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Over the last decade, the music industry has become more top-heavy than ever, with a short list of mega-stars dominating the international concert tour business. You may have already guessed; big name acts such as Beyonce and Taylor Swift are ...

If you missed the 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony on TV, then you really missed out. To make up for it, we’ll do our best to capture the atmosphere of the awards show. There were lots of red carpet fails, (look ...

Britney Spears Slave 4 U break/doWn by: matt halverson Bubble gum pop may be on its way out (much to the dismay of 13-year-olds and to the delight of the rest of the population), but the teen queen herself, Britney ...

Jay Z  Izzo (H.O.V.A.) from the album: The Blueprint   break/doWn by: matt halverson Music watchdogs on Capitol Hill - Sen. Joe Lieberman among them - continually complain that hip-hop and rap albums are sending negative messages of violence and ...

If there's one thing the 2024 Grammys will be remembered for, it would be the year women took center stage at the event. It was a great year for female artists, who were recognized for contributions across multiple categories. We ...

You don't need to be a musical genius to become a Music Critic, but a passion for music and in-depth knowledge of music artistry is essential. The media landscape has changed dramatically over the last decade, and it is now ...

Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule I'm Real (Remix) from the album: J. Lo break/doWn by: matt halverson Everybody's talking about the love life of J-Lo (that's Jennifer Lopez for those of you who have neither turned on the T.V., gone ...

Big Rude Jake 12.22.98 by: bill aicher & big rude jake Big Rude Jake's debut album came out on Tuesday, February 23, 1999 on Roadrunner Records. It is one of the most innovative "swing" albums released in this recent swing ...

Nelly Hot In Herre from the album: Nellyville released: 07.25.02 break/doWn translating the hits for the masses by: the munk Ahhh Nelly... a man who's music is truly horrible, yet somehow remains stuck in our heads for days after we ...

Tweet Oops...Oh My from: Southern Hummingbird released: 04.02.02 break/doWn translating the hits for the masses by: the munk Ahhh... songs about masturbation.... There really aren't enough of them, are there? Sure, Semisonic had that "Get a Grip" song, and there's ...

break/doWn by: matt halverson Music watchdogs on Capitol Hill - Sen. Joe Lieberman among them - continually complain that hip-hop and rap albums are sending negative messages of violence and misogyny to America's youth. If that's the case, young kids ...

Madonna American Life label:Maverick/Warner Bros. released: 04.22.03 our score: 1.5 out of 5.0 Disaster Piece by: bill aicher The release of every Madonna album, especially every album in the past five years or so, is a tremendous event. There's no ...

The Almost Top Ten Albums 2003 ...who didn't make the cut by: bill aicher As we've been preparing to wow the world with our picks for the top ten albums released in 2003, we realized there are quite a bit ...

Elvis Costello  The Delivery Man label: Lost Highway released: 09.21.04 our score: 2.5 out of 5.0: Missed Delivery  by: michael abernethy There comes a point in an artist's career - usually after 10 years or so - when every new album ...

Madonna Music label: Maverick released: 06.19.00 our score: 3.5 out of 5.0  Do You Like to Boogie Woogie? by: kriste matrisch As an avid fan of Madonna's music, I (of course) had to get my own copy of her latest with ...

Madonna  Confessions On A Dancefloor  Maverick  November 14, 2005  our score: 5 out of 5.0  Confessions On A Dancefloor  by: Maria Grella Warning: Confessions On A Dancefloor may cause one to submit themselves to dance, while experiencing pure listening pleasure ...

Korn - Follow the Leader  Tell Me Who's Hot, Who's Not by: bill aicher Well kids, the time has come.  The time has come for an overall quality release from Korn.  It is about time after their last two releases.  ...

Madonna - American Pie  by: peter naldrett It's been played so many times on so many different radio stations that it seems crazy how Madonna's cover version of "American Pie" only went on sale on February 28th here in the ...

Eminem Without Me from the album: The Eminem Show released: 05.26.02 break/doWn translating the hits for the masses by: the munk Eminem has long been the reigning king of naughtiness - ever since the release of The Slim Shady LP, ...

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus label: Virgin released: 09.29.04 our score: 4.5 out of 5.0 Luck Number 13 by: peter naldrett Moody and temperamental at best, the music of Nick Cave has been up ...

Fatboy Slim Palookaville label: Astralwerks released: 10.05.04 our score: 3.0 out of 5.0 Where's the Beef? by: peter naldrett Oddly, the latest Fatboy Slim press release emailed to my computer had nothing to do with his new CD release. Instead ...

The True Sprituality of Music or: How The Flaming Lips Are Going to Save The World Someday Dante 08.12.02 It's a simple truth of our being that each and every one of us has a deep-seated yearning to save our ...

Kevin Lyttle label: Atlantic released: 07.27.04 our score: 2.5 out of 5.0   Good Things Come In Lyttle Packages by: john f. reed While Kevin Lyttle is on the same label (Atlantic) and Sean Paul and there is a bit ...

Various Artists  Totally Hits Volume 2 label: rhino records released: 10.05.04 our score: 2.5 out of 5.0 Playing Catch Up to that "Other" Hits Collection by: john f. reed The Totally Hits collections are usually a great book-end companion to ...

Muse "Time is Running Out " from the album: Absolution label: Warner Bros. album release: 03.30.04 Since their debut album, Showbiz, Muse have been a bit of a misunderstood band here in the United States. Pigeonholed as a Radiohead-wannabe band, ...