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Dear everyone,

We’ve been making some major changes here at LovetheMusic.

The biggest one is that we’ve moved from our Wordpress host to our own domain. Yippeee!

Update your bookmarks! www.lovethemusicreviews.com

We’re very excited. We are continuing the Wordpress trend, however, and using that as our blogging platform. We have big plans for LovetheMusic, and we felt that our next step was to move to a server that we can access. We’ve changed the Feed address, so if you subscribed to us before we switched to Feedburner, update your readers. Our comments feed is also available through Feedburner, too.

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Because we’ve made this big switch, we should be able to provide better content, with more usability for our readers.

Some changes:

Social bookmarking links at the end of each post, for your convenience.

Non-gmail email addresses.

A newsletter, which is still in the works.

Hosted mp3s, so mp3 links won’t ever go out, unless we intend them to.

Related Posts List at the end of each post, so if you didn’t find exactly what you were looking for, or if you want to keep reading, it will be much easier.

The About, Contact, Disclaimer and Link To Us pages have all been updated with new information.

Some of our reviews are behind schedule due to this big change, and I (Jen) have been working on this day and night for…too long.

More updates to come, thanks for reading!

Jen




Artist Spotlight :: Flight of the Conchords

flightcdcover I found out about Flight of the Conchords, "New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo a cappella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo," through a friend's brother about a week ago. I've been thinking about searching out some Mp3's to play on the Exposure Box, but you really need to see this band. Songs like "Jenny" and " Albi (the Racist Dragon)" benefit so much from Bret's facial expressions. Jemaine's, too, but to a lesser extent. FotC provide snappy jabs at cliches found all throughout today's music: rap, bedroom funk, and issues-based motivational music. The results are extremely entertaining musical excursions. Definitely one to check out at Bonnaroo. Peaces, -D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Bonnaroo Artist Additions

Bonnaroo has officially announced additions to the artist-lineup for the 2007 festival, and they are as follows:

  • Ornette Coleman
  • El-P
  • David Bromberg and the Angel Band
  • Flight of the Conchords
  • The New Orleans Klezmer Allstars
  • Yard Dogs Road Show

How exciting! Who else is going? Say so in the comments, and if you've ever been before. I haven't, Bonnaroo is a first for me. Although, I do get tired at the thought of spending 4 days pretty much wide-awake in excitement. April's almost here, too. That's not really news, but reason to go outside and celebrate living. love yourself, Jen




MP3 Spotlight : Hey, Ya - Mat Weddle

If you're familiar with Outkast's super duper hit, "Hey, Ya", you'll know this song. Sort of. It kind of throws you for a loop at first, to hear acoustic guitar tied up in a song that you've previously heard as a jungle of crazy beats and lyrical catwops. (I made that word up, catwops.) But, we love it, here at LovetheMusic. I think we originally found it someplace online, not sure of the origin. We do know that Mat Weddle plays for Obadiah Parker, though. Linkin' it up at the end of the post. According to their website, they do a lot of covers. Check it out.

 

>> Hey, Ya (Acoustic) 

 

[audio:http://www.woohaweb.com/TrevMusic/Mat%20Weddle%20-%20Hey,%20Ya.mp3]

 

 

 Related Links

Obadiah Parker Official Website

Obadiah Parker Official MySpace

Buy the Obadiah Parker EP




Review : Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Jazz // Contemporary R&B // Soul

 

Ooh, a fabulous combination of a hot voice, sound lyrics, smooth beats, and a hint of reggae, unless my ear is wrong….straight out of England, too! What could get better? A little bit, actually. While Amy Winehouse's new album is impressive in style, bold lyrics and bringing an old genre of music back to the forefront and mainstream, her album sounds tired. The album is almost entirely set in the sixties, reminescent of The Supremes and Diana Ross, which makes for a good change of pace but also a lack of originality. Theres a traditional snappy beat, with backup vocals that remind me of a 'Dirty Dancing' summer. "Rehab" is the first track on the album, and a single, I believe, which is understandably popular. "They tried to make me go to rehab/I said No, no, no/They tried to make go to rehab/And I won't go, go, go" is autobiographical in nature, according to some sources on the net. Drama aside, my personal favorites are "Rehab" and "You Know I'm No Good". Have a listen, it makes for good music but not a breakthrough album. I'm a tough critic, apparently. Final Verdict : Take it for a spin and make up your own mind. Jazz and soul is always good (in my book), but don't expect a favorite.

Related Audio:

Rehab 

 

[audio:http://themusicisart.com/miaxx/rehab.mp3] 

 

You Know I'm No Good

 

[audio:http://www.snapdrive.net/files/114532/You%20Know%20I'm%20No%20Good.mp3]

 

More By Amy Winehouse

 

Related Links:

Amy Winehouse Official Website

Amy Winehouse on MySpace

Buy This CD




Review: Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone

Instrumental + Experimental + Post-Rock

 

I first heard of Explosions In the Sky though the telly—joined by my boyfriend as we watch Conan each weekday night. Usually. They played "Welcome, Ghosts", and I was quite relaxed by it, and impressed. Impressed because it is entirely instrumental, and instrumental music, I think, is not listened to enough or given enough credit. It seems Explosions In the Sky has a quality that I love in people, the ability to not say anything, to speak. The album is good, but not excellent. I have read some reviews around the net, and they all seem to be raving. I think theres something missing. It's missing something, perhaps a little pizzazz. There are 6 tracks on the album, and although they have a pretty, other-worldly sound, they flow by too easily without a notice. This is the first album of Explosions In the Sky I have heard, so this could be a marked improvement for them, thus the raving reviews. Check it out. It's good listening, for sure, but not a breakthrough or standout album like I expected.

 

Related Audio:

Listen to More of Explosions In the Sky

Welcome, Ghosts

 

[audio:http://www.explosionsinthesky.com/mp3s/02_Welcome_Ghosts.mp3]

 

Related Links:

Explosions In the Sky Official Website

Explosions In the Sky on MySpace

Buy This CD

Explosions In the Sky on Last.FM

 

Related Reading:

All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone Review by Entertainment Weekly