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G-Unit - Beg For Mercy
Begging for no reasonHip-hop has always had it’s dark side, with lyrics describing drive-bys, drug deals, death, and many other ugly, disturbing, real world problems. Not many have glorified these tales as much as G-Unit, the new...
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From Ashes Rise - Nightmares
From Basements Rise...If you're a fan of hardcore punk and you haven't heard of From Ashes Rise, prepare to get schooled. This Tennessee outfit has been making noise for over six years, steadily building a strong DIY fan base along the way. Since...
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Basement Jaxx - Kish Kash
Kish Kash? More Like a Mishmash While critics and electronic music elitists will indubitably cream over the Basement Jaxx's new record, older fans of the British duo may find this release pretty hard to swallow. Kish Kash, the third album from...
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P.O.D. - Payable on Death
Nu Metal's OthersideIn a genre filled to the brim with lyrics representing painful and tumultuous childhoods, dismal hatred and crippling depression, P.O.D. provide a refreshing breath of uplifting subject matter with positively charged lyrics. ...
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The Strokes - Room on Fire
Blue Collar Doesn't Mean BadSome people say that to be good music, it has to be experimental. I don’t quite understand that sentiment. Sometimes, music can just be “good." It doesn’t have to start any...
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Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Out of Season
It's Rustin' Dummy Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man's collaboration Out of Season is the work of an unusual alliance. Gibbons made her name as vocalist for counter culture sensation Portishead, while Rustin Man (a.k.a. Paul Webb) is an alumnus from...
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John Mayer - Heavier Things
Growing Into Heavier ThingsJohn Mayer's next album is a complex listen, perhaps appropriate considering its title: Heavier Things. Mayer's hip words and smart puns are still present, but he seems to have matured in his subject matter. Compared to...
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Questions in Musical Chaos: An Essay Page 3
The public is bored, and people are starting to tune out. It’s because of these “generic artists” that things like the Now music series do so well. Instead of buying heaps of albums to get one track off...
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