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Music Album Review: Murs - "Captain California" (7/10)
Another 24 months have gone by, which means another Murs release has surfaced. On this, the rapper’s 10th solo record, the former Living Legend has returned to speak up ... -
Music Album Review: Robyn Hitchcock - "Robyn Hitchcock" (9/10)
Robyn Hitchcock has been putting out excellent music for over three decades, and this release definitely ranks with some of his best. His guitar-based psychedelic ... -
Music Album Review: Deep Purple - "Infinite" (8/10)
They may be calling their impending tour “The Long Goodbye,” but Deep Purple aren’t about to cash in their chips just yet. This legendary quintet ... -
Music Album Review: Kendrick Lamar - "DAMN." (9/10)
Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. is a well-thought-out statement that challenges the listener to reflect upon its duality and contradictions. While the album lacks an overall cohesiveness, ... -
Music Album Review: Colin Hay - "Fierce Mercy" (8/10)
There’s been a lot of water under the bridge since Colin Hay's heyday as frontman of Aussie ‘80s MTV pioneers Men at Work. And with ... -
Music Album Review: Aimee Mann - "Mental Illness" (7/10)
With her first solo release since 2012, Aimee Mann has crafted another intelligent, word-smithy collection of 11 songs. Her unique vocal and songwriting tone is ... -
Music Album Review: Fucked Up - "Year of the Snake" (9/10)
Fucked Up have balls. Their shows are spotlighted by a hairy-backed, sweaty brute who barrels through the crowd like an uncaged wildebeest. The band’s records ... -
Music Album Review: Drake - "More Life" (7/10)
Drake returns with More Life, a “playlist” curated to exemplify his ingenuity and versatility as he smoothly maneuvers through a variety of genres. Songs like ... -
Music Album Review: Oui' 3 - "Occupy Your Mind"
Comprising musical veterans, guitarist Billy Joe Wiseman, bassist Lou Castro and drummer/percussionist Jim Xavier, the sonically inventive and expansive, rhythmically eclectic Oui' 3 has been jamming together ... -
Music Album Review: Eric Gales - "Middle of the Road" (9/10)
A child prodigy once touted as a successor to Hendrix, Eric Gales rose to the pinnacle of guitar rock and blues status throughout the past ... -
Music Album Review: Mastodom - "Emperor of Sand" (10/10)
In an age where extreme metal reigns, Mastodon are one of the few metal bands accessible to the mainstream. On Emperor the songs are punchier and poppier than the ... -
Music Album Review: Son Volt - "Notes of Blue" (8/10)
This is the eighth installment in the legacy of one of the leading bands in alternative rock and roots music. Son Volt began in the ... -
Music Album Review: Andrea Claburn "Nightshade" - (8/10)
Wanting her debut album to reflect her inherent jazz-vocal magic in the best light possible, veteran Bay Area performer Andrea Claburn earned a degree in jazz ... -
Music Album Review: Prodigy of Mobb Deep - "Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation)" (8/10)
Prodigy of Mobb Deep's fifth solo studio album is socially conscious and politically driven; different from what we’ve seen from back in the days. P spits some truth ... -
Music Album Review: Sallie Ford - "Soul Sick" (7/10)
Prepare for some high-octane, retro-rock healing! More than living up to the acclaim for her as “a cross between Liz Phair and Buddy Holly,” Oregon-based singer-songwriter Sallie Ford ... -
Music Album Review: Dennis Coffey - "Hot Coffey in the D: Burnin' at Morey Baker's ...
Legendary Motown guitarist Dennis Coffey is captured in an intimate club setting, with fellow Motor City stalwarts Lyman Woodard on organ and Melvin Davis on drums. Recorded in ... -
Music Album Review: Don Rich and the Buckaroos - "Guitar Pickin' Man" (10/10)
This is a compilation of Buck Owens’ bandleader’s guitar and lead vocal work from 1963 - 1970. Although the Buckaroos were essentially fronted by Owens, he always gave major ... -
Music Album Review: Dead Man Winter - "Furnace" (8/10)
After 14 years as lead vocalist and songwriter for acclaimed Minneapolis progressive bluegrass outfit Trampled by Turtles, Dave Simonett, aka Dead Man Winter, dedicates himself to a ... -
Music Album Review: Entrance - "Book of Changes" (6/10)
Entrance has to be seen to be believed––but hearing them gets you about halfway there. Guy Blakeslee and company eschew most conventions, turning the experience into a hocus-pocus ... -
Music Album Review: AFI - "AFI (The Blood Album)" (6/10)
Odds are high that aficionados of tongue piercings and nose rings couldn’t be more elated over the release of A Fire Inside’s (AFI) latest studio recording, their ...
