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  • New Music In Stores & Online: 7/15/08: The Hold Steady, Nas, Mellencamp and More!!!

    No need for fancy introductions today, here’s this week’s Top 5 picks:

    The Hold Steady- “Stay Positive”: Craig Finn looks like an investment banker, but his band The Hold Steady have taken their Springsteen-esque brand of anthemic, lyrical rock and become one of the best-loved American rock bands around. Following up 2006’s critically acclaimed “Boys & Girls in America”, “Stay Positive” looks to be the album where the sales catch up with the street cred.

    http://www.theholdsteady.com/

    Nas “Untitled”: I’m not one for publicity stunts, and the whole gambit behind this album leaves me a little leery about what the music actually sounds like. For those who need catching up, the new album from Queens rapper Nas was originally entitled “Nigger”, and a whole bunch of (very likely manufactured) hoopla resulted. Who cares what the album’s title is? Is the fucking music good? While teaser single “Be a Nigger Too” failed to move me (and was eventually removed from the album’s tracklist), I’m kinda digging this new song, “Hero”.

    John Mellencamp “Life, Death, Love & Freedom”: The former John Cougar is now a Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer. Can you believe it? The troubadour returns after only about a year off, with an album that confronts aging and mortality in a way not dissimilar (although undoubtedly less sunny) than Paul McCartney’s “Memory Almost Full” from last year. Me? I’ll just crank up “Jack & Diane” again.

    http://www.mellencamp.com/

    David Banner “The Greatest Story Ever Told”: Last we heard from David Banner musically, he was shamelessly ripping The Ying Yang Twins’ “Wait (The Whisper Song)”. This new album allegedly finds the politically minded Mississippi rapper dumbing down for dollars a little bit-never a good thing. Guests include UGK, Chris Brown, and the ubiquitous triumverate of (let’s all say it together) Snoop Dogg, Akon & Li’l Wayne. Ugh.

    http://www.david-banner.com/news.aspx

    O.A.R. “All Sides”: Does anyone enjoy these guys’ music without firing up a giant doobie first? Just asking.

    http://www.ofarevolution.com/

    Also…there’s a live digital EP from Bruce Sringsteen & The E Street Band’s “Magic” tour, a new record from country singer Randy Travis, the debut from Season 6 “American Idol” finalist Ace Young, and for those of you lucky enough to be Australian, The Vines have a new record out!! ‘Memba them??

    …and there’s also an album by a guy called Andy Yorke, who happens to be Thom Yorke of Radiohead’s brother. Why does this make me think of John Stamos’ brother singing “Lovin’ You” on an episode of “South Park”?

    Get your full list of new releases here: http://www.pauseandplay.com/cdfront.htm

    Happy Shopping!!

  • Is The World Ready For Qui?

    Jerry Rice is many things. He is the greatest wide receiver in NFL history. He is a three time Super Bowl Champion. He is a great self marketer. And he’s a dancing pioneer. A Dancing With The Stars pioneer that is. His high finish on the television show opened up the flood gates for guys like Emmitt Smith to reinvent Hammer Time and for Jason Taylor to look at Hollywood as a possible career after football. Don’t act like you don’t know.

    But one thing that Jerry doesn’t do well is sing. Does anyone remember the commercial years ago in which he and his 49ers brethren went to a karaoke bar and Flash 80 busted out a terrible version of Stand By Your Man?

    However, there’s someone in his family who can sing. Well, sort of.

    Jerry Rice’s daughter Qui is a junior at Georgetown University and is now trying to make it as a pop star. She has a new single called Rev It Up featuring David Banner, with an album set to come out later this year. Based on the video, the young Miss Rice looks to be patterning herself after Janet Jackson, with the style of Ciara and the late Aaliyah thrown in as well.

    The video is nicely done and it looks like Papa Rice probably put a little bit of that Hall Of Fame money into it. Qui is young, attractive, and though she doesn’t possess a fantastic voice, is serviceable on the mic, at least compared to other pop singers out there today.

    If you’re looking for Jerry to make a cameo, he’s in it, but for maybe one second. Don’t blink.

    The video isn’t on YouTube just yet, but it is on what looks to be Qui’s mom’s .mac account.

    Check out the video by clicking here.