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  • The Always-Regal Tina Turner Has a New Album Out, and We’re Giving It Away!: (sorry, Aretha…You’re Not The Only One)

    She’s defied age, changing musical tastes, and the brutality of her ex-husband Ike for a career that’s spanned close to 50 years. Although it looked like Tina Turner was fit to retire just a couple of short years ago, she’s psyched us out and decided to showcase those nearly 70-year old legs on stage again for another tour. The artist,who hasn’t released an album of new material in seven years, has also returned with “Tina!”, a greatest hits package encompassing her entire career and featuring two new songs. MHW is giving away a copy of this album to one lucky winner who can answer this question properly:

    What is Tina Turner’s real name?

    Shoot your guesses over to musicpublisher@consumerhelpweb.com and we will pick a winner at random on Monday, October 13th. In the meantime, enjoy one of Tina’s classic videos!!

    *Neither musichelpweb or consumerhelpweb employees or their immediate families are eligible to enter.

  • Kanye’s “Love Lockdown” Video: Mr. West Goes Tribal

    Kanye West. Photo by Tyler Curtis.
    Kanye West. Photo by Tyler Curtis.

    With attention building for his upcoming fourth album “808s and Heartbreak” (out November 25th), Kanye West has just premiered the video for his Top 5 single “Love Lockdown”. Typical of the artier-than-thou West’s previous works, this is a pretty arresting video visually. I can see this cleaning up at next year’s VMAs…and it’s so damn refreshing to see a hip-hop video where the ass-shaking is not coming from a sea of bikini-wearing chicks. I’m just glad ‘Ye didn’t decide to do any of the dancing or dress in any of the tribal gear himself. The other thing I realized while watching this is that the song’s kind of monotonous. Nevertheless, it’ll be interesting to see what the always entertaining Kanye has in store for us in just about six weeks.

    Check out the video here and let us know what you think.

  • New Music In Stores and Online10/7/08: The Streets, Sarah McLachlan, Oasis & More!!!

    Obviously I can’t have a record buying bonanza every week, otherwise I’d go broke. Definitely not a good look in today’s economy. So, this week will mark something of a vacation for me, with only one release that I’m nutso about. Here’s this week’s lineup of releases.

    Mike Skinner AKA The Streets. Photo by "realname".

    The Streets “Everything is Borrowed”:
    Folks on these shores (most of ’em) don’t get Mike Skinner or his style of music. Considering I didn’t think Amy Winehouse would cross over, I think Skinner is long overdue for some American love. “Everything is Borrowed” is his fourth, and reportedly the last album he is releasing under the Streets moniker. Expect more personal raps spiced with enough British slang that you might have to IM your best friend from London to ask “what the hell is he talking about here?”

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