Entertainment / Music Ella Yelich-O’Connor executes Pure Heroine with enough savoir faire that you eagerly anticipate her future. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Oct 01 2013 Only 16, New Zealander Ella Yelich-O’Connor offers one of the more auspicious debut albums of the year with Pure Heroine. Known as Lorde, Yelich-O’Connor’s pedigree is impressive for the maturity she projects both in vision and execution. She’s the daughter of…
Peter Gabriel, Elton John and Sting’s new CDs: review Sting and Elton at least strive to be relevant with The Last Ship and The Diving Board, which can’t be said for Gabriel’s And I’ll Scratch Yours Elton John The Diving Board is largely focused on his still strong voice and his piano, says reviewer Nick Krewen. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Sep 24 2013 There was…
Constant microscope of self-evaluation makes Drake’s latest a fascinating listen Nothing Was the Same is self-indulgent as they come but shows Drake is still at the top of the hip-hop heap, says reviewer Nick Krewen. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Sep 24 2013 It may be good to be king, but Drake’s crown has been tarnished by some hard-learned life lessons among the way. The fame,…
Sara Bareilles seems to be spinning her wheels on her fourth album, The Blessed Unrest. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Jul 16 2013 The Blessed Unrest Sara Bareilles 2.5 stars Overwrought and overproduced at times, Sara Bareilles seems to be spinning her wheels on her fourth album, The Blessed Unrest. Although the Eureka, Calif., singer-songwriter’s rich, fluid alto is the connecting thread between the dozen songs on her…
Skylar Grey reinvented on Don’t Look Down: Review By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Tue Jul 09 2013 POP 3.5 stars Skylar Grey, Don’t Look Down (KIDinaKORNER/Universal) Here’s another woman in search of a makeover, but in Skylar Grey’s case, it seems to be working. Formerly known professionally as Holly Brook, Grey is best known for co-writing the Grammy Award-nominated Eminem/Rihanna smash “Love The Way You Lie.”…
