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Ellen Woloshin – While My Guitar Gently Weeps Do not always agree with covers of genuine classics – if you play them straight you run the risk of being lost into the original and if you make a genuinely personal version you run the equal risk of offending those who made the original such a classic originally. [...] Blabbermouth – Christmas Time In London Town The majority of ‘Xmas Singles’ fall into either the “Yay, let’s be mawkish/silly for Xmas†or the “Oh, lets feels sorry for the poor/homeless/alone this Xmas†camps but this is one of those rare Xmas songs that are actually good to listen to as a song as well as being [...] MelonHeadMan – Medicine Man MelonHeadMan are a seven piece southern rock boogie band that is all about having good time. There’s nothing here that those familiar with Lynyrd Skynryd, the Allmans et al won’t have heard before. Still, there’s freshness that’s welcome, it’s highly entertaining, and they’re from the South of England. Medicine Man is a funky rock [...] Single reviews: Adele, Jeremih, The Decemberists ARTIST: SYLVIA TOSUN SINGLE: ABOVE ALL NEW YORK (Billboard) – There aren’t many Juilliard-trained sopranos releasing dance records, and Sylvia Tosun’s “Above All” is all the more listenable because of that uniqueness. The songwriter and former Trans-Siberian Orchestra vocalist specializes in traditionally arranged cuts that recall the song structure of literate dance diva [...] Billboard single reviews: Chris Brown, James Blunt Chris Brown perfected his brand of R&B-flavored pop music with singles like “Forever” and “I Can Transform Ya,” although his most recent hit, “Deuces,” presented a more thoughtful pose. “Yeah 3x,” his latest single from fourth album “F.A.M.E.,” finds the singer returning to dance music without missing a step. The song [...] JAZMINE SULLIVAN – 10 SECONDS Affecting soul music often feeds off emotional pain, as Jazmine Sullivan demonstrates when she turns her hurt into a source of relief throughout her latest single. On “10 Seconds,” the singer is fed up with a former lover: her tone is miserable yet firm when she belts, “You broke my heart, with [...] GREYSON CHANCE – WAITING OUTSIDE THE LINES Greyson Chance’s “Waiting Outside the Lines” could easily be mistaken for an “American Idol” coronation song, but alas, “Idol” hasn’t delivered a winner as preternaturally talented as Chance in years. This plucked-from-nowhere singer instead rose to fame the 2010 way — on YouTube, with a viral cover of Lady Gaga’s [...] ROBYN – INDESTRUCTIBLE Like previous single “Hang With Me,” which was previewed with a stripped-down version earlier this year, Robyn’s latest electro-pop opus “Indestructible” arrives after an “acoustic” take on the song was issued on “Body Talk Pt. II.” Whether listened to in its newly up-tempo state or in its quieter version, “Indestructible” features more top-notch songwriting [...] JASON ALDEAN – MY KINDA PARTY It’s only been five years since Jason Aldean debuted on the country scene with the single “Hicktown,” but the singer has already become one of the format’s most consistent hitmakers. On “My Kinda Party,” the title track of his recently released fourth album, the Georgia native delivers a revved-up salute [...] ALTER BRIDGE – ISOLATION Once modern rock royalty, Creed returned with a new album and tour in 2009, the future of Alter Bridge, which features three-fourths of Creed as well as singer Myles Kennedy, remained a bit hazy. Yet the members of the Orlando-based outfit have been willing to not only continue recording but also push the [...] |
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