Category: CD Reviews (Page 349 of 399)

Super Furry Animals: “The Horn”

Granted, after eight albums, I’m a little late to jump on the Super Furry Animals’ tiny bandwagon, but their new(est) disc, Love Kraft, is pretty damn good, and “The Horn” is the most accessible single of the bunch. “Psyclone!” and “Zoom” are the other big highlights, but the whole album, consisting of less SFA psychedelia and more pop, is pretty solid.

Check out some song clips here.

Insert “Like Father, Like Son” headline here

Gosh, I must be way far out of the gangsta rap loop. I had no idea that the late Eazy-E even had a son until I saw this report on how he was arrested after he was pulled for a traffic violation and turned out to be in possession of a concealed weapon.

Oh, did I mention he goes by Li’l Eazy-E and his debut album is entitled Prince of Compton…? Here’s his picture:

Way to carve your own niche and not totally and utterly use your dad’s reputation to build a career…

Billy Bragg says, “Hey, pal, it ain’t called YourSpace…”

Billy Bragg, often referred to by the British press as “the big-nosed bard of Barking,” has pulled all of his music from his official MySpace page, citing statements in the company’s contract which allow News International – the Rupert Murdoch company that owns MySpace – the right to reuse content without any payment to the artist.

“The real problem,” says Billy, “is the fact that they can sub-license it to any company they want and keep the royalities themselves without paying the artist a penny. It also doesn’t stipulate that they can use it for non-commercial use only, which is what I’d want to see in that clause. The clause is basically far to open for abuse and, thus, I’m very wary.”

Good on you, Billy…though what’s most surprising about this story is that no-one else has ever noticed this information before. Guess that shows how closely people read the fine print on MySpace…

Is it getting Chili in here, or is just Tom…?

Tom Petty is apparently considering filing a lawsuit against the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It seems that their single, “Dani California,” sounds an awwwwwwwful lot like his song, “Mary Jane’s Last Dance.”

Next up, Roger McGuinn sues Tom Petty for basing pretty much his entire career on the Byrds.

Okay, I’m just kidding. Mostly. But if you go here, you can listen to clips from each song and decide for yourself; they ARE pretty damned similar…

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