http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/?srvc=rss The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news en-us Copyright 2008, Herald Interactive, Inc. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:52:45 -0400 bill@heraldinteractive.com (Bill Gaffney) 120 http://news.bostonherald.com/siteImages/news_adlogo.gif http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/?srvc=rss 126 37 The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/326358507/view.bg 50 Cent and company return with a sophomore effort that attempts an aggressive posture that no longer seems believable. A series of mediocre beats from mostly lesser-known... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:45:30 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1104882&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1104882&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/341179504/view.bg Bono's always been prophetlike. But when the then-20-year-old shouted to the March 6, 1981, Paradise crowd, "See you again sometime" - one of many awesome moments... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:54:47 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1108148&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1108148&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/338664886/view.bg Five years ago, Goodrem was on top of the world: her star turn on Australian TV soap "Neighbours," also a launching pad for Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia,... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:16:55 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107728&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107728&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/338664889/view.bg Depending on the moment, the song, the year, the Strokes could be either superfresh and compelling or terrifically boring. The New York band's guitarist has inherited... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:15:58 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107727&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107727&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/338664894/view.bg Somebody was taking copious notes during the MTV years. A tot during the decade of Michael Jackson, Prince and, uh, Richard Marx, Young seriously digs '80s dance beats,... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:12:37 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107726&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107726&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/338664907/view.bg You may not recognize Gustavo Santaolalla's name, but if you've seen "Brokeback Mountain" or "Babel" you've heard his Oscar-winning scores.... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:11:46 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107725&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107725&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/338664908/view.bg Sure, leader Grau is Venezuela-born and a former Boston resident who formed local Latin favorites La Timba Loca. But he and his part-Boston new band have made as explosive... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:09:40 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107724&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107724&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/338664909/view.bg Banner certainly can't be accused of short-changing anyone on his fifth album, which features guest spots from UGK, Akon, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Yung Joc,... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:07:56 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107723&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107723&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/338664910/view.bg When Travis, country's new traditionalist superstar of the '80s, got pushed to the side by Garth Brooks and a horde of other hat acts, he didn't fight, he switched... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:06:46 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107722&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107722&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/338664911/view.bg Veteran bossa nova singer Passos celebrates the 50th anniversary of the genre with a shimmering album of Brazilian torch songs backed by an ultra-sensitive small jazz band.... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:04:52 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107721&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1107721&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/334777605/view.bg After a hard-won battle for respect following his embarrassing '70s start as Johnny Cougar, Mellencamp squandered his good name and moral authority when he became a massively... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:56:42 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106643&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106643&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/332341701/view.bg Four years in the making, Brooklyn DJ Andy Butler's debut features Antony & the Johnsons' Antony Hegarty, whose transfixing genderless pipes inject an unsettling... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:02:36 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106293&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106293&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/334009591/view.bg Coming off the heart-wrenching twang of an impressive country covers set, "Up Front and Down Low," the new self-penned songs on Thompson's fourth album are... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:00:07 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106629&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106629&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/334777606/view.bg If there's ever been doubt that Nasir Jones is the greatest living rapper - or the greatest MC of all time - then his self-titled ninth solo outing should settle the... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:44:35 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106638&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106638&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/334009592/view.bg Inspired by Paul Weller's Jam and the mighty triumvirate of Suede, Blur and Oasis, these lads from Oxford, England, jumped out of the gate in the mid-'90s with two... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:11:08 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106628&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106628&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/334009593/view.bg Almost nobody but Dr. White writes original tunes in the traditional New Orleans' jazz style anymore. "Blue Crescent" will make trad fans happy that the storm... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:09:47 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106627&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106627&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/334009594/view.bg It's hard to tell exactly what protean downtown guitarist Ribot is trying to accomplish with what's been called his "post-everything" power trio. One thing's... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:09:34 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106626&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106626&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/332341692/view.bg Walker has one of those back stories that rivals any music he could ever commit to tape: He is a Boston-born, Cambridge folk scene regular who made two highly influential... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:59:31 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106296&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106296&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/332341693/view.bg Once restricted to bleeps and blips, electronic music has come a long way and much of today's most creative music is being made by artists artfully melding analog and... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:58:37 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106301&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106301&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/332341694/view.bg Everyone wants to tear Johnny down. It's easy - or at least it was before we learned the boy can play. On Mayer's third live album in five years, his groaning vocals... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:57:21 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106300&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106300&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/332341695/view.bg Kentucky-born identical twins Leigh and Chandra Watson have sung professionally since the '90s, but this is their first proper release. A languid sensibility permeates... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:54:41 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106299&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106299&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/332341696/view.bg The third album by New England's best modern string band is as elegant and inventively arranged as its predecessors, but with the departure of wild-man cellist Rushad... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:53:00 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106298&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106298&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/332341698/view.bg Britpop icon Moyet's ambitious seventh set blends her trademark unconventional song structures with the torch motif that informed her 2004 covers set, "Voice."... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:51:48 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106297&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106297&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/332341700/view.bg Clouds can sound like Black Sabbath, but can Sabbath sound like Clouds? The answer is no. In an increasingly genrefied and subgenrefied world (Dude, you checking out the Swedish... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:48:28 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106295&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106295&srvc=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/entertainment/music/reviews/~3/332341702/view.bg Smooth jazz saxophone star Albright plays it rougher and funkier than usual on this tribute to the legendary Memphis soul label without ever sounding as rough, funky or soulful... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:45:21 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106292&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1106292&srvc=rss