10/11/2006
Dance Hall Reggae is one of those types of music that's always fun to listen to and is never really disappointing. This collection is a great sampling of some of the most famous dance hall tracks out there, from the incredibly popular "Give Me the Light" to the catchy and wonderful "Murder She...
10/10/2006
The names Wild Cherry, Brewer and Shipley, Starland Vocal Band and Vicki Sue Robinson are not as recognizable as the names "Play that Funky Music," "One Toke Over the Line," "Afternoon Delight," and "Turn the Beat Around," but this is often the fate of one hit wonders. The artists are eventually...
10/9/2006
One of the problems with modern heavy metal is that generally the musicians take themselves too seriously and try too hard to be menacing and angst driven. Psychostick is just not too concerned with these boring and overly trodden roads, they do something different and new in the field of modern...
9/27/2006
This album is as horrendously awful as the name implies. It is a celebration of a lack of eloquence and ignorance. There is not a single song of any real value on the album, the lyrics are atrocious and the music sounds about the same on every track. If you celebrate the lack of class in your...
9/27/2006
Thea Gilmore is an unfortunately unknown talent who is due her fair acknowledgement. Her new album "Harpo's Ghost" is solid and plays amazingly well. She is an amazingly talented singer with an angelic voice and talent that runs deep in her music and lyrics. The album really covers a lot of...
9/27/2006
Johnny Lang is a very accomplished blues singer and guitarist; however, he is not a gospel singer. On this album Johnny seems to spend too much energy trying to sound like a gospel singer and in that effort some passion is missing. Not to say he is not passionate about the music, but it sounds...
9/19/2006
Explorations: Classic Picante Regrooved is more or less exactly what it sounds like it is. This is a compilation of remixes of classic Picante tracks. The album has a real dance groove to it, as it should being pseudo-techno with a strong Latin base. The tracks are all well produced and if the...
9/19/2006
Shot to hell, by The Black Label Society does not add much to the world of heavy metal. The entire album feels like a heavy metal clich?. There really is nothing new here, grinding loud songs with menacing vocals accompanied by softer rock ballads. Zakk Wylde is a great musician normally, but...
9/19/2006
These Arms Are Snakes is an artistic and interesting post-hardcore band from Seattle. The phrase post-hardcore is an interesting one you will see a lot in reference to this band. In a way it kind of says it all; they are coming from Seattle, but their music isn't the same as the music that city...
9/19/2006
Best known for his occasional appearances on "The Daily Show," Demetri Martin is one of todays fastest rising comedic talents. "These Are Jokes" is likely the funniest comedy album I have ever heard. Martin is full of incredibly witty and well-crafted one-line observations. Martin is one of those...
