alternative rock

Halestorm

Blood. Sweat. Tears. Rock-N-Roll.That’s what Halestorm’s made of.The band, guitarist Joe Hottinger, bassist Josh Smith, drummer Arejay Hale and singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale churn out uncompromising rock-n-roll anthems on their self-titled Atlantic debut. Drawing from an arsenal of songs that she’s penned since shewas 13, Lzzy examines love and life on the edge while casting a hypnotic spell on …

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Infinity On High

Fall Out Boy, the most exciting rock breakthrough act of 2006, return with their much anticipated new album ‘Infinity On High’, the follow up to the platinum selling ‘From Under The Cork Tree’ album, which spawned 2 Top 10 smashes the massive ‘Sugar We’re Goin’ Down’ and the amazing follow up ‘Dance, Dance’. ‘Infinity On High’, …

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Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York

While the album of the same name made its first appearance in 1994, and went on to become Nirvana’s second best selling CD of all time, nearly 15 years have passed since that memorable initial broadcast. Now, fans will finally get the chance to see the release of the entire, unedited performance…with neverbefore- seen footage…on DVD…and in Dolby …

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The Very Best of Prince

Putting together a single-disc compilation from Prince must have been a tough task, but whoever put this together did a great job. 17 of the R&B/Pop icon’s best including ‘When Doves Cry’, ‘Little Red Corvette’, ‘Kiss’, ‘I Would Die For You’ and many others. For the full and part-time fan, this is like a trip down …

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The 2nd Law

Muse didn’t set out to make the most gloriously ambitious album of their career. How could they have? The band who dreamt up “Supermassive Black Hole,” Knights Of Cydonia and the three-part “Exogenesis” symphony were already well-versed in going One Louder. Any wilder, any further out there, and Muse would risk incineration by a dwarf star of their …

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Absolution

Muse ‘s #1 U.K.album Absolution, along with its Top 10 hit “Time Is Running Out ,”has finally arrived in the U.S. Muse is Britrock not Britpop, influenced by Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine,Radiohead and Nirvana,not Blur or Oasis.A rock band with the bollocks to do more, say more, go further-faster-heavier- sweeter-bigger, with dazzling guitars banging against grand …

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Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!

Produced by Butch Walker (Fall Out Boy, Weezer), Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!! sees the band paying homage to their Las Vegas roots via a glittery sonic approach inspired by their ever– increasing collection of vintage and modern synthesizers. While jam– packed with high– energy songs like “Vegas Lights” and “Nicotine,” the album also features …

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Hybrid Theory

When the first track from a band’s debut album gets added to major rock stations four weeks before its official release, it must be something very special. That’s the case with “One Step Closer” from Linkin Park’s first album, Hybrid Theory. Built on an aggressive hard rock foundation, flavored with hip-hop vocal stylings and electronic fourishes, as melodic …

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Graduation

Graduation is the 3rd installment in the Kanye West series of ground breaking albums, targeting every school kid, from those that have dropped out (Debut Album, College Dropout), to those late registrants (sophmore album Late Registration), to those that have gone on and completed school (current album Graduation). Though technically this earmarks a junior year, West’s approach to …

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits

This perfectly plotted ride on the Chili Peppers’ road to superstardom follows them from their funk-punk roots to their mastery of the melodic. Anthony, Flea and the boys deliver the goods again and again: “Under the Bridge; Give It Away; Suck My Kiss; Californication; Higher Ground; My Friends; Breaking the Girl; Otherside; By the Way; Scar Tissue”16 red-hot …

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