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TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #2: FOO FIGHTERS – SONIC HIGHWAYS…
Sonic Highways is the most ambitious project the Foo Fighters have pulled off yet. Rather than just repeat what they know, the band set out to do a documentary series about making an album in eight cities. An album fueled by the stories and interviews collected for the documentary. A documentary that ties the rich […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #11: PRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRL – PLECTRUMELECTRUM…
This year was a great one for Prince fans. After waiting and being told for about a year that a new album was coming, Prince stepped up and delivered two instead. One of these was PLECTRUMELECTRUM with his new all-female band 3RDEYEGIRL. So why did I rate this one lower than the other, Art Official […]
REVIEW: PRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRL – PLECTRUMELECTRUM…
This week Prince puts an end to the wait for a new album with not one, but two album releases for the masses. Art Official Age is the album that focuses on Prince alone and leans heavily towards funk, R&B, dance and electronic experimentation. PLECTRUMELECTRUM is almost its opposite. The album is credited to Prince […]
Top 25 Albums of 2013 – #1: twenty|one|pilots – VESSEL…
My number one pick of 2013 hands-down. Before this year I had never even heard of twenty|one|pilots. This is even more odd because I live in their hometown, Columbus, Ohio. Vessel goes from food for thought to primal scream therapy and hits all points in between. Bandmates Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun are fearless in […]
Top 25 Albums of 2013 – #2: JANELLE MONÁE – THE ELECTRIC LADY…
Janelle Monáe is one of the few modern examples of the true meaning of the word “artist”. The Electric Lady is her second major album, and contains the 4th and 5th “suites” of her ongoing Metropolis saga. Like the 1930s movie of the same name, the story explores a future where there is a frightening divide […]
Top 25 Albums of 2013 – #3: LORDE – PURE HEROINE…
There’s a saying that goes “when a man screams, you must learn to whisper”. That saying pretty much sums up the success of New Zealand newcomer Lorde’s surprise smash of the year “Royals”. In the middle of many songs that are produced as loud and pushed to the max as possible, songs about partying til […]
Top 25 Albums of 2013 – #6: FRANZ FERDINAND – RIGHT THOUGHTS, RIGHT WORDS, RIGHT ACTION…
Franz Ferdinand’s first album in 4 years is everything I could want in a Franz album. It has the high energy guitar licks, the quirky and instantly catchy choruses, witty lyrics and a type of nerdy funk that this band does right. Like with the band’s past albums, all of which I love, they have […]
Top 25 Albums of 2013 – #8: GROUPLOVE – SPREADING RUMOURS…
After L.A. band Grouplove released one of my favorite albums so far this decade, Never Trust a Happy Song, I had really high expectations for their followup. Grouplove’s formation was a strange one. Vocalist Christian Zucconi met Hannah Hooper in Manhattan, Hannah invited Christian to an artists’ retreat in Greece, and the members met there […]
Top 25 Albums of 2013 – #9: ARCADE FIRE – REFLEKTOR…
The much anticipated new album by Montreal’s Arcade Fire turned more than a few heads. Some reacted in sheer horror at first single, the title track “Reflektor”, having a rhythm somewhere between Remain In Light-era Talking Heads and disco. This of course has much to do with a large portion of the album being produced […]
ARTIST TO WATCH: JACKIE STABB…
Here’s someone you probably haven’t heard of, but trust me you will soon! Introducing Columbus, Ohio’s own Jackie Stabb. A friend of mine told me the other day that I need to check out her videos on YouTube. That voice! It’s so beautiful and captivating! From the two songs she has posted so far, this […]
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