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Music Review: Mika – ‘No Place in Heaven’
The English singer-songwriter's gift for melodic, catchy, socially perceptive glam-pop with literate lyrics and operatic sizzle is undimmed on his fourth studio album.
Read More »Music Review: Joan Torres’s All Is Fused – ‘The Beginning’
'The Beginning' has a very informal sound to it despite the tightness of the musicians. The songs come across as casual, as if the product of a bunch of guys jamming together on a Saturday afternoon. The result is an understated artfulness that is uncommonly vivid and starkly forceful.
Read More »Music Review: Babymetal – ‘Babymetal’ Is Cute, Loud, and More Than You Bargained For
Babymetal a metal-laden wrecking ball, ready to destroy your expectations and blow your eardrums out, all while not being old enough to drink.
Read More »Music Review: Pascal Bokar – ‘Guitar Balafonics’
All Bokar’s passions are on display on his February release, 'Guitar Balafonics.'
Read More »Music Review: Little Richard – ‘Directly From My Heart: The Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years’
Most of the rock and roll from Little Richard's early career is collected here on three discs, including all the big hits.
Read More »Music Review: Rooftop Revolutionaries – ‘White’ EP
On 'White,' by the Rooftop Revolutionaries, lead singer Eleanor Goldfield provides wailing, throat-ripping vocals. Imagine a hybrid of Joan Jett and Patty Smyth pumped up on performance enhancing substances.
Read More »Music Review: Steve Benjamins – ‘Sightlines’ EP
The six tracks on ‘Sightlines’ range from downtempo pop to dance/house-flavoured.
Read More »Music Reviews: Jazz Singers Times Four – Rebecca DuMaine, Michael Dees, Steve Cromity, Joanna Wallfisch
New albums from contemporary jazz singers with varying agendas.
Read More »Music Review: Mark Weinstein – ‘In Jerusalem’
Music is music, and in the hands of the right musician any and all music is ripe for creative renewal.
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