Tag Archives: Dreamworks

Nicky Love: Honeyvision

Nicky Love’s impressive debut on Dreamworks comes after years of trying to be more than just another attractive blonde on stage. Attractive and blonde she may be stuck with, but she also offers up an array of catchy modern rock … Continue reading

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Buckcherry: Time Bomb

Buckcherry is a high-energy rock band whose second major-label release finds the group playing with undeniable passion and poise. Buckcherry has logged over 1000 gigs in recent years and took that energy into the studio to record "Time Bomb." Vocalist … Continue reading

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Lifehouse: No Name Face

Lifehouse is led by 20-year-old Jason Wade, a talented singer, songwriter and guitarist who combines reflective lyrics with a range of modern rock feels. Wade grew up overseas and met his bandmates after moving to California when he was 15. … Continue reading

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Teddy Thompson: Teddy Thompson

Teddy Thompson’s debut CD is a mix of emotionally observant and occasionally subversive songs drawn from his life. Thompson looks beyond the world of appearances and is drawn to the deeper meaning and surprising nature of relationships and people’s lives. … Continue reading

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Nelly Furtado: Whoa Nelly!

Nelly Furtado is a talented young singer and writer whose major label debut fuses dance mixes, Brazilian percussion and sharp, knowing lyrics. Nelly says she wanted an upbeat CD she could perform live, but her CD also showcases a quieter, … Continue reading

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Elliott Smith: Figure 8

Elliott Smith is a gifted songwriter and composer. His songs evoke Beatleseque melodies and psychedelic tapestries, while his lyrics portray people’s inner lives. Smith is a close observer of vanities and relationships, and like the title of his latest CD, … Continue reading

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Morphine: The Night

“The Night” is Morphine’s final album as a trio, finished just before the untimely death of frontman Mark Sandman in July 1999. The band has always had a cool, "noir" quality to their compositions. This final CD, two years in … Continue reading

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Papa Roach: Infest

The major-label debut by this California band not only rocks hard, but tackles tough topics as well. Rocker/songwriter Coby Dick sings passionately about kids who don’t care, his own hard times growing up, and the lessons he learned along the … Continue reading

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