Blogcritics Category: Music: Lists

New Album Releases 11/18/08: Beyonce, Belle & Sebastian, David Cook, Jason Mraz, Isobel Campbell/Mark Lanegan, Sammy Hagar, Mudvayne, Nickelback, The Fireman, Tuatara & More

Glen Boyd — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:48:36 EST

Three for the price of one.
As expected, it's another big week of new album releases here at the mothership, as the big guns continue to be rolled out for the holiday buying season.Leading the way, we have the new one from Beyonce, who introduces a new alter ego for her new double disc I Am...Sasha Fierce. Dividing the discs between an "I Am" side (that features...

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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:48:36 EST

Rolling Stone Lists the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time

Brad Laidman — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:41:20 EST

Where in tarnation is Levi Stubbs?
Lists are an inane waste of time and perhaps the most obvious piece of evidence that someone doesn’t have anything new to say, but I can’t help it -- I love them. Rolling Stone, having recently downsized its format to better look exactly like Blender, just named their “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” and in response,...

Hidden Gems of Bruce Springsteen

Wesley Mead — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:26:02 EST

These are some often overlooked highlights of the Boss' career.
Bruce Springsteen is one of the most prolific authors in rock history, having written around 250 songs that have been officially released and presumably hundreds more lying in the vaults. So why is it that, in almost any discussion of his work, Born to Run and Born in the USA dominate the debate? Sure, they may be his most critically acclaimed and...

New Album Releases 11/11/08: Cheap Trick, Genesis, Christina Aguilera, Flaming Lips, Tracy Chapman, Mudcrutch, T-Pain, Taylor Swift, New Order, Vance Gilbert & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:09:28 EST

Now, this is more like it.
Now this is more like it.If last week's new album releases seemed just a bit thin, what we've got in store for you this week is a lot closer to what the record store is supposed to look like this time of year. With just over two weeks to go before the kickoff of the holiday buying season, "Black Friday" may not be so black this...

New Album Releases 11/04/08: Q-Tip, Brad Paisley, Peter Brötzmann, Lou Reed, Travis, ZZ Top

Glen Boyd — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 22:25:35 EST

No way around it. This is gonna' be a short column.
Maybe it's because the labels decided to hold back on the big guns knowing that the election probably means smaller crowds than usual at the record store. Whatever the reason, there is no way to sugarcoat the fact that this week's lineup of new releases is a likely frontrunner for weakest we've seen this year.No way around it. This is gonna' be a...

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Mon, 3 Nov 2008 22:25:35 EST

New Album Releases 10/28/08: Ryan Adams, The Cure, Eagles Of Death Metal, Kaiser Chiefs, Pink, Snow Patrol, Cradle Of Filth, Toby Keith, John Legend, Squarepusher & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:13:24 EDT

The floodgates have opened.
After several very quiet weeks (well outside of AC/DC and Metallica anyway), the floodgates have opened. We've got so much new stuff to talk about this week that we barely have the space to cover it all. So let's get this party started, shall we?The ever prolific Ryan Adams and his Cardinals have another one out, and Josh Hathaway will be...

New Album Releases 10/21/08: AC/DC, Kiss, High School Musical 3, Gary Louris, Dave Carter, Hank Williams III & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:56:50 EDT

Close your eyes for a minute and you could almost imagine it was the late seventies.
Close your eyes for a minute and you could almost imagine it was the late seventies. That's because the two biggest releases of an otherwise pretty thin week are from two of that era's biggest rock and roll bands.Black Ice is AC/DC's first album in seven years, and from the first gut-crunching guitar riff, it's as though they never...

New Album Releases 10/14/08: Kenny Chesney, Keane, Nikka Costa, Lucinda Williams, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Buena Vista Social Club, Sean Noonan Brewed by Noon & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:56:47 EDT

Two notable collections of previously released music really stand out from the pack this week.
Although its not our usual practice to spotlight reissues over new releases featuring actual new music, there are two notable collections of previously released music which really stand out from the rest of the pack this week.David Bowie's iSelect is certainly not the first collection to draw upon his past material. It is however, the first...

New Album Releases 10/07/08: Bob Dylan, Oasis, The Clash, Wu-Tang Clan, Pretenders, & More

Glen Boyd — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 23:28:57 EDT

Dylan's essential new outtakes collection, plus Josh Hathaway on Oasis and Mark Saleski on the Clash.
While this week's new release list is a tad lighter than we've seen in recent weeks, there are nonetheless some very noteworthy titles to talk about...not the least of which is Tell Tale Signs, the eighth volume in Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series of rare, live, and unreleased gems.Tell Tale Signs focuses on the period from 1989's Oh...

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Mon, 6 Oct 2008 23:28:57 EDT

New Album Releases 09/30/08: Creedence, U2, Roy Orbison, Jesus And Mary Chain, Tom Morello, Ben Folds, Todd Rundgren, Robin Thicke, T.I., James Taylor, Ani DeFranco, Dream Theater & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:32:18 EDT

Reissues, boxed sets, and holiday music galore.
You know you're getting into the Christmas season, when the reissues, boxed sets, and hits packages start coming out of the woodwork. Oh yeah, that and the holiday music too.This week's list of artists eager to wish you a Merry Christmas in September includes Melissa Etheridge, Bela Fleck, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and...the Archies! Now...