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Bob Dylan – Tempest
Icon among icons, Bob Dylan re-emerges with his 35th studio album. Dylan’s success in his later years is a testament to the man’s musical and lyrical genius. Recent records, ‘Love and Theft’ and ‘Modern Times’ re-es...
P.O.D. – Murdered Love
Rap metal stalwarts, P.O.D. return after a four year hiatus. Tracks like ‘Eyez’, ‘Murdered Love’ and ‘I Am’ are standard new metal creations meaning, there aren’t any strong riffs, melodies or interesting arrangem...
McCree – Of Hopes and Dreams
‘Of Hopes and Dreams’ is the debut release from Cape Town outfit, McCree. ‘And I Wish’ is a promising start to the album, the chorus is fairly catchy and the synth arpeggio is well placed in the song. ‘High’ is anot...
Newton’s 2nd Law – N2L
Gauteng band, Newton’s 2nd Law, release their eponymous debut album. The delightfully upbeat, ‘Imaginary World’ sparkles with hope and is an apt opener for the album. Sadly, this groovy jam is hindered by weak lyrics that...
Arno Carstens – Atari Gala
Rock hero, Arno Carstens returns with his fourth solo album. You may never forgive Arno for embracing ‘adult contemporary’ but ‘Atari Gala’ might help you on the road to forgiveness. While not a hard rock affair, the al...
Justice League 9
The Justice League is being set up and the man in the middle is their former admirer, David Graves. What are his motives and why does he want to infiltrate and destroy Earth’s mightiest heroes? Johns has been doing good work ...
The Invincible Iron Man ‘Demon’ Volume 9
The Mandarin and Ezekiel Stane have teamed up to destroy Tony Stark. Tony’s battle with alcoholism is exploited by Mandarin while Stane employs a legion of foes to cripple Iron Man. Can Tony overcome his battle with the bottl...
Trey Songz – Chapter V
Step aside Usher and Chris Brown, Trey Songz is making headway and he is planting his flag with ‘Chapter V’. Trey is straddling the line between R&B and electro/dance but while Usher and Brown have spiced up and moderni...
The Amazing Spiderman The Movie Prelude
Elements from the new Spider-man film are drawn upon to tell the story of Spider-man’s latest adventure. Seeing as how the latest Spider-man film was heavily geared toward younger audiences, this comic book prelude follows su...
Counting Crows – Underwater Sunshine
(Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation) The Crows emerge from a four-year hiatus to deliver an album of covers by some of their favourite artists. Personally, Counting Crows have always been a difficult band to digest. Yes, I l...
Superman #9
Superman saves a Russian sub, a blogger approaches Lois claiming he knows Superman’s secret identity and a villain named Anguish robs a bank but Superman cannot get his hands on her. Art: Dan Jurgens & Jesús Merino Colo...
Brandi Carlile – Bear Creek
Amidst a squall of overexposed pop acts shines a light in the form of Brandi Carlile. ‘Bear Creek’ mixes bluegrass and country/folk via songs like ‘Hard Way Home’ and ‘Keep Your Heart Young’ both of which offer a re...
Peachy Keen Backseat Bingo E.P.
‘Backseat Bingo’ sees the band showcasing their hillbilly sound to the world. The first track, ‘Do I Have to Explain?’ starts with a lively honky-tonk and organ keyboard before exploding with a fast paced rhythm section...
Daydream Nation
Caroline (Dennings) moves from the city to a backwater town with her dad. She soon discovers that many of the teens there are uninspiring and perpetually stoned. Using all her charm, Caroline seduces her school teacher, Mr. A. ...
Birds of Prey – End Run
The Birds of Prey have parted ways but the sinister, White Canary forces them to reunite so she can blackmail the Birds of Prey and many other heroes and villains in Gotham. Can they stop Canary from divulging their deepest sec...
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