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Share It’s been nearly 15 years since we first watched Tracy Bonham charge into the musical depths of the  mid-90s MTV BuzzBin with angst-ridden national anthem ”Mother, Mother,” off her grammy nominated debut album The Burdens of Being Upright. But Bonham has since peeled back the layers and lyrics of adolesencent whoas to revel a more mature catalog of music. Today, 3 EP’s and 3 [...]

Share Le Pop (Nettwerk) by Norweigian pop group Katzenjammer is our album release pick of the week! The 4-piece group is part Dixie Chicks/part Euro circus with tons of catchy pop songs. Immediately download songs like their single “A Bar In Amsterdam” and “Tea With Cinnamon” while waiting for your recently ordered copy to arrive. [...]

Share Listening to legendary singer/songwriter Carole King‘s recently released 2disc compilation album The Essential Carole King immediately brings you back to a time when music was at its purest level; really iconic memorable songwriting with an equally iconic and memorable singer.  And though thousands of ambitious singer/songwriters have tried, even hundreds somewhat  succeeding, it’s undeniable that nobody [...]

Tracy Chapman kicks off her US Tour at House of Blues in Boston, playing old favorites and new songs off her latests album ‘Our Bright Future’. BY: Sean Moundas

Share Artist: Anni Rossi Album: Rockwell Label: 4AD Records Info: www.myspace.com/annirossi Continuing to Hope By: Sean Moundas

Share By: Cat Veit Album:   Dance Mother Artist:   Telepathe Label:  IAMSOUND Info: MySpace.com/Telepathe As listen to Telepathe’s debut album Dance Mother with your eyes closed, one might envision neon. Lots of neon — or walking into your local Urban Outfitters to buy overpriced, plastic hipster swag.

Share By: Cat Veit Album: 11 Chances Artist: Courtney Fairchild Label: Stanley Recordings Info: www.MySpace.com/CourtneyFairchild                It’s the voice. It’s the voice that will ultimately stop you dead in your tracks as you saunter drunk from the bar to the foul one-stall bathroom of a smoky club. It’s the kind of voice that evokes a [...]

Share For sure Kaki King is one of this generation’s most talented female guitarists. Period. Her latest album, Dreaming of Revenge, was released today, and because we like to cut straight to the point in most cases, we’ve listened to the entire album and discovered our daily track de jour (which you can listen to below) titled ‘Can Anyone Who [...]

Share Now available from American Laundromat Records VARIOUS ARTISTS Cinnamon Girl – Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity DOUBLE-CD (21 songs) $15.00 Tanya Donelly, Britta Phillips, Lori McKenna, Jill Sobule with John Doe, Elk City, Veruca Salt, Kristin Hersh, Josie Cotton, The Watson Twins, and Julie Peel are just some of

Share Artist: Tori Amos Album: American Doll Posse Label: Sony Official Tori Site: www.ToriAmos.com Buy: American Doll Posse Tori, Pip, Isabel, Clyde, and Santa, the 5 women Tori Amos dubs her “American Doll Posse,” combine their individual message and musical sounds to Tori’s 9th full-length studio album American Doll Posse. Note: all 5 women are, [...]

Share Album: The Reminder Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Buy The Reminder Here Official Feist Site: www.ListenToFeist.com Listen: to the entire album on her site Leslie Feist puts out her FANTASTIC must-listen to second album, The Reminder, follow up to 2004′s Let It Die. We’ve listened to it so much that it’s started skipping in our CD player. [...]

Share RockHers: Tegan and Sara Album: The Con Label: Sire Records Artist Link: www.teganandsara.com Listen: www.myspace.com/teganandsara *Buy The Con Here* “Nobody likes to but I really like to cry,” sings Tegan, one half of Canada’s most awesomest musical duo Tegan & Sara, on The Con, the title track off their 5th studio album The Con. [...]

Share Ever hear something that sounds so refreshing yet familiar at the same time? Familiar in a comfortable-nostalgic type of way? Familiar in a ‘take me back to that day’ way?