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Album Review: Lupe Fiasco “Lasers”

Lupe Fiasco has gone through struggles that many artists go through with releasing music that is in conflict with what the record label wants. He has talked about being forced to release records that the record label designed and suggested for him. Tracks like The Show Goes On, Words I Never Said, and Never Forget You were [...]

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Salem’s ‘King Night’ requires a designated driver

Salem’s new album may not be the best for a crowd, but definitely worth a solo experience.

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MGMT’s latest deserving of “Congratualtions”

After the striking success of their first album, MGMT has grappled with questions about what it means to be rock stars in the 21st century, where bands get chewed up and spit out like breath mints. With their latest album release, MGMT may have found the blueprint for success, and it comes as a relief for everyone who had their fingers crossed for them not to eat the dirt like so many other one album wonders.

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ACDC’s Box of old tricks

The musical juggernaut that is AC/DC has decided yet again to bless the collective musical universe with a new product. “Backtrack,” a new three-disk box set, contains some fun and delightfully odd and obscure tracks, as well as more live songs and video footage than you can shake a guitar at.

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Second solo album from “The Chef” has critics talking

Raekwon “The Chef” has led the group back to the hip-hop forefront with his latest solo album, “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Part II.” The album, released on Sept. 8, features guest performances from all seven living members of the original Wu-Tang Clan and has been hailed by many industry insiders as the return of the gritty, raw style of hip-hop that launched the group into popularity in the 1990s.

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