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First Listen: Kris Allen’s “Live Like We’re Dying”
It’s a rite of passage in the fall. That year’s American Idol winners (and runners-up) unleash their official debut singles on a salivating public. Even as a pop music fan, I can say that most of those debut singles have either been either enjoyable in that generic pop song kind of way (Kelly Clarkson’s “Miss Independent”, David Archuleta’s “Crush”, Clay Aiken’s “Invincible”, Katherine McPhee’s “Over It”) or completely awful (Ruben Studdard’s “Sorry 2004”). And does anyone […]
New Releases of the Week: 9/22/09: Pearl Jam, David Gray & More
A ton of stuff in stores today. Let’s check out some of the highlights.
Pearl Jam “Backspacer”: The most successful rock band of the Nineties haven’t lost a step since their heyday. Their self-titled last album (which was the first PJ album I’d actually listened to in half a decade) was pretty damn good. The band still plays with a sense of purpose after all these years. “Backspacer” is their first album since they’ve gone independent […]
New “This is It” Footage…”Human Nature”
As if the original trailer for “This is It” wasn’t enough to whet Michael Jackson fans’ appetite for the movie, some footage has just been released of Michael performing “Human Nature” during the film. It’s pretty good stuff. What impressed me was that unlike most of the singing done on the “This is It” trailer, this is LIVE. I’ll admit that I thought Michael’s voice was gone for good, but this proves he still had […]