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  • New Releases 4/15/08: The Emancipation of Mimi’s New Album

    Yep, it’s April 15th. Hope your taxes are done! With freshly received refunds in hand (hopefully), let’s mosey on down to the record store, shall we? Here’s what’s new this week.
    Mariah Carey-E=MC2: The most highly anticipated release of the year thus far has finally arrived, and I’m sure Mariah is having a good laugh thinking about the fact that five years ago, her career was considered dead. At any rate, her 10th studio album features Mariah’s usual mix of hip-hop influenced club bangers and emotional ballads. Guests include Young Jeezy (ugh), T-Pain (ugh) and Jermaine Dupri (ugh). It’s still my contention that Mariah has yet to make a definitive album, and that the best album she’s released to date has been her first, but I must say that I’m fairly intrigued here.
    The Naked Brothers Band-I Don’t Want To Go To School: Is it me, or is The Naked Brothers Band the most inappropriate band name for a bunch of pre-teens in recorded music history? That’s just inviting the pedophiles to come on board. Anyway, from the little I know about these kids, they’re Nickelodeon-endorsed, and they’re sort of like a more garage-y, less talented version of “Mmmbop”-era Hanson. The little girls will go apeshit for this, I’m sure.
    Apocalyptica-Worlds Collide: I thought these guys were just a vaguely classical Metallica tribute banc, but they’re so much more! Well, the cellos are still there, but this album from the Finnish (I believe) metal album contains all original material, and also features guest appearances from Slipknot/Stone Sour’s Corey Taylor as well as the lead singers from Three Days Grace and Lacuna Coil, making this sort of a new-metal (as opposed to nu-metal) all-star album.
    Everclear-The Vegas Years: At least five if not ten years past his sell-by date, Art Alexakis and his rotating group of bandmembers are back on a major label (after a one-album detour into indieville) and they’re releasing that old standby-a covers album! It looks like the thrust here is pop/rock of the Seventies and Eighties, with Thin Lizzy, The Go-Gos and Hall & Oates among the artists/bands covered.
    Also in stores this week: a new one from WB-endorsed rockers Phantom Planet, new country act Lady Antebellum (whose name makes them sound like the latest U.K. rap phenomenon), a new album from jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves, the debut album from Jordan Zevon (son of the late, legendary Warren Zevon), a new album from William Shatner (which finds him reading the book of Exodus!), and the long-awaited, much-anticipated return of White Lion (remember them? This might jog your memory: http://youtube.com/watch?v=oUR86bnKLaI)!!!
    Happy shopping, people.
    Oh, and get a full list of this week’s releases here: http://www.pauseandplay.com/cdfront.htm

  • "At The Wrecka’ Sto’": New Releases 10-16-07

    After a couple of weeks with a plethora of new music-GOOD new music, you know there had to be the inevitable letdown, huh? Well, this week is it.

    (For me at least…my opinions may or may not be the opinions of the staff of musichelpweb or consumerhelpweb.com. But damn it, they *should* be!!)
    Anyway, this week’s two biggest releases come from Kid Rock & Jennifer Lopez, which would have been fantastic if this were the year 1999. In 2007? I dunno. Rock’s new album, Rock & Roll Jesus, finds him leaving rap/rock behind for good in favor of a pure rock sound. Nice to know he found time to record in between marrying Pamela Anderson and beating Tommy Lee’s ass. Meanwhile J. Lo (who is not at all pregnant) follows up her Spanish debut earlier this year with Brave, an album that features her signature pop/dance/R&B sound, which you & I know as Paula Abdul, circa 1989.
    It’s early October, and autumn *should* be in the air (yesterday’s temps of 90 in the Northeast tell me otherwise). So, how does one REALLY know what time it is? Artists have begun to release holiday albums in full force!! Among the artists spreading good tidings this week: Josh Groban, Patti LaBelle, The Isley Brothers, Michael Bolton, Yolanda Adams, The Smithereens, and of course, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without Mannheim Steamroller!!
    For you country/pop fans, LeAnn Rimes is all grown up and her new album, Family hits stores today. Rock fans might wanna know that this album contains a track with Bon Jovi. Everyone else might wanna know that LeAnn is officially smoking hot these days.
    Elsewhere, if you’re under 15, you might be digging on the new album by the Naked Brothers Band (you also might not be familiar with the phrase “digging on”…sorry…). If you’re still stuck in 2001, there are new albums arriving from Puddle of Mudd, Vanessa Carlton and Alter Bridge (who, in case you’ve forgotten, are Creed minus Scott Stapp). If you’re still stuck in 1991, you might wanna check out the new album by former Best New Artist Grammy winner Marc Cohn (remember “Walking in Memphis”?), as well as a new set from electro-dance pioneers Information Society. Hell-there’s even something for those of you stuck in 1981!! A new Debbie Harry record!!
    If you’re stuck in 1971, well there’s not much I can tell you. Ah…there are a couple new Clapton greatest hits packages!! See, something for everyone!
    Check out a list of all today’s new releases HERE: http://www.pauseandplay.com/09october2007.htm
    Sorry folks, I’m feeling snarky today.