing for some, but in the case of newcomer Sterling Simms the truth is in the grooves. Like the missing link between new jack swing a... read more
"At its best New Wave/punk represents a fundamental and age-old Utopian dream: that if you give people the license to be as outrageous as they want in absolutely any fashion they can dream up, they'll be creative about it, and do something good besid... read more
