Ciara is trying hard not to come off as Rihanna-lite but it’s not likely to happen with her forthcoming album, Ciara. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Jul 09 2013 R&B/POP 1.5 stars Ciara (Sony Music) “Ladies this is your sound/So as soon as it comes out/You should get yourself on the floor/And get your sexy out.” So commands Ciara, the former Queen of crunk (remember crunk?) on “I’m…
Classified, Rich Kidd, Measha Brueggergosman, Lights guest on Toronto rapper’s first album in 13 years , Published on Tue Jun 25 2013 Rap Maestro Fresh Wes Orchestrated Noise (Fontana North/MapleMusic/Universal) “Before Drake was on the tour bus/Rhymin’ with Wayne/I was in the basement/Vibin’ the Cane/ I’d be your Rap Prime Minister …” As he recites those words on “Black Trudeau,” one of the killer joints on Orchestrated Noise, his first…
Queens Of The Stone Age torch old sound …Like Clockwork Admirers used to Queens Of The Stone Age’s usual driving heavy metal crunch will be in for a shock Published on Tue Jun 04 2013 Rock Queens Of The Stone Age …Like Clockwork (Matador/Beggar’s Banquet) 3 stars The winds of change are blowing all over …Like Clockwork, the seventh Queens of the Stone Age album, and first in six…
Dallas Green continues evolution as a songwriter and artist on new album Published on Tue Jun 04 2013 Rock City And Colour The Hurry And The Harm (Dine Alone/Universal) With his disarmingly gentle and splendidly dulcet voice, City And Colour — or Dallas Green, unornamented — has little problem sonically lulling his listener into a sense of serenity. The sheer beauty of his graceful melodies suggest that life is plush…
Guest list for Wrote A Song For Everyone includes Foo Fighters, My Morning Jacket, Kid Rock and Tom Morello By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue May 28 2013 Rock John Fogerty Wrote A Song For Everyone (Vanguard/Universal) 3 stars One of the most prolific — and important — rock ‘n’ roll writers of the 1960s, John Fogerty spat out hits like nails for the five years he fronted California…
