The MP3 Catalog Blog
The MP3 Catalog Blog
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01/23/2008 09:57 AM
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Alicia Keys
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Alicia Keys was born in 1981, and despite her young age she has already risen to the top of the music industry. By the end of 2007, Keys had sold more than 35 million records. When compared to other musical performers, it is easy to see that Keys has achieved a very high level of [...]
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01/20/2008 09:52 PM
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Taylor Swift Still Isn’t Relinquishing the Charts
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The talented Miss Swift isn’t budging from her solid perches at the top of Billboard’s country albums and songs charts, where she sits with Taylor Swift and
“Our Song,” respectively.To make life even sweeter, Swift also has this week’s highest vaulting new single, “Picture to Burn,” which bows at No. 52. The only other first-time songs [...]
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01/16/2008 08:53 PM
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Dean Owens - Whisky Hearts
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In many ways, Dean Owens’s third solo album is very old fashioned. That isn’t meant as a criticism - musically it references huge slabs of Springsteen (especially the opener, Years Ago, one of those slyly political songs with its ripe rip of sax, and the gloriously uplifting Hallelujah) and in its more relaxed moments the [...]
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01/15/2008 08:45 PM
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Tom Baxter - Skybound
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It’s been three years since we heard anything from Tom Baxter. His 2004 release Feather and Stone, especially its opening track My Declaration, was a Radio Two favourite, but since then, not a sausage. Now comes Skybound, an autobiographical album, which shows off his angelic, dreamy voice with an eclectic mix of sounds and styles.A [...]
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01/14/2008 04:54 PM
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The Magnetic Fields - Distortion (Nonesuch)
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It’s four years since the last The Magnetic Fields album, i, but Stephin Merritt has hardly been idle. Yet where 69 Love Songs showed a remarkable profligacy of songwriting, and Showtunes elicited his love of Chinese music, Distortion is a conscious step back - not just looking over its shoulder, but swiveling round for a [...]
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01/13/2008 03:16 PM
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Chrisette Michele
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Surrounded by music since she was a small child, twenty-four year old singer, songwriter and composer Chrisette Michele has been blessed with an old soul and this Long Island bred songwriter and vocalist has a deep appreciation for the harmonic
foundations that includes gospel and jazz. “I did my first solo when I was four [...]
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01/12/2008 02:31 PM
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Sara Bareilles
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As a gifted singer and a versatile pianist with no formal training, Sara Bareilles burst onto the pop scene with a naturally skilled voice ranging from powerful and
soulful to sweet and gentle, earning her instant comparisons to Fiona Apple and Norah Jones. At age 18, she left the Redwood forests of her hometown, Eureka, CA, [...]
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01/11/2008 02:27 PM
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Tony Yayo Confident As Trial Date Is Set; Promises Eminem, Dr. Dre Will Be On G-Unit LP
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“I just came from court, I got my Donald Trump button-up on,” Tony Yayo said with a smile on Thursday afternoon (January 10) while sitting in the G-Unit’s Manhattan office.
Yayo, born Marvin Bernard, had been in court earlier in the day to make an appearance before his upcoming trial on charges of endangering the [...]
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01/07/2008 04:26 PM
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Kanye vs Beyonce
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Kanye West has revealed that Beyonce kicks his ass at Connect 4.
As strange as it sounds the friends battled it out at the board game when they were hanging out at Jay-Z’s new club recently.
In his first blog since the death of his mother Kanye thanked fans for the support and talked of playing Connect [...]
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01/07/2008 01:42 PM
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Fogerty’s Creative Revival
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John Fogerty’s newest, Revival, is easily his best record since Centerfield, and has some of his best material since the CCR days. Songs like Gunslinger, Creedence Song, and Long Dark Night hold their own against Creedence’s best stuff.
The album starts off with Don’t You Wish It Was True, with a beat that is similar to [...]
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Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa, Feb. 8; New Breed Fighters, Feb. 9; Puddle of Mudd; Feb. 23. Don Rickles Tropicana: Legendary Comedian Don Rickles has been performing on stage, in movies and television for more than 50 years and, at age 81, he continues. In Dec ... Frankie Negron, DLG (Huey Dunbar), Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuel and Olga Tanon. He is very grateful for all the cooperation he has received from many local Latin dancers and from his devoted friends that always support him in his performances ... Manuelle's longtime mentor Gilberto Santa Rosa has an ambitious two-disc (one CD of salsa, one of boleros) set, "Contraste," out on Sony Norte. The production values are at an all-time high, and Santa Rosa's cover of Los Van Van's "Corazón" could ... Salsa stars Andy Monta�ez and Gilberto Santa Rosa have also put out reggaeton songs. Reggaeton artists have repaid the compliment by sampling classic salsa tunes, which Colon says helps introduce young listeners to salsa. "You look out in the ... Big-band salsa may not be as popular as merengue or reggaeton, but it's all that really matters to singer Gilberto Santa Rosa on his new CD, "Contraste." "I grew up with big bands, it is everything to me, and that music is still as beautiful today as ... MIAMI (Billboard) - In what represents a first for the Latin music industry, a major label -- Sony BMG -- will promote all performances by a major artist -- Puerto Rican salsa star Gilberto Santa Rosa. The deal struck between Santa Rosa and Day 1, a ... Gilberto Santa Rosa's new CD, "Contraste" (Sony), is out this week, as is José Feliciano's "Señor Bachata" (Universal). Already in stores are "Ricky Martin Live: Black and White Tour" (Sony) and Shakira's "Oral Fixation Tour" DVD (Epic) ... Café ... La Spanish Harlem Orchestra de Nueva York (Orquesta del Barrio) recibió su tercera y consecutiva nominación al premio Grammy por su álbum 'United ... La Spanish Harlem Orchestra de Nueva York (Orquesta del Barrio) recibió su tercera y consecutiva ... Salsa's Caballero (gentleman) is getting old. And that's fine with him. Puerto Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa showed up at the Manhattan release party for his 21st album, "Contraste," out Tuesday, with a brand new look - in are the eyeglasses ... Appearing at the Fair Grounds for the first time are Rod Stewart, Norah Jones, Steely Dan, John Legend, ZZ Top, Brad Paisley, Ludacris, New Edition, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Jill Scott and Stephen Marley. They join Jazzfest veterans Bonnie Raitt, Jerry ...
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