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Y Society’s Travel at Your Own Pace is that feel good hip-hop album you put in the player on a cruise with your less aggressive acquaintances. The beats are heavy but the content is very light. That’s not a bad thing, especially for me, coming off of a ...

Born in Paris, France and raised in Hamat RaSharon, Israel, Yael Naim utilizes her multi cultural roots to compile a wistfully romantic French, Hebrew, and English album that prompts her to join the ranks of fellow bluesy singer-songwriters as Norah Jones and Billie Holliday. One of the obvious ...

The dry humor of the movie Year of the Dog is not portrayed in the twinkling sounds of its music. In fact, the Year of the Dog soundtrack is comprised of lots of brief, beautiful instrumental songs which I imagine were created to lighten up the mood of the movie ...

With Paper Walls, Yellowcard has created a consistently solid effort. The only problem? Lack of originality. Most tracks on the album sound unfortunately similar to all other by-the-book pop-punk released by major labels today. Of course I’m sure all Yellowcard fans will say something along the lines of “How can ...

What’s better than watching a three-hour DVD of a bunch of old British guys talking about music? If you answered “sex,” then you are right. But that’s about the only thing that outranks this DVD. I had such a great time watching it and hearing the opinions of the various ...

After listening to the debut album Charmed and Strange by the artist Yoav, most people will have to check their ears. It’s true; there is no spinning of vinyl or keyboards on this disc. There are no instruments except the acoustic guitar. Using a complex use of loops and different ...

Yoni’s debut full length album Extra Credit is a collection of radio-ready rock songs in the vein of John Mayer and Dave Matthews. The Florida based singer/songwriter dabbles in various styles ranging from modern rock to piano-driven anthems to punk-infused pop. There’s a promising and enjoyable element to the whole ...

On their latest release, “Absolutely,” the Young Dubliners have taken all the pieces that make their live shows so exciting and captured the vibe and excitement in the studio. Founder and lead vocalist Keith Roberts credits producer John Wooler (John Lee Hooker, Willie Nelson, The Staple Singers) for catching the ...

Music to duel by… music to duel by? Of course, and Errol Flynn would be damned proud. Of course if he ever witnessed the unlikely marriage of Japanimation to soundtracks, to loops, samples, and clusters of bits, bites, and body parts that make up the whole, he'd have probably cut ...