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Best of ’08 Vol. 1: Vampire Weekend
Take four Ivy League-educated preppies. Dress ’em up in Izod polo shirts and khakis. Feed ’em a steady diet of King Sunny Ade & Fela Kuti, and run it through the average young person’s pop sensibility. Flourish it with a bit of a classical element, and you’ve got the debut album by New York foursome Vampire Weekend.
These guys have made a pretty big splash on the music scene in a very short time. Within weeks […]
R&B’s Best Kept Secret Makes His “Point”: Anthony Hamilton
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what to make of the current R&B landscape. The R&B band has all but disappeared, the divas of yesteryear still exist in a radically faded state with no ladies in waiting to replace them, and as for the guys? Well, most male R&B singers either spend their time trying to be rappers or trying to be Michael Jackson. Nothing against rappers or MJ, but you’ve gotta wonder what happened […]
Christmas Music That Won’t Kill You – Part II: Christmas Past
The other day I told you about some of the new Christmas CDs this year. Now we are going to revisit some recommended holiday albums you may have missed in the past.
Ray Charles – Spirit of Christmas
Sounds awesome, right? Nope, it’s merely very good. It was recorded in the 80s, so it doesn’t have the immediacy of Ray’s recordings for Atlantic. Pick this up if you’re looking for a big band romp through Christmas classics. […]