PAUL WELLER—22 DREAMS
22 Dreams is Paul Weller’s 9th solo album, and it is his best and most varied solo work to date. Comprising 21 tracks (the “22nd dream” is a story in the liner notes) spread over 70-plus minutes, Weller says of the album, “I really wanted to push the boat out.” Not the […]
Entries from August 2008
PAUL WELLER—”22 DREAMS”
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
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SLEEPER CELL—THE TIME IS NOW”
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
SLEEPER CELL—THE TIME IS NOW
Sleeper Cell is a local six-strong hip-hop group of emcees and producers going by the monikers of Keen, Abztract, Scorpo, Seyce, Silo, and Soulsauce. What’s important, however, is not their names but their talent. Nicely produced by Jeff “Silo” Thomas (except for one track), their debut The Time Is Now […]
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N.E.R.D.— “SEEING SOUNDS”
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
N.E.R.D.—SEEING SOUNDS
The members of N.E.R.D., Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, along with rapping buddy Shay Haley, gained fame as producers for Madonna, Britney Spears, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, and Kanye West. Seeing Sounds is their third album under the N.E.R.D. moniker, and it finds them splitting the difference (actually, COMBINING the difference) between hip-hop and alt-rock, […]
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ANDRE WILLIAMS & THE NEW ORLEANS HELLHOUNDS— “CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT?”
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
ANDRE WILLIAMS & THE NEW ORLEANS HELLHOUNDS—CAN YOU DEAL WITH IT?
Andre Williams is a 71-year-old R&B legend. Writer of “Shake A Tail Feather” and “Bacon Fat” (covered by the Cramps), among 230 other songs, dubbed “Mr Rhythm by Redd Foxx and “The Original Black Godfather” by the industry as whole, Williams recorded countless sides […]
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