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    • Undeniable

      AZ

      Undeniable

      Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:06:26

      With classy production and a smooth-as-silk flow, AZ wakes up New York hip hop on Undeniable. Not since Nas's Illmatic has an East Coast rapper had ...more

    • Enigma

      Ill Niño

      Enigma

      Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:02:32

      Ill Nino raise a pronounced middle finger to the haters on Enigma. Metal and the mainstream should both pay attention starting now, because Ill Nino ...more

    • Alopecia

      Why?

      Alopecia

      Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:37:03

      Bay Area's Why? is billed as an "indie-rock hip-hop" act, and as dumb as that sounds, that's actually a great way to describe them. Alopecia is their ...more

    • Trilla

      Rick Ross

      Trilla

      Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:56:20

      Ross throws his weight around with the best of them. A rotund Miami spitsmith, Ross borrowed his name from a real life South Florida drug kingpin and ...more

    • Funplex

      The B-52's

      Funplex

      Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:06:19

      The B-52s make no attempt to reinvent the wheel on Funplex, but do they really need to? Their first studio album in more than 15 years amplifies the ...more

    • Seventh Tree

      Goldfrapp

      Seventh Tree

      Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:02:28

      For better or for worse (unfortunately, more of the latter), Seventh Tree takes Goldfrapp off the dance floor and into an alt-hippy headspace. The ...more

    • Reality Check

      The Teenagers

      Reality Check

      Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:16:43

      The Teenagers have been an internet phenomenon for a while now, but after listening to their first proper release, Reality Check, it's hard to buy ...more

    • Luckiest Girl

      Rosey

      Luckiest Girl

      Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:53:17

      If you blinked, you probably missed neo-jazz homegirl Rosey and her short stint on Island-Def Jam a few years back. She's navigated those murky major ...more

    • Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

      Slipknot

      Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

      Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:21:58

      Slipknot's Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses is not just a record. It's a statement. So many nay-sayers wanted to count Slipknot out: fickle fans, the ...more

    • Numinosum

      Ascension of the Watchers

      Numinosum

      Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:28:08

      Ascension Of The Watchers features Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell, and is signed to 13th Planet—the label owned and operated by Ministry ...more

    • Blooddrunk

      Children of Bodom

      Blooddrunk

      Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:05:05

      Blooddrunk is Children Of Bodom's sixth album, but make no mistake. Guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho still shreds like a virile young Spartan, who lives ...more

    • Transnormal Skiperoo

      Jim White

      Transnormal Skiperoo

      Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:00:59

      Jim White's been well versed over the years in riffing on dust bowl style country, as well as some good ol' fashion, tongue and cheek fun-poking at ...more

    • Pretty. Odd

      Panic at the Disco

      Pretty. Odd

      Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:00:35

      On Pretty.Odd, Panic At The Disco have ditched the (!) that used to follow the word "Panic" in their name. They haven't ditched their knack for ...more

    • Sixes & Sevens

      Adam Green

      Sixes & Sevens

      Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:42:28

      With an old Moldy Peaches song—that wasn't about crack—dusted off for last year's break-out indie movie, Juno, and the big '70s production values on ...more

    • Inflikted

      Cavalera Conspiracy

      Inflikted

      Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:55:15

      Cavalera Conspiracy, featuring metal elite Max and Igor Cavalera together again, exceeds and destroys all expectations on their debut Inflikted. ...more

    • Great White Whale

      Secret and Whisper

      Great White Whale

      Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:53:49

      Whimsical, expansive rock with androgynous, wailing vocals reigns supreme on Secret & Whisper's Great White Whale. If you're a diehard fan of the ...more

    • Real Emotional Trash

      Stephen Malkmus

      Real Emotional Trash

      Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:05:19

      Despite their rightful reputation as one of the most important bands in the indie-rock history books, Pavement still has a tendency to be polarizing. ...more

    • Casting Shadows

      Black Hollies

      Casting Shadows

      Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:08:03

      If The Monkees did massive hits of acid and then picked up their instruments to record an album, it would sounds a helluva lot like Casting Shadows. ...more

    • Beautiful Lie

      Ed Harcourt

      Beautiful Lie

      Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:43:08

      Ed Harcourt's The Beautiful Lie serves up edgy, piano-driven singer-songwriter fare. While it's not quite "alt," the album doesn't quite crossover ...more

    • On a Clear Night

      Missy Higgins

      On a Clear Night

      Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:59:43

      Three years ago, a friend of mine in the music industry heard a then little-known Missy Higgins perform at a private party during South by Southwest ...more



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