Dominance isn't just a fetish for Madonna, it's her religion. It's no accident that she opened each show on 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor tour by clenching a riding crop in her hand, jerking a gagged male dancer around by a leather leash. And she never puts down the whip: Since 1986's True Blue. see more
here's no question Black Thought, ?uestlove and the Legendary Roots Crew are working hard. In the last 15 years this Philadelphia-based group has put out more full-length albums, EP's, compilations and singles than many artists do for.... see more
When we last left Thrice, the first part of their four EP collection, The Alchemy Index, was subject to a wide range of criticism. Outside of Sputnikmusic, where the reception was generally . see more
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4. The Proclaimers - Life With You
The bespectacled Reid twins have often met with stifled titters. It's easy to remember the slightly late '80s cheesiness of I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles and Letter from America but, when you think about it, they were really good . see more
5. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of The Under....
In the lottery, right, and what’s the first thing you do? You book all your mates on the first flight to Mauritius, buy a speedboat full of beer and spend a month living like James Bond’s layabout twin brother, obviously. And so it was for . see more
6. Boris - Smile
By now, we shouldn’t be surprised with anything Boris do. While the Japanese version of their new album Smile has been available for months, Southern Lord’s release sees the band nurturing two substantially different versions of what is nominally..... see more
7. The Open Door - by Evanescence
Is Amy Lee the voice of her generation? It's a tough gig in our fragmented age, but the Evanescence singer has something to offer every niche in the market. She's a sweet Southern girl with a freaky Goth side, a church-camp nerd who can shriek like a metal messiah, the frontwoman of a band that mixes in hip-hop, industrial, and art rock. see more
8. The Younge Blondes - Couples
Looking back, it’s clear The Long Blondes were never all about the music. The image, the affectations, the snappy dressing, the kitschy pop-cultural loves, the Bonnie And Clyde-referencing cover art, sure, but not the music. ‘Someone To Drive You Home’ came out just that see more
9. Sam's Town - by The Killers
Say what you like about the Killers, but you can't fault their attention to detail. It seems such a simple thing, singer and indie posterboy Brandon Flowers trading in his eyeliner for an outlaw 'tache, but it says everything about his band. see more
10. Doctor's Advocate - by The Game
In an unofficial count, the Game mentions Dr. Dre's name thirty-one times on Doctor's Advocate. At first I thought the constant name-dropping of the "Doc" or "Dre" or the countless other aliases for Andre Young. see more
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