All posts from 10 September 2007

Singer/actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is recovering after undergoing emergency brain surgery to fix a small hemorrhage.
Rappers 50 Cent and Kanye West are not just doing battle in record stores this week (each with much-hyped new albums). The pair will also face off in a presidential-style debate on cable network BET on Tuesday night.
R&B singer R. Kelly’s […]

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After a decade and a half of recording solo albums under the name Frank Black, Mr. Charles Thompson has resorted to the name he used during his Pixies days, Black Francis, for his new album “Bluefinger” (in stores Tuesday), which serves as a tribute to late Danish artist Herman Brood. With the name change comes […]

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The odd but increasingly-accessible experimental-folk outfit from Brooklyn wowed reviewers with 2005’s “Feels,” and, earlier this year, the Collective’s Panda Bear issued “Person Pitch,” which is destined to end up on many critics’ Best of 2007 lists. So, “Strawberry Jam” (in stores Tuesday) brings with it heightened expectations that it couldn’t possibly live up to. […]

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The electronic/dance album “Attack Decay Sustain Release” finally lands in American record stores on Tuesday after appearing in the UK at the beginning of the summer. Compared frequently to Justice’s 2007 debut “Cross,” ADSR is also a debut of sorts, as it marks the first album release for the new project from James Ford and […]

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It might be the biggest week of the year for new CD releases (in quantity, at least), highlighted by the much-hyped showdown between Kanye West (”Graduation”) and 50 Cent (”Curtis”). Also highlighting the week are new discs from Animal Collective, The Pixies’ Black Francis (yes, recording under that name instead of Frank Black), Hot Hot […]

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