Music Reviews

Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch: The Twin Peaks Archive

Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch:  The Twin Peaks Archive

Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch The Twin Peaks Archive If there ever was a director whose films were so vividly captured in [...]

Jazzanova: Upside Down EP

Jazzanova:  Upside Down EP

Jazzanova Upside Down EP (Sonar Kollektiv) Nu-jazz, chillout collective Jazzanova releases their Sonar Kollektiv EP, Upside Down. Having been a fan of the [...]

Common: The Dreamer/The Believer

Common:  The Dreamer/The Believer

Common The Dream/The Believer (Think Common Music Inc.) As the title of Common’s new album, The Dreamer/ The Believer, suggests, the rapper [...]

Wiz Khalifa: Reefer Party

Wiz Khalifa: Reefer Party

Wiz Khalifa Reefer Party Reefer Party, the newest album from Pittsburgh native Wiz Khalifa, shows off his skills as a singer and rapper on [...]

Howlin’ Wolf: Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960

Howlin’ Wolf:  Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960

Howlin’ Wolf Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1951 – 1960 (Hip-O Select) There are certain names that automatically conjure up the [...]

Boyz II Men: Twenty

Boyz II Men:  Twenty

Boyz II Men Twenty (MSM Music Group/Benchmark Entertainment) Legendary smoothness, super steamy romantic ballads and an unmistakable uptown swing made the four-part [...]

Smashing Pumpkins: Gish [Deluxe Edition]

Smashing Pumpkins:  Gish [Deluxe Edition]

Smashing Pumpkins Gish [Deluxe Edition] (Virgin) Regardless of Billy Corgan’s actions in resurrecting The Smashing Pumpkins over the past few years, he’s [...]

The Maccabees: Given to the Wild

The Maccabees: Given to the Wild

The Maccabees Given to the Wild (Fiction Records) Recently, the British newspaper The Guardian ran an article asking if indie rock was [...]

Meshell Ndegeocello: Weather (Naive)

Meshell Ndegeocello:  Weather (Naive)

Meshell Ndegeocell Weather (Naïve) The ninth studio release from singer-songwriter, producer, and performer Meshell Ndegeocello is an intimate room of alternative-pop sounds. [...]

Craig Finn: Clear Heart Full Eyes

Craig Finn:  Clear Heart Full Eyes

Craig Finn Clear Heart Full Eyes (Vagrant Records) With his band, the Hold Steady, lead singer Craig Finn created five full-length albums, [...]