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Michael Sweet vs. heavy metal competition: A 'One Sided War'

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:55 Last update: about 10 years ago

If there's anyone else doing more than Michael Sweet to keep '80s metal alive and vibrant decades later, I'd love to meet him or her. The Stryper vocalist-guitarist, who also co-fronted a reborn...

Streisand's new album with Hollywood stars is uneven

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:54 Last update: about 10 years ago

On her new album of duets, Barbra Streisand is asked by one of her guest singers one of those ridiculous, starry-eyed questions that only someone who lives in an oceanfront estate in Malibu would...

The Head and the Heart go pop on 'Signs of Light'

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:52 Last update: about 10 years ago

The Head and the Heart reinforce their sunny pop tendencies on "Signs of Light," all but leaving their Seattle folk roots behind, in sounds if not themes. The band's third album retains the ace...

M.I.A.'s new album 'AIM' is a messy, thrilling ride

Thursday, 22 September 2016, 16:48 Last update: about 10 years ago

M.I.A., the world-beat rapper and enemy of confection pop, has never gone in only one direction. So it's kind of weirdly fitting that on her latest album she's joined by someone few expected...

Macy Gray returns to jazz, covers Marley, Metallica

Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 16:48 Last update: about 10 years ago

Macy Gray reinterprets some of her hits with a jazz combo on "Stripped," seasoned with a few new songs and Bob Marley and Metallica covers. Gray's patented purr-and-growl vocals thrive in the...

The Time Jumpers find joy in their work

Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 16:47 Last update: about 10 years ago

The Time Jumpers have long represented the best thing you could do in Nashville on a Monday night, but they stopped being a secret many years ago. Still, being discovered hasn't ended the fun....

The Veils scour the depths of 'Total Depravity'

Monday, 19 September 2016, 16:46 Last update: about 10 years ago

The Veils led by Finn Andrews deliver gloom and doom on "Total Depravity," an album packed with drama and dread, disturbing images and devilish sounds. The song titles reflect the mood - "Here...

Walking testimony: Tamela Mann gains faith after robbery

Saturday, 17 September 2016, 13:48 Last update: about 10 years ago

Tamela Mann was distraught after a recent robbery, until the Grammy-nominated gospel singer unexpectedly heard her new single, "God Provides," on the radio for the first time following the...

Wilco's "Schmilco" is meditation on loss, loneliness

Saturday, 17 September 2016, 13:47 Last update: about 10 years ago

Wilco's "Schmilco" finds the Chicago sextet in a mostly acoustic mood, musing on happiness, loneliness, isolation and loss. Not exactly arena rock anthem material. And that should hearten...

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