January 10, 2005
Venus Hum - Big Beautiful Sky Audio Streams
Venus Hum - Big Beautiful Sky Revisited
Released in Spring of 2003, Big Beautiful Sky by Venus Hum featured captivating, energetic and uplifting vocals by lead singer Annette Strean. Without a doubt Big Beautiful Sky was one of my own favorites that year. It still holds that distinction. For those of you who may have missed out on this wonderful release, here is the link to the original review with some newly added audio streams. Come and revel in the beauty of Venus Hum's Big Beautiful Sky.
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October 28, 2004
The Donnas Gold Medal
The Donnas Gold Medal
Girls just want to have fun! The Donnas Gold Medal has been released! In addition to the 11 included tracks, it has an enhanced section with the video of Fall Behind Me, a link to their website and a link to ring tones. All very cool stuff for The Donnas fans.- I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)
- Friends Like Mine
- Don't Break Me Down
- Fall Behind Me
- Is That All You've Got For Me
- It's So Hard
- The Gold Metal
- Out of My Hands
- It Takes One to Know One
- Revolver
- Have You No Pride
The Donnas' eagerly awaited Gold Metal takes the top prize for vital, edgy, modern rock'n'roll at its finest. The quartet's 2002 break-through Atlantic debut, "Spend the Night," debuted in the #1 position on Billboard’s "Heatseekers" chart, fuelled by the radio/video hit, "Take It Off," massive critical acclaim, and high-profile TV performances on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Now the Donnas have raised the bar, as musicians and songwriters, to deliver the best work of their career. Produced by Butch Walker (Avril Lavigne, Injected), tracks like the provocative first single, "Fall Behind Me," and the poignant "Revolver" shimmer with rock energy, blasting off the blocks with newfound invention and intensity. With Gold Metal, the Donnas take an Olympian leap forward, setting a sparkling new standard for pure rock'n'roll brilliance.
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October 27, 2004
Presidential News Flash
The Presidents of the United States are about to invade "Last Call with Carson Daly" for a five-day run. On Wednesday, November 3 they will be the featured musical guest, and will continue as the show's house band through November 9. The band will be performing in support of their critically acclaimed new album, "Love Everybody" (PUSA Music).In other Presidential news, on Nov. 2 the Presidents will re-release their self-titled 1995 debut -- the very same one that sold over 4 million and spawned the top 40 hits "Lump," "Kitty," and, of course, "Peaches." This 10th Anniversary reissue includes 6 re-mastered bonus tracks and a DVD with Presidents commentary, videos (including their hit videos for "Peaches" and "Lump"), alternate versions of "Lump, " "Peaches," "Mach 5" and much more. So for all those fans who've been trying to replace the copy their college roommate "borrowed," now's the chance! their newly re-mastered versions of two albums from their catalog, including Both albums are currently out-of-print, and will include bonus material. And for you hard-core fans, The President's are simultaneously re-releasing 2000's Freaked Out and Small, which has never actually been released, even though it is probably the band's favorite.
Listen to the Presidents! Do the Presidents of The United States Love Everybody? They must! Here are some loving audio tracks as proof.
Zero Friction (Real Audio) | Zero Friction (Windows Media)
Nothin' but Presidential Love!
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October 24, 2004
Low Millions Ex-Girlfriends
Low Millions represent the rarest of social entities: A successful open relationship. Adam Cohen, informal ringleader of the band, notes that all the seasoned players involved in Low Millions have passed in and out of each others’ orbits for years. And if a member gets poached by another artist — as often happens with individuals of this caliber — the others don’t worry; the stray always hurries home to play with the Low Millions again.Lead singer and principal songwriter Adam Cohen (son of Leonard Cohen) has recorded as a solo artist , both in French and English, in various international territories. French Canadian by birth, Adam has lived all over the world, including a long stretch in Paris and for shorter periods, living, studying, and playing music in Greece, Canada, and the U.S.
Adam isn’t the only one of the Low Millions with a colorful background or illustrious credits. Guitarist Michael Chaves works on the side with John Mayer. Bassist Jorgen Carlsson and drummer Eric Eldenius both grew up in Sweden. Despite outside commitments, all these talented players have made Low Millions their primary focus, and the band has already played many well-received shows throughout Los Angeles and Southern California.
To help capture the band’s sound on record, and in addition to Adam Cohen acting as producer, the Low Millions enlisted the assistance from several producers, including Pat Leonard (Madonna), David Kahne (Sugar Ray, Matthew Sweet, Sublime), and Kevin Forsey (Billy Idol, Donna Summer).
As for the title Ex Girlfriends, one need only glance at the track list to guess from whence the inspiration for this set of modern pop-rock gems, and whether it be the alluring Eleanor, who has thrown her lover into a tailspin by refusing to answer by the pet name baby any more, or the subject of Hey Jane, crying out, over the sound of loud music from passing cars, to a long-gone lover who has left only her clothes. While disappointment often bubbles up in the lyrical sentiments expressed in these eleven tunes, the craftsmanship and care that permeates the Low Millions’ hook-laden music will inevitably warm your soul.
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October 09, 2004
Smile Brian Wilson, Smile
Smile Brian Wilson, you can relax now. It's taken 38 years but your most special project, the one held closest to your heart, the one which has never left your thoughts though at times I certain you wish you could've forgotten, has finally come to fruition. It is your masterpiece, a high-point to a body of work that will define you decades from now. Congratulations Brian, well done!
Thirty-eight years after Smile was first conceived, Brian Wilson's fourth charted solo album made its debut, entering at No. 13 on the Billboard 200. The album extends Brian Wilson's total chart span to a remarkable 42 years. Though Wilson earned rock-icon status years ago, his Smile album will be seen as not so much as an embellisment to an illustrious career but rather as a pinnacle.
Smile has been described as Wilson's artistic Holy Grail and was referred to as the Greatest Album That Never Was. Now, never was has become finally is and we are much richer for it. It is important to note that Smile was much more than a brooding idea. It was an album that actually appeared on the Beach Boys label release schedule and, was set to be the follow-up to the Beach Boy's genre-defining masterpiece Pet Sounds.
Timing is everything and happenings in the music world greatly affected Brian Wilson. It is no mystery that the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and the Beatles' Paul McCartney though greatly admiring each others work, were also engaged in a one-upmanship form of song-writing competition. It has been stated that The Beach Boys were the greatest influence, and challenge, to the Beatles. The Beach Boys album Pet Sounds literally awed the British pop group. Paul McCartney called God Only Knows the greatest song ever written. To put it all in perspective, reaction to Brian Wilson's Smile has been framed with this thought, imagine if Sgt. Pepper had been shelved and released 37 years later. That's saying a lot, and it is a very apt analogy. Much more could be said, and will be said about Smile, but for now it is simply time to relish in the sounds and musical expressions that Brian Wilson first envisioned years ago. Smile is beautiful. Thank you Brian.
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October 07, 2004
The Presidents of The United States Love Everybody
Do the Presidents of The United States Love Everybody? They must! Here are some loving audio tracks as proof.
Zero Friction (Real Audio) | Zero Friction (Windows Media)
Nothin' but Presidential Love!
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