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Music

AC/DC - Black Ice [Review]

1fastdog.

Posted to Music on Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 05:43:39 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

They'rrrrrrrrrre back!
After an 8-year hiatus, the the venerable rockers from Down Under are back with a #1 album. How's it sound? Well, clench your fists and start pumpin' or grab your air guitar and start jumpin', 'cuz it's that kind of album.
Here's the video for Rock N Roll Train.

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Music

Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul [Review]

1fastdog.

Posted to Music on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 09:39:02 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Oasis has a brand new album out called Dig Out Your Soul. The question here being; does Oasis bring enough rock to the table that you can, you know, actually dig it?

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Music

Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun [Review]

1fastdog.

Posted to Music on Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 01:06:24 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

The question being; can Brian Wilson, in all his hit or miss proclivities, still make you SMiLE?

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Music

We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery [Review]

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Posted to Music on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 03:01:04 AM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.

With its sophomore effort, We Are Scientists mines the early 80s to produce a thoroughly enjoyable 11-track album.

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Music

None Hit Blunders

Steve Urkel.

Posted to Music on Thu May 08, 2008 at 02:36:46 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Those bands that never quite took off.

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Music

Timbaland: Scream [Review]

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Posted to Music on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 12:31:40 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Hip Hop producer cum artist Timbaland recently released a new single off his album "Shock Value" and associated music video, "Scream" which co-starred two women from the Pussycat Dolls.

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Music

REM - Accelerate [review]

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Posted to Music on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 07:28:44 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

REM finds the guitars and brings the rock on their latest.

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Music

Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) [review]

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Posted to Music on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 09:54:57 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

R & B songstress drops an album full of funky, freakadelic weirdness that reaches for parts unknown.

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Music

Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull [review]

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Posted to Music on Mon Mar 24, 2008 at 07:11:20 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Earth's newest slab o' guitar drones finds the band making a cinematic statement and throwing open the doors for fans new to their sound with their most accessible album yet. For those with adventuresome tastes and a liking for slowly unfolding guitar notes, The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull, the latest album from Drone specialists Earth, will be sure to please.

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SciTech

[REVIEW] Musicophilia -- The New Book From Oliver Sacks

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Posted to SciTech on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 02:32:09 AM EST (promoted by Acefantastik). RSS.

Oliver Sacks is an accomplished neurologist who uses his scientific background to discuss how we sense our world in a popularly accessible manner. His latest book, Musicophilia explores one of his great loves, music, and the clues it can provide to comprehending how our brain works.

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Sport

Music At The Super Bowl

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Posted to Sport on Sun Feb 03, 2008 at 11:21:56 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Tom Petty was half-time performer at this year's Super Bowl. He played "American Girl", "Free Fallin'", "I Won't Back Down", and "Runnin' Down A Dream", and reviewers seemed to agree that he was his usual professional self.

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Music

The Best Albums Of 2007

1fastdog.

Posted to Music on Wed Dec 26, 2007 at 07:02:32 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Well, the year's almost up and that means that it's time to make yourself heard and let everyone know what you listened to the most this year.

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