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I came across Radius system only a few months ago. Their album caught my eye again today, I listened to it twice, and got the inspiration to spread the good news. As I do for all my posts, I checked out the band's website and do a little bit of research... but poignant only vaguely describes the feeling I get when I remember that making great music isn't enough to keep the dream alive. As of August 27th, 2008, Radius system announced the project is over. But they are still offering their album as a free download... get it while [...]

I heard that in order to be a true hip hopper, you have to know the works of Mr. MF Doom. To my dismay and ignorance, I never took an opportunity to listen to his music until the past few weeks. I had been given a full collection of his music ranging from MM..Food (2004), Vaudeville Villain (2003), Venomous Villain (2004), and Take Me To Your Leader (2003). Also known as King Geedorah, Viktor Vaughn, Zen Love X, and Metal Fingers - MF Doom has been truly grinding (working hard) [...]

I know I've mentioned Jeff Buckley before in my Strongest Voices in Rock post, but his voice was just too phenomenal to actually think his music deserved just a passing mention. Sometimes he played alternative, straight-up rock, blues, or even folk. But what remained constant throughout was his amazing voice. It really is a shame he died so young. For some reason Jeff Buckley never made it into my music collection until this past summer. The first time I heard his name was from my vocal teacher's recommendation back in high school. I gave a couple quick [...]

There's definitely a few surprises lurking in my music collection. Take a look at my Favorite's page. You'll get a pretty good idea of a particular style of music that really hits it home for me. But it's impossible for any quick list to account for all the outliers... and they often don't account for any at all. I've left hints of a few of these outliers here and there, and now seems as good a time as any for another. I actually happen to like Supertramp in general, but Crime of the Century (1974) was their best [...]

If you've heard of Dwele, its most probably in reference to when he sang the hooks for Kanye West's song Flashing Lights on Graduation (2007). That was Dwele's official break, though he had a few singles that made it into the radio waves and DJ booths far before. My introduction to this obnoxious soul artist was in 2003 when I was in college and heard Find A Wa y playing at a D.C. lounge. That introduced me to a neosoul, laid back, and conscious artist who produced a solid soul album entitled Subject [...]

2 Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam appearances, 2 Time SF Bay Poetry Slam champion, and a National Poetry Slam championship all under his belt before the age of 22. And he released an album entitled Dual Consciousness which sold out all its hard copies. Though those are all impressive feats, they seem to fade away when he steps on stage and commences his act. There's so much more to him than his accomplishments. Dahlak has eloquence down. He speaks from the heart and never misses a line. His soul is always [...]

Led Zeppelin back in the studio

To give you an idea of my initial reaction to this album, during my first listen, 1) I laughed out loud a couple times, 2) I said "wow" a few times (either out loud or in my head), and 3) I had already started writing this review before the album had even ended. That being said, I feel it's my responsibility to issue the following warning: This album contains a substantial amount of screaming "just for the pure black death metal nonsense effect" of it [stolen from Dan's review of Red Album [...]

Though many have come before her to soul music, I believe Amel Larrieux embodies everything that is positive, fun, and really soulful in that genre. She's got: Style : The way she dresses and presents herself makes her appear much like a modern day queen. Very different from a princess, she wears what's respectable and still looks beautiful nonetheless. I admire her style which displays motherhood, beauty, and respect. Confidence : Her stage presence is abnormally strong for her petite figure and soft speaking voice. She commands the crowd and [...]

Have you ever heard a short clip of a song from a new band a knew immediately you were going to buy the album and love every second of it? Isn't that a great feeling? See for me, that's as good as it gets. It's my crack and iTunes is my dealer. Honestly, shit this good can't be legal. The most surprising thing about Abigail's Ghost is that they hail from New Orleans, or Naworlins as my family local to the area calls it. It's one thing to come across a jazz or blues artist/group from New Orleans, [...]

It's about time we put one of Outkast's most critically acclaimed albums up here on Obnoxious Listeners. Though Outkast is no stranger to our ears and site (refer to The Dirty Dirtty South ), they have not been put up on a pedestal like our other groups and emcees. Well that's going to change today! They are simply my favorite hip hop group from the south and they are a force to be reckoned with. Being their debut album, Outkast showed the world what they were about and how they could flow. Though totally produced in their [...]