Tag: Music

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Music Review: Precious, Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

June 9, 2013
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The movie Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire is difficult yet inspiring to watch. Precious is a teenager who is humiliated and degraded at the hands of the people who should have protected her: her parents (especially her mother). Needless to say, Precious doesn’t feel too good about herself, and understandably has a… Read More Music Review: Precious, Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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CD/DVD Review: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition

June 9, 2013

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been 25 years since the release of Whitney Houston’s self-entitled debut album that catapulted her to fame. To celebrate the occasion, Arista Records/Legacy Recordings have released a deluxe anniversary edition of the record, titled, quite simply, Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition. Why reinvent the wheel when it… Read More CD/DVD Review: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition

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Music Review: Glee: The Power of Madonna Cast Recording

June 8, 2013
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The talented cast of Glee continue to churn out great remakes of beloved songs that make even the casual viewer want to purchase the soundtrack. This time, Madonna’s songs are the ones that will be subjected to Gleekification during the episode entitled “The Power of Madonna,” set to air April 20 on FOX. Glee follows… Read More Music Review: Glee: The Power of Madonna Cast Recording

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Music Review: Leverage: Soundtrack from the Original Television Series

June 7, 2013
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One of the newest additions to TNT’s lineup is Leverage, a crime show that premiered a little over a year ago (December 2008, to be exact) and has recently released a soundtrack. For those of you who have never watched the series, it’s about a former insurance investigator, Nate Ford, who puts together a team… Read More Music Review: Leverage: Soundtrack from the Original Television Series

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Music Review: Mary J Blige – Stronger With Each Tear

June 5, 2013
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It wasn’t easy for Mary J Blige to ascend to the position of “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul,” but she does make it sound easy to remain there. Her ninth studio album is filled with yet another set of solid tracks that are sure to make her fans and fans of meaningful music alike happy. Even… Read More Music Review: Mary J Blige – Stronger With Each Tear

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Music Review: Joss Stone – Colour Me Free

June 4, 2013
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In a time when so many artists are fed through a system churning out pop songs meant to make money rather than to express the artist’s emotions, it’s rather refreshing to have Joss Stone on the music scene. While the occasional pop song does translate into a hit that even the most cynical of us… Read More Music Review: Joss Stone – Colour Me Free

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Music Review: Nelly Furtado – Mi Plan

June 3, 2013
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After three albums in English, Grammy Award Winning Canadian-Portuguese Superstar Nelly Furtado has achieved one of her dreams by producing an album entirely in Spanish. Not that she hadn’t sung in Spanish before; of note are past collaborations with artists such as Juanes, Wisin & Yandel and Calle 13. I personally loved her Spanish song… Read More Music Review: Nelly Furtado – Mi Plan

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Music Review: Various Artists – 90210 Soundtrack

June 3, 2013
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When you love a show, you definitely want to get your hands on its soundtrack. I have quite a few in my personal collection, not only because I liked the show or the movie in question, but also because soundtracks have the unique quality of bringing together music from different genres and artists that convey… Read More Music Review: Various Artists – 90210 Soundtrack

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Michael Jackson’s “Behind the Mask” Music Video

June 20, 2011

Back in December 2010, the first posthumous album featuring all new Michael Jackson songs was released.  The album, named simply Michael, fit quite seamlessly with the narrative associated with the last months of his life: wanting to make a comeback, Michael was planning his “This is It” series of concerts, which was to be one… Read More Michael Jackson’s “Behind the Mask” Music Video

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Creativity Is Everywhere: One Person’s Quest to Find It

May 29, 2011

I am no artist, but I love music. I am always surprised (and rather unpleasantly!) when the music industry competes for my attention. It makes no sense to me that I should have to like an artist just because he or she is the one getting the most marketing effort from a company. After all,… Read More Creativity Is Everywhere: One Person’s Quest to Find It