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  • The Boys Are Back in Town! Sonic Clash 6

    Double G and Money Mike return to the mics after a little layoff while Money fought the germy stuff and won.

    In true SCR fashion, the boys tackle everything from music sales to wayward musicians and a special guest interview with Gabe Dixon of the Gabe Dixon Band.  Dixon, the classically trained piano player living in Nashville, has been played with the biggest names in music and his tri0 is quickly becoming acclaimed for musicianship above and beyond the standard piano pop.

    As Double G says, “Only on Sonic Clash Radio can you segue from T.I. to Gabe Dixon”



  • Jacko in Concert, Final 4 Idols Picked – Sonic Clash Radio #5

    The SonicClash geeks are usually kept locked in the room with the blinking lights, cables plugged into the wall and a glow from a dark room lit only by multiple monitors.

    But Double G let Sonic’s chief webgeek out to play on the radio when Money Mike was sick.

    Listen now to check out:

    • What will happen at MJ’s 50 concert gig and why he won’t play the US
    • How many times the name Clarkson can be used in one segment about music charts
    • If U2’s album release made the music industry cringe or celebrate?
    • Who just sold their 10 millionth copy of a particular album, and (surprise), who got their 20 years ago.
    • How fast Tha Carter can reach Volume 5 before no one cares

    All this and more on the Extended Long Play version of Sonic Clash Radio.

  • First Spin 3/3/09: U2, U2, & U2!!!!

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    This is the month that spring starts, right? Because i’m looking at a foot and a half of snow outside and it doesn’t look anything like spring to me.

    Anyway, today’s yet another slow new release day, although today also brings us the most hotly anticipated release of 2009 so far…

    U2 “No Line on the Horizon”; It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly five years since How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, but the wait is finally over…Bono & the boys are BACK!! While first single “Get on Your Boots” isn’t exactly the strongest song in the U2 catalog, I’m excited to hear what the rest of the album sounds like, especially after reading rapturous reviews from the likes of Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly. This album is supposed to be a midpoint between the anthemic U2 of old and the experimental U2 of Pop & Zooropa. Let’s see if it all works.

    The Prodigy “Invaders Must Die”: Thought Liam Howlett and company died after Firestarter and Smack My Bitch Up? Well, you’re wrong, pardner. The granddaddies of British electronica are back, and Invaders is already a smash, at least in their home country where it debuted at #1. Can an American comeback be far behind?

    Neko Case “Middle Cyclone”: I’m not gonna pretend to be the world’s foremost Neko Case authority, because I’m far from it. However, Neko is an alt-country favorite/Americana, her last album, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, was the most well-received and biggest selling album of her career, and that was something like four years ago, so let’s just say that Middle Cyclone is pretty highly anticipated.

    Grandmaster Flash “The Bridge: Concept of a Culture”: Flash has not released an album since 1987, and this release serves as a bridge (hence the title) between the old and new school, with guest appearances from the likes of Big Daddy Kane, Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg. Flash’s album is this week’s sleeper. I’ve heard it already-pretty good stuff.

    Barenaked Ladies “New Year’s Eve @ the Fox Theatre in Detroit: 12.31.08”: Will this be the last BNL release on which we hear the dulcet tones of Steven Page? Could be. This one’s only available digitally, folks.

    Elsewhere…Jesse Harris (who won a Grammy for penning Norah Jones’ Don’t Know Why) is releasing Watching the Sky today, while metal favorites Drowning Pool release their first live album, Loudest Common Denominator. Former Mavericks vocalist Raul Malo is back with Lucky One, and I’m very happy to announce that, coincidentally, both Revolting Cocks and Nashville Pussy are releasing new albums today. Not much going on as far as compliations/reissues go, except for a new Rush anthology package (CD/DVD), and a live set from Thin Lizzy being released on VH-1 Classic’s label.

    Get the full list of this week’s new releases here.