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Harry On Broadway Act 1 - Harry Connick Jr., Kelli O’Hara

This special Harry Connick Jr. release features two distinct albums, packaged in a unique slip case.
One album includes the original cast recording from the Broadway hit “The Pajama Game.”
The second album includes a selection of new recordings from “Thou Shalt Not” featuring Kelli O’Hara. All of these songs were written, arranged and orchestrated by […]

April 11th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living - Streets

The new Streets album The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, out April 25th, is a completely autobiographical record that covers everything that has happened to Mike over the past few years since he’s become a well known figure in the UK. There’s love, loss, scandal, violence, sex, drugs and a whole load […]

April 11th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Gillan’s Inn - Ian Gillan

Nothing sums up Ian Gillan more, than Gillan’s Inn! Having decided to re-visit the classic songs by Deep Purple and his own solo career, Ian invited several of his friends to guest on the album including Joe Elliot (Def Leppard); Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath); guitarist Joe Satriani; Janick Gers (Iron Maiden); Uli Jon Roth […]

April 11th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Louder Now - Taking Back Sunday

Taking Back Sunday—-which now includes lead vocalist Adam Lazarra, guitarist-vocalist Fred Mascherino, guitarist Eddie Reyes, bassist Matt Rubano, and drummer Mark O’Connell—-have captivated fans with their powerful and inventive pop-tinged anthems, dueling vocals and twin guitar assault. In July 2004, the band followed up the half-million selling release with Where You Want to Be, […]

April 11th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Hoot - Hoot

Hoot, the film version of Florida author Carl Hiaasen’s Newbery award-winning novel will be in theatres April 21, 2006. Hoot is produced by Jimmy Buffett and Frank Marshall, directed by Wil Shriner and stars Luke Wilson, Logon Lerman, Brie Larson, and Cody Linley. The movies soundtrack, which will be released on Jimmy Buffett’s Mailboat […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Broken Boy Soldiers - The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs are a new band made up of old friends, consisting of Jack Lawrence (bass), Patrick Keeler (drums), Brendan Benson (guitars, vocals, keys) and Jack White(guitars, vocals, keys). The seed was sewn in an attic in the middle of a hot summer when friends Jack White and Brendan Benson got together and wrote […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Union Street - Erasure

Union Street, Erasure’s new acoustic CD was recorded in a small studio in Brooklyn, NY. Andy Bell says that they “show the songs in a different light, and show that they could work on whatever instrument, synthesisers or guitars”. “We just felt there were songs on our albums that had been missed as songs,” […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Under the Covers, Vol. 1 - Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs

Sid (Matthew Sweet, after his character’s name in the Austin Powers band Ming Tea) and Susie (Susanna Hoffs, who joined him and Mike Myers in belting out “BBC” on the soundtrack) are in as fine voice as ever on Under the Covers, Vol. 1, a 15-song collection of tunes first made famous by the […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

A Blessing And A Curse - Drive-by Truckers

Known for two big-idea concept albums, Southern Rock Opera (dedicated to Lynyrd Skynyrd) and The Dirty South (a 70+ minute exploration of their Alabama roots), the Drive-by Truckers here go economical with a 45+ minute rock album. Three singers (all guitarists, to boot) ensure that moods shift often, even with every voice bearing a […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Let Love in - Goo Goo Dolls

Better days are here again as one of America’s favorite rock bands, The Goo Goo Dolls, returns with its first studio album since 2002. Opening the doors for Let Love In-with the renowned Glen Ballad producing the band for the first time. Let Love In welcomes The Goo Goo Dolls back to the top […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Surprise - Paul Simon

Among the most popular artists and greatest songwriters of our time, Paul Simon returns with his first album in six years—and the album titled Surprise is exactly that. First, three songs were co-written with electronic music guru Brian Eno; second, the other songs are straightforward, wonderfully American pop. Surprise is a pleasant surprise for […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Catch That Train! - Dan Zanes & Friends

With each new Dan Zanes and Friends release, many fans worry that his homespun magic will eventually hit the right note with the masses. Zanes’ music, as offbeat as it is organic, is so special to forward-thinking young families that plenty have batted around half-baked plans to attach a password to it. Anybody else […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Goodbye Alice in Wonderland - Jewel

Jewel is about to deliver her most personal and autobiographical record so far-Goodbye Alice in Wonderland. Not content to relegate herself to a traditional music areana, or to be typecase, Jewel has established herself as a culturally significant and relevant brand. Author, songwriter, actress, poet-there are no limits to how Jewel can and will […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers calls the band’s first new album in four years, Stadium Arcadium, the most-anticipated album of the spring, “the best thing that we’ve ever done…. There’s this weird kind of sublime, subliminal undercurrent that is suggestive, in a spirited way, of our earliest records.” Exuding all the […]

April 10th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews