I’m breaking some New Band Day rules with this band, but I say rules be damned! Yes, I am just that rebellious. This band is not brand-spanking new as their debut album, Twist And Hold Til Morning, came out in October last year. But they’re an amazing band, they started in the noughties, and they’re [...]
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“Santa Baby” is my all-time favorite Christmas song, and nobody can do it like Eartha Kitt did. Many have tried, but I’ve never heard a version that can even touch the original. The wonderful Ms. Kitt strikes the most perfect balance between sweet and girly and totally slutty – something young female pop artists are [...]
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Sick of sappy Christmas songs? Here’s what should be a Yuletide Classic, The Kinks’ wonderful “Father Christmas”. Do not, however, let any small children hear this song, because the whole magic Santa myth is dispelled in the first two lines of the song. On top of that, Santa is mugged for cash by a bunch [...]
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The Score blew up in 1996 and there was no looking back for Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Pras Michel. The Fugees’ second album flowed out of speakers around the world with a combination of superb bass drops, verbal hijinks, and unparalleled class that simply left weakass hip hop in the past and helped propel [...]
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Since we’re having a bit of a Grunge revival here at 100b, we might as well talk about one of my favorite Grunge albums – Temple Of The Dog. Temple Of The Dog was, I guess, a Grunge supergroup – but not at the time they recorded their one and only album. Made of members [...]
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