It's the Big Beat record of the summer four months too early, six pieces of Big Red in your mouth at one time. 'History Repeating' is an endless toe-tapper, and all three versions on the single are top notch. I mean you don't have to own it, but you will have a friend who owns it, and you feel chastened by the twisting hips and bouncing chins around you as you contemplate changing the CD. Shirley Bassey can sure belt it out, and that "Take California' jam is just so wickedly repetitive, you'll wish it was Janes Addiction's 'Nothing's Shocking', or even Abba. Of course, you will have danced to it a couple dozen times by then.
Corporate rockHas it all come down to this?Sunday, 09 November 2008 | Keith KirchnerA few cool looking dudes pose on the corner with faux Fila and Iverson jerseys, knowing that the club they loiter in front of will remain merely a backdrop for a night of hanging with the homies. They are under 21. Click to Continue...
Corporate rockThe Trancecracker!Tuesday, 11 November 2008 | IshkurDJ worship is killing the deejaying scene, as this handy little pamphlet explains... Click to Continue...
Sounds likeJANET JACKSON Damita JoThursday, 20 November 2008 | Adeline Loh
LISTEN- Uh-oh. Just as you thought Ms. Jackson would slow things down after the infamous Superbowl incident, she chooses to do quite the opposite. With track titles like "Sexhibition", "All Nite (Don't Stop)" and "Moist", our ears... Click to Continue...
Sounds likeDEPECHE MODE dm 81-85Thursday, 20 November 2008 | Keith Kirchner
All the songs on this album are very synonymous with the period, and there is a quality of naivete and untainted joy in the songs. dm 86 - 98 tracks the bands route into mega stardom world tour stadium rock. The music whilst retaining aspects of... Click to Continue...