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15th Anniversary of Jay-Z’s “Reasonable Doubt”

June 29th, 2011

June 25th, 2011 marks the 15th anniversary of Jay-Z’s debut album “Reasonable Doubt”. In addition to being Jay-Z’s artistic debut, it the first album released by the label he co-founded, Roc-A-Fella Records. “Reasonable Doubt” is regarded as one of the greatest rap albums of all time. Jay-Z has evolved as a rapper and a businessman [...]

Tags: albums, Billboard, jay-z, roc-a-fella
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Emily

Florence is a Machine

March 12th, 2010

Florence Welch is the lead singer of the band Florence + the Machine. Florence Welch is a machine. Florence Welch’s distinctive voice intertwines beautifully with harps, strings and drums as she sings her inimitable ‘soul-inspired indie’ and ‘Tim Burton-style fairytales’. -Paul Epworth If you’re not familiar with Florence Welch by now, I could easily go [...]

Tags: across the pond, album reviews, albums, brit love, correspondents, expose, FATM, florence + the machine, Florence and the Machine, good tunes, music
Posted in Blog | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Metric: Exposed. In 3D, On Ice

January 13th, 2010

So, there’s a band out there. A sorta indie, sorta pop, sorta dance, sorta new wave band. They gotsa sexy as hell lead singer, a questionably high-pitched guitarist, a wicked as hell bassist and yes, they have a (post concert) sweaty ass drummer. They’re the only band that can sport sunglasses indoors and have sex [...]

Tags: albums, correspondents, expose, good tunes, metric, music, on ice
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

Heidi Montag sings to the hills

January 12th, 2010

After her disastrous lip synching performance at the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant, which gave everyone a new appreciation for Britney Spears, Heidi Montag has released her debut album today. The album, appropriately titled Superficial, is filled with dance club songs that all have a dark bubblegum pop sound.

Tags: albums, Britney Spears, heidi montag, Superficial, the hills
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Music & Videos | Posted by Allison

The NewMusic’s Best Albums of 2009

December 31st, 2009

If anybody knows a thing’er two about music, it’s the folks who provide the magic behind our NewMusic blog. They put their heads together and devised a list that you should print (or at least copy), store in a safe place and consult on a regular basis. After the jump, the best 20 albums of [...]

Tags: 2009, albums, best, good tunes, lists, newmusic, The NewMusic
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Cam

BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER

December 11th, 2009

At this point I’m sure you’ve already read a plethora of lists chronicling every “Best of 2009″ possible so I will refrain from adding to the collection. Regardless, there are a few noteworthy albums that have been released in late 2009 worth mentioning. Each of these four albums have something in common: they are brought [...]

Tags: 2009, albums, correspondents, good tunes, holiday wrap, music
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Arianne - Correspondent

Holiday New Releases: The Choices, the Choices!

December 3rd, 2009

It’s come to my attention that there are artists from all over the map who are releasing new albums just in time for this holiday season. Personally, I’m getting a little lost in the sauce when it comes to keeping track of all of them, so I decided to get organized and figure out the [...]

Tags: albums, correspondents, good tunes, holiday wrap, holidays, music
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Mehek - Correspondent

Canadian Talent + Half Decade = WIN!

November 18th, 2009

In case you haven’t already noticed, MuchMusic LOVES Canadian bands. I too love Canadian bands. In fact, I truly believe that Canadian bands trump all American, Scottish (-FF), Aussie, and even El Salvadorian bands. I mean, we seriously have so much talent, whether it is recognized worldwide or not. The point that I’m really getting [...]

Tags: albums, arcade fire, billy talent, canadian music, cancon, correspondents, feist, hot hot heat, lists, metric, music
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

The Blueprint III Tracklisting!

August 19th, 2009

So it’s no secret that I’m foaming at the mouth in anticipation of Jay-Z’s The Blueprint III album, for several reasons. 1. I’m an ubergeek fan. OBviously. 2. Kanye West produced almost 3/4 of the album. When Hova and ‘Ye work together, MAGIC HAPPENS. As we know, Kanye owes much of his success to his [...]

Tags: album art, albums, hip hop, jay-z, Kanye West
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Wendy

Afternoon Relapse

May 19th, 2009

So a copy of the just-dropped Eminem album landed in my hands this morning, and the only thing I could do was listen to it immediately. I mean, it’s been five years since he last released an album (Encore) and the hype surrounding Relapse has been massive. Em’s doing press all over the place and [...]

Tags: albums, eminem, reviews
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Wendy