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Lil Wayne – Rebirth

February 4, 2010, 9:50 am

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Leave it to Lil Wayne to be uncomfortable sticking to Auto-Tuned rap tracks. He’s got to prove that rap-rock is …

Ringo Starr – Y Not

January 28, 2010, 9:19 am

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Whenever a new Ringo Starr album comes down the pike, one knows exactly what’s coming, and that’s long been one …

Snow Patrol – Up To Now

January 19, 2010, 9:50 am

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Gordon Lightbody wants you to know he hates Greatest Hits records, so don’t call Up To Now one. But for …

Obie Trice – Special Reserve

January 8, 2010, 8:56 am

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Obie Trice is the Eminem protégé largely faded into the background. He’s never had the gutter-dragging horror-core sludge rep of …

Owl City – Ocean Eyes

December 3, 2009, 11:54 am

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Owl City is not an act which inspires much “middle ground.” Either you’ve got the stomach to handle the schmaltziest …

Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions

December 2, 2009, 9:17 am

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Glasgow’s hard rock juggernaut known as Biffy Clyro is a band as hard to classify as any other I’ve stumbled …

Top 11 Pop Releases of 2009

November 25, 2009, 12:00 am

This has been an unusually odd year for “pop” music. The top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 has been …

Andy Barker, PI: The Complete Series

November 15, 2009, 5:17 pm

Every once in a while, a show comes along which simply doesn’t fit with anything else being offered up by …

This Is It

October 29, 2009, 12:32 pm

This Is It is not a documentary in the truest sense, nor is it purely a concert film. Comprised of …

Vertical Horizon – Burning The Days

October 26, 2009, 11:57 am

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It’s hard to tell where the sudden industry nostalgia came from for late-’90s alternarock. The industry that killed the style …