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HELTAH SKELTAH
Grade: A
By Martin Caballero
Call it “D.I.R.T.” or “Da Incredible Rap Team” - either title perfectly describes this...
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BEBO VALDES & JAVIER COLINA
Grade: A
By Kevin R. Convey
Cuban piano great Valdes may have recorded this album in Nueva York, but the sound is pure Old Havana. Relaxing...
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PRETENDERS
Grade: A
By Christopher John Treacy
If at first these 11 one-take songs - rattled off in just 12 days - sound hastily assembled, repeated listening...
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OASIS
Grade: B
By Jed Gottlieb
Like good beer and bad teeth, the oh-so-British Oasis will never be huge in America. But it’s fun to watch...
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RISE AGAINST
Grade: B-
By Jed Gottlieb
If you’re a politico punk who’s never heard Bad Religion (if you indeed exist), you’ll dig Rise...
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IN THIS MOMENT
Grade: A-
By Dave Wedge
The pre-release hype on the latest from scream queen Maria Brink and company was intense, but the Los Angeles band...
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MONKEY
Grade: B+
By Bill Brotherton
Is there anything Damon Albarn can’t do? Not content with fronting the premier ’80s Britpop band (Blur),...
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NATE WILSON GROUP
Grade: A-
By Christopher Blagg
As keyboardist for the eternally sunny (yet now defunct) jam band Percy Hill, Wilson never got a chance to exorcise...
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JOE
Grade: A-
By Lauren Carter
R & b fans should be happy to know that Joe’s personal rebirth hasn’t affected his professional endeavors;...
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MILTON NASCIMENTO AND JOBIM TRIO
Grade: B+
By Kevin R. Convey
Brazilian bossa nova boss Antonio Carlos Jobim was fond of saying that only Milton Nascimento could hit the notes...
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MARTIN CABALLERO KRAAK & SMAAK
Grade: B+
By Dave Wedge
You may have already heard this Dutch DJ/production crew’s electro-funk hit “Squeeze Me” on TV...
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Bob Dylan wades into ‘High Water’ on new bootleg
Grade: B+
By Jed Gottlieb
Dylan’s such a spooky and ineffable cat. He’s toured nonstop since sometime in the dim fog of the ’80s,...
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DJ KHALED
Grade: B-
By Lauren Carter
Khaled’s third album highlights what the DJ, radio personality and label head does best: assemble talent...
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JAYME STONE & MANSA SISSOKO
Grade: B
By Kevin R. Convey
Young Canadian banjoist Stone should have called this album “Appalachia to Africa.” Because while it’s...
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MALINKY
Grade: B+
By Kevin R. Convey
Given the limits of traditional Celtic music, it’s hard for some young bands to distinguish themselves from...