From Rohan		post time 2006-04-12 21:10:55
P!nk's new album "I'm Not Dead" has been released this past week... Haven't actually heard it myself yet, but if opening single "Stupid Girls" is an indication, it's got to be good! Love the cover!

From Rohan

post time 2006-03-20 23:12:59

Today's an important day for music, as his "Purple Majesty" - Prince - releases his brand new album "3121" today...

And the reason why this is a landmark occasion, is this is his "return to form"... simply his best album since his 80's/early 90's hey-day! First two singles - the laid-back, latin-jazz-tinged "Te Amo Corazon", and funked-up falsetto number "Black Sweat" give a good indiciation of what's to come, and the rest of the album doesn't disappoint!

2004's "Musicology" had some minor reminders of his former glory, but overall was a disappointment. "3121" however is cause for celebration... welcome back oh Purple One!

Replied by Pet Shop Boy		Post time: 2006-04-01 00:23:11
Never been a huge fan of him, but can appreciate a fine artist when I see one. Like his new single as well.

Replied by		Post time: 2006-04-02 10:16:47
Just saw this brilliant review of "3121" on the Yahoo/Launch/Dotmusic site (and I couldn't agree more!): "Hang out the bunting, have ticker-tape at the ready and breathe a collective sigh of relief. There's news from the front, and it's all good. The twenty-fifth album of Prince's twenty-eight year career is a true landmark. Following a decade of misguided, shapeless and self-gratifying nonsense, "3121" is his second good album in a row. After the unexpected return to form that was last album, "Musicology", it seemed almost too much to hope that the diminutive force-of-pop's return from the funk wilderness was anything more than a one off; a brief and much appreciated reminder that he was once the greatest musical mind of a generation. No one dared think that it might be the start of an actual comeback. Now, two years of breath holding later, Prince fans get the news they could only have dreamt of: "3121" is better than "Musicology". Well, almost. It's a close run thing, so close it's not really worth worrying about. All that matters is that for the second time in two albums, Prince is proving that he can handle funk without straying into the abyss; that verses and choruses are once again his friends. Better still, he's harnessed his off-head imagination as a force for mind-blowing good and he's got his production-genius head firmly screwed on. If "Musicology" was Prince flexing his muscles and checking that all his old tricks were still in working order, "3121" is the living legend in him getting firmly back into his stride. "Musicology" was a thing of wonder for its focused simplicity: organic funk, spangled rock and tender seduction, pure and condensed. "3121" is an altogether more sophisticated proposition, awash with a confidence, elegance and subtly not seen since "Diamonds And Pearls". The bleary, drunk funk and multi-tracked helium / baritone vocals of the title track set the tone as club ready R&B with that unmistakable, Princely strut, and things just get better from there. The sexy synth bounce of "Lolita", "Incense And Candles"' vintage soul with a twist and "Black Sweat"'s taut, trademarked trusting, all confirm that he knows Outkast and The Neptunes have been making good living out of his act, and he's ready to reclaim it. Of course, there are those who'll note that, great as soul-rock show stopper "Fury" is and sweet as "Word"'s honeyed melodies are, they're nothing he wasn't doing 20 years ago. And it's true. But while "3121" might suggest that, at 47, Prince isn't looking to change the face of music anymore, he's clearly still more than capable of delivering classic Prince albums. Perhaps the more critical question is whether Prince's comeback - and it's safe to call it that now - will excite anyone under the age of 30. On that, only time will tell, but it's safe to say that if the seething clatter of "Love" and the gorgeously sweet chorus which quietly soars from it doesn't make a whole new generation fall for his enigmatic charms, nothing will." by Dan Gennoe (dotmusic.com)

From Rohan		post time 2006-03-27 21:29:48
Per Gessle has revealed that a new 'Roxette Greatest Hits' will be released later this year, which will include one or two new songs. Also a 'Rox Box' will be released, says Per: "It will contain the best of what we've accomplished so far, plus hard-to-get stuff, (like the Abbey Road Sessions '95). A DVD with, among other things, hopefully MTV Unplugged from '93. And possibly a bonus-CD with 20 demos..." Maybe the 'Greatest Hits' tracklisting will be something like this? 1. The Look, 2. Dressed For Success, 3. Listen To Your Heart, 4. Dangerous, 5. It Must Have Been Love, 6. Joyride, 7. Fading Like A Flower, 8. The Big L, 9. Spending My Time, 10. How Do You Do!, 11. Almost Unreal, 12. Sleeping In My Car, 13. Crash! Boom! Bang!, 14. You Don't Understand Me, 15. Wish I Could Fly, 16. Stars, 17. The Centre Of The Heart, 18. A Thing About You, 19. New Song, 20. New Song.

From Rohan

post time 2006-03-24 21:31:28

ROXETTE ANNOUNCE COMEBACK!

Best news I've heard all year! (Save maybe for Pet Shop Boys releasing a new album! )
"Swedish pop duo ROXETTE are heading back to the studio later this year, singer and guitarist PER GESSLE has announced. THE LOOK stars took a break from music-making when singer MARIE FREDRIKSSON was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2002. But having received the all-clear, the band will now record new material, Gessle reveals. He says "We haven't written any new songs yet, but we'll definitely go back to the studio this summer." Roxette, who are considered the most successful Swedish band since ABBA, launched their career in the 1980s and hope to mark their 20th anniversary with the new material."
Now THERE'S reason for celebration!

Replied by Pet Shop Boy		Post time: 2006-04-01 00:16:40
yeah baby yeah!

From Rohan		post time 2006-03-24 08:39:52
An upcoming new singing star from the island of Aruba... Curt Fortin. What is his music like? No idea, but if it's anything close to what he looks like, it's bound to be good!

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