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Not Necessarily the News: Diddy, Broken Bells & Adam Lambert
Piddycombs (my new, all-purpose name for Sean “Puffy” P. Diddy Daddy Combs) has transferred from Atlantic to Interscope Records, and he’s taken his Bad Boy brand with him. One tiny problem, though…he wasn’t allowed to take any of his Bad Boy ARTISTS with him. Day26, Janelle Monae and Cassie all remain with Atlantic. I find this a little weird…not that Bad Boy was anything but a shell of what it was in it’s heyday, when […]
Pearl Jam’s “Backspacer”: Goodbye Experimentation, Hello Rock ‘n Roll!!
After exploding onto the scene at the height of the grunge era, Eddie Vedder and his band Pearl Jam seemed to have lost the plot at the start of this decade with albums like “Binaural” and “Riot Act”-two sets that found their way into my collection…and very quickly found their way out. There was just too much noise and not enough melody for me.
2006’s self-titled offering showed a ray of hope, even if I haven’t […]
New Release of the Week 9/29/09: Divas and Rockers
If I’m not gonna focus on one release, I guess I should change the name of the column. Again. Any suggestions?
While you guys ponder that, here are some of this week’s key new releases. The 4th quarter is in effect, innit?
If you are a fan of the diva, today is a very good day for you. After numerous delays, Mariah Carey’s “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” finally hits stores (actually, if you were using Amazon […]