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Movie Review: ALL THINGS MUST PASS: THE RISE AND FALL OF TOWER RECORDS

October 13, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

ALL THINGS MUST PASS: THE RISE AND FALL OF TOWER RECORDS Director: Colin HanksWriter: Steven LeckartStars: Russ Solomon, Chuck D, Chris Cornell [usr 10.0 text=”true”] REVIEW – I have watched and reviewed hundreds of thousands of […]

New Music Review: KYLESA ‘Exhausting Fire’

October 5, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

[usr 9.0 text=true] REVIEW – In 2001, I heard this song called “The Scarab” at Tower Records in New Orleans. I asked the store clerk, “what are you playing, and can you point me to the […]

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New Music Review: QUEENSRYCHE ‘Condition Human’

October 1, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

[usr 7.0 text=true] REVIEW – When CRIMSON GLORY first hit the scene, they had a sound and style that drew comparisons to QUEENSRYCHE. When lead singer Midnight died tragically, the band recruited Todd La Torre who […]

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New Music Review: BUTCHER BABIES ‘Take It Like a Man’

September 22, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

[usr 7.0 text=”true”] REVIEW – The BUTCHER BABIES follow up to Goliath is upon us and if you liked Goliath chances are you will dig this record, but if you were not a fan this […]

New Music Review: LYNCH MOB ‘Rebel’

September 22, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

[usr 9.0 text=true] REVIEW – If someone would have told me in 2015 George Lynch would have put out two records that will be in a lot of top ten best records of the year, I […]

New Music Review: CHRIS CORNELL ‘Higher Truth’

September 22, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

[usr 7.0 text=”true”] REVIEW – Chris Cornell’s solo work I have compared to the late Jeff Buckley. His 5th solo record is more of the same you would expect from Chris. Along with Brendan O’Brien, Brendan […]

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New Music Review: ATARI TEENAGE RIOT ‘Reset’

September 22, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

[usr 9.5 text=”true”] REVIEW – The ATARI TEENAGE RIOT are back. I understand that everyone wants that old school ATR attack, but bands grow and try to keep it modern and fresh, so if you were a […]

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New Music Review: GARBAGE ‘Garbage (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition / Remastered 2015)’

September 21, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

[usr 9.0 text=true] REVIEW – Looking back on the 90’s and all the trends that came musically from that era no other band wears them proudly on their sleeves like Garbage. Even before this record 20 […]

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New Music Review: SABBATH ASSEMBLY ‘Sabbath Assembly’

September 21, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

[usr 9.0 text=true] REVIEW – September 11th, The Sabbath Assembly returned with their highly anticipated fifth record. The first thing you notice off the first two tracks Risen from Below and Confessing a Murder that this band […]

New Music Review: OPERATION: MINDCRIME ‘The Key’

September 20, 2015 James DePaolo Comments Off

[usr 8.0 text=true] REVIEW – I know when people talk about Geoff Tate these days they are always focused on the drama of the last few years. I know most will not be in the same […]