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Review of Mescalito

I don’t agree with the 1st review at all. To start with, Mescalito is Ryan’s first official album. The two previous albums in question were probably created by Ryan in a basement in Texas and only sold at his shows by his girlfriend…
Ryan Bingham’s lyrics stem from his hard lived life in west Texas. Sung [...]
Review of Breakout [ENHANCED]

Ok, so I’m 32 and have NO KIDS, yet I bought this album, much to the surprise of my husband.I admit I’ve watched my fair share of Hannah Montana episodes and I even have a Hannah Montana ringtone.Do I get flack about this from my oh-so-grown-up friends?You bet.Do I care?Not really.The truth is Miley Cyrus, [...]
Review of Night Castle (2 CD)
Review of Vampire Weekend [Audio CD, Explicit Lyrics]

A daunting task reviewing a disc that has already been hailed by many as the first important disc of 2008. Such is the case of the debut from Vampire Weekend, 4 Columbia students gone preppy-indie to catch the eyes and ears of David Byrne, Lou Reed and aging hipsters alike.
It was a few months ago [...]
Review of Bare Bones

Madeleine’smusical training came on the streets of Paris, where she started as a busker, then after a street-corner audition she got a gig singing with the Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz band, performing songs by artists such as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Fats Waller.Her previous albums Careless Love and Half the Perfect World sold [...]

