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Disc Notes (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Ono , Yes, I'm a Witch , Astralwerks: The guests on Yoko Ono's first album since 2001 shouldn't surprise anyone -- it's a list of indie hipsters who owe some debt to her future-shock discography. Yes, I'm a Witch allowed the chosen few to ransack Ono's back catalog for a favorite song then reinterpret it as desired. From electro-clash vixen Peaches to the lysergic madness of the Flaming Lips, ... POP MUSIC'S `SUPERGROUPS' (San Jose Mercury News) Pop music has had lots of big names who've taken breaks from their regular gigs to join forces with other big names. The happy results are music's ``supergroups.'' Here's a select history of notable supergroups: Review of Work: Out of the Blue: 30th Anniversary Edition (Orlando Weekly) Say what you will about the music of the late ?70s, there?s no denying how great a musical year 1977 was. Besides stunning punk debuts like Never Mind the Bollocks, Pink Flag, The Clash and My Aim Is True , the post-bicentennial calendar was filled with dozens of other amazing releases: Rumours, Love Gun, Exodus, Bat Out of Hell, Trans-Europe Express, Slowhand, The Grand Illusion, Chic, Cat ... New CDs due for release on Feb. 21 (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) ? The Ataris, "Welcome the Night" (Isola/Sanctuary) ? AZ Presents Begetz, "Ghetto Pass" (X-Ray). Guests include 50 Cent. ? Toni Braxton, "The Essential Toni Braxton" (LaFace). Two-CD set. ? ... Sending Out An S.O.S. (Cincinnati CityBeat) A message (sans bottle) for The Police -- don't do it! To Mssrs. Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland and Gordon "Sting" Sumner, Music Review: Melissa Ivey - Lovers and Stars (Blogcritics.org) The first thing you notice about Melissa Ivey is that this girl has a fine set of pipes. Inevitably, there will be the comparisons to Melissa Etheridge and Janis Joplin, but Ivey can hold her own with a unique voice. She and her band have put together an EP of tight rock tunes called Lovers and Stars , which was released last fall, and should be getting more attention than it has already. ... Tuesday, February 20, 2007 (The Kalamazoo Gazette) Reports vary on Oshtemo fire chief's condition Oshtemo Township Fire Chief Kenneth Howe was hospitalized after an early-morning blaze at his house. ---- Gazette Staff Reports Music Review: Tim Fite - Over the Counter Culture (Blogcritics.org) Note: Over the Counter Culture is a free, digital-download-only release available at timfite.com (as of 2/20/07). Tim doesn?t consider this overtly hip hop statement to be the proper follow-up to his genre-blending, folky debut Gone Ain?t Gone (2005). Also Note: Tim Fite is formerly one half of the comedy rap duo Little T & One Track Mike, probably best known for their 2001 single ... A.M.Stir (The Florida Times-Union) In every profession, there are taboos that just aren't crossed. In the world of stand-up comedy there's a simple rule - don't steal other comics' material. Music Review: Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue: 30th Anniversary E... I got this preview CD in the mail to review last Tuesday, February the 13th, and wasn?t able to write a single word about it for three days. Why? Because I?ve become completely consumed by the incredibly clear memories of sights, smells, and sounds that listening to it repeatedly generates. The only way to describe it is that ?out of the blue? (pun intended) some pieces of music will cause ... Newsfeed display by CaRP |