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Thomas Dolby's First New Studio Album in 20 Years
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conqueroo
Release follows conclusion of groundbreaking transmedia game. Guests include guest artists Mark Knopfler, Regina Spektor, Natalie MacMaster, Bruce Woolley and Imogen Heap. LONDON, U.K.—Thomas Dolby, the iconic '80s star whose smash hits “She Blinded Me With Science" and “Hyperactive" helped define the MTV generation/revolution, will break his 20-year silence with a new release later this year titled A Map of the Floating City. The album, featuring appearances by special guest artists Mark Knopfler, Regina Spektor, Natalie MacMaster, Bruce Woolley and ...
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Mike Keneally Band - Guitar Therapy Live (2006)
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Something Else!
By Tom Johnson I can't even begin to pretend to be impartial here: Guitarist Mike Keneally is absolutely one of my all-time favorites. But that doesn't mean I'm going to steer you wrong: If I thought this wasn't an easily palatable platter of fine phonic fun, I would have little problem saying so. And that is most definitely not the case here. With Guitar Therapy Live, Keneally has whittled the results of several seemingly spectacular shows down to one solid ...
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Nirvana: Nevermind 20th Anniversary Reissue
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JamBase
NEVERMIND 20TH ANNIVERSARY TO BE COMMEMORATED WITH MULTI-FORMAT REISSUE OUT SEPTEMBER 27 Released in September 1991, Nirvana's sophomore album and major label debut Nevermind elevated Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl from a critically acclaimed Aberdeen, Washington cult band to generational spokesmen who'd unwittingly created a cultural shift and musical touchstone. Rising to #1 the world over by year's end and ultimately selling over 30 million copies worldwide, Nevermind would come to be much more than one of the ...
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Michel Camilo - Mano a Mano (Emarcy, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Pianist Michel Camilo has developed over the years a remarkably consistent series of musical releases, ranging from solo excursions to trio albums and even large scale classical re-interpretations. This album finds him in the similar format as the excellent Triangulo album from several years ago, returning to the trio format he has been so successful with in the past. The personnel is: Camilo on piano, Charles Flores on bass and Giovanni Hidalgo on Latin percussion. The album opens with a ...
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Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. - The Rat Pack Live at the Sands (2001)
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Something Else!
By Derrick Lord This is an act the Rat Pack—Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.—had down to a T and it really shows. A fun slice of musical history. Completely un-PC which is a much welcome change of pace. It was recorded in 1963. Funny how people seemed to have more of a sense of humor about things at that sensitive time than they do now. I won't lie to you. It's probably not a CD you will play ...
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Aram Bajakian - Aram Bajakian's Kef (2011)
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Something Else!
Listening to the guitarist Aram Bajakian is lot like listening to Marc Ribot, and Aram follows much of Ribot's wildly divergent style that incorporates the vintage forms of swing, punk and rock and roll into a fresh and daring style. So it's fair to state that if you like Ribot, you're gonna like Bajakian, too. That's enough for me to like Bajakian, too, but Bajakian goes beyond being “just another" Ribot. He devoted a lot of study toward music halfway ...
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Impulse! 2-on-1 - Celebrating 50 Years of Impulse Records!
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Sound Insights by Doug Payne
Impulse! 2-on-1: More Than Just A Label. An Identity. A Statement. Impulse Records was more than just a label. It was an identity. It was a statement. Impulse Records was a musical brand of artistry that provided some of jazz's greatest creators with a platform for making some of their very best music. The new wave of jazz was indeed on Impulse! With its distinctive logo and unique packaging, Impulse stood out in the crowd. But it was the music ...
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Hope Waits' Debut Album Available July 26 on Spann Records
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Chris M. Slawecki
Introducing Hope Waits—the debut release from enigmatic singer/songwriter Hope Waits—was released digitally July 26th on Spann Records. The debut recording from the Louisiana native brews up a sonic gumbo that will satisfy audiences' appetites for impassioned and beautifully handcrafted jazz-tinged blues music. In addition to the physical album's 12 tracks produced by Peter Malick (Norah Jones), the digital release includes two additional songs by the production team of David Kalish (Rickie Lee Jones, Nicolette Larson, Michelle Shocked) and Barrie Maguire ...
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