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HuffPost Reviews: Pearl Jam, Monsters of Folk and More, Plus an Interview with David Gray, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Conor Oberst, Monsters of Folk, Aimee Mann, Los Lobos, Son Volt, Brendan O'Brien, David Gray, Uncle Tupelo, Matthew Sweet, Ally McBeal, Orba Squara, Don McLean, Best Buy, The Avett Brothers, The Beatles, Wedding Daze, Grateful Dead, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, George Thorogood, Johnm Lennon, Entertainment News, Billy Squire, Annie Lennox, Iphone, The Thorns, My Morning Jacket, Cat Stevens, Harry Connick Jr., The Band, Pete Droge, Wilcon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

So this is what Pearl Jam would sound like after hanging with George Thorogood. It's great to hear the guys trying on old school rock 'n' roll and putting their moniker on it.

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HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Renee Fleming, Kid Cudi, Sony Legacy, The Pointer Sisters, Kanye West, Brendan Benson, Scarlett Johansson, Ying Yang Twins, Rob Blackledge, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemaekrs, Trick Daddy, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bobby Read, One Tree Hill, Joe Wilson, Yes, John Christian Adams, Bruce Hornsby, Vern Gosdin, Manic Street Preachers, Wbcn, John Fogerty, Muse, Goalie, Bill Medley, Columbia Records, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Robbie Robertson, William and Mary, Men at Work, Williamsburg, VIncent Moon, Flo Rida, Shudder to Think, Soccer, Donnie McClurkin, Disney, Cab Calloway, Jack DeJohnette, Medicaid, American Idol, Outloud!, 429 Records, Colin Hay, Verve Forecast, Social Security, Elliott Smith, BBC Radio, The Lovemakers, Peter Yorn, The Raconteurs, RCA Records, Ne-Yo, Something to Burn, Shadows Fall, The Band of Heathens, Uncle Kracker, Matthew Sweet, Gary Go, Dappled Cities, Grey's Anatomy, Atlantic Records, Cy Coleman, Alex Chilton, Adriel Harris, Matt Chamberlain, Ahmet Ertegun, Q-Tip, Mason Jennings, The Black Dahlia Murders, Living Colour, Michael Raphael, Stax, Beyonce, J.T. Taylor, John Mayall, Mark Knopfler, Patrick Warren, Ricky Scaggs, Boston College, The Grateful Dead, Jody Stephens, Bill Evans, Tom Russell, Golden Smog, Clive David, Jupiter One, Randy Newman, Robert Hunter, Power Pop, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, Infected Mushroom, Eurythmics, Andy Hummel, Jon Auer, Levon Helm, Christian McBride, John Sebastian, Tina Sinatra, Aiden Brown, Phish, Sony Music, Royal Bangs, John King, Grace Potter, Peter Buck, Graham Albert, My Morning Jacket, The Peace Corps, Jeremiah, Santana, G.I. Bill, Steve Winwood, Big Pun, Rob Kemp, David Sylvain, Chris Knight, Doug Derryberry, That Noise, Lyfe Jennings, Honor Society, Sonny Emory, Entertainment News, Gordon Gano, Blake Mills, Jack Lawrence, Chris Bell, Frank Sinatra, E Street Band, Jefferson Airplane, Trey Songz, Eric Clapton, The Righteous Brothers, Chip deMatteo, Thomas Newman, Jer Coons, Arnold Schoenberg, Bill Lloyd, Barry White, Keith Sykes, Nancy Sinatra, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Orange, Paolo Nutini, The Beatles, Big Star, Anvil, Nashville, Air Supply, Frank Sinatra Jr., Chad Smith, Wwf, Dada Life, Porcupine Tree, Peter Bernhard, Ace Frehley, The Grates, Revolutionary War, Butterfly Boucher, The Elms, The Shawshank Redemption, Medicare, Kurt Carr, Bobby Labonte, Marie Digby, Stars of Track and Filed, Afghan Whigs, Simian Mobile Disco, Americana, The Rifles, Mary J. Blige, The 69 Eyes, Al Albert, Memphis, Savoy Brown, Dreamworks, Every Time I Die, George Jones, Nina Simone, Big Scoop, Lady GaGa, Ardent Studios, Cain's Offering, R.E.M., Moneen, Kroq, Rubik, Kittie, Cornwallis, Dodos, All-4-One, Megadeth, Sonos, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

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CDs -- Matthew Sweet: Back In Bed With Susanna Hoffs

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Susanna Hoffs, Music, Power Pop, Shout Factory, Matthew Sweet, Seventies, Bangles, Duets, Albums, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Is there something in the air? Not since the Sixties has there been such an explosion of duet albums (at least in rock and roll).

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HuffPost Exclusive: The 40th Anniversary of Carpenters / Interview with Richard Carpenter

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: John Bettis, Handel, The Cranberries, Dionne Warwick, William Morris Agency, A&M Records, k.d. Lang, Universal U.S., Superstar, Shonen Knife, Matthew Sweet, Eddie Sulzer, Richard Carpenter, SHM CD, The Beatles, Universal Japan, Joe Osborn, Bob Messenger, Universal Music Group, Leon Russell, Now and Then, Reiss-Davis Clinic, Jerry Moss, Karen Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Ticket to Ride, Close to You, Jim McCrary, Paul Williams, Hal David, Madonna, The Carpenters, Cracker, Red Kross, Tim Hardin, Johnny Pearson, A&M, Herb Alpert, 40/40 the Best Selection, Sonic Youth, Sheryl Crow, We've Only Just Begun, The Century Plaza, Entertainment News, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Universal Music Enterprises, Billboard, Carpenters Gold, Roger Nichols, Hal Blaine, Billboard Magazine, Carpeneters, Dishwalla, Kmpc, Cma, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Richard Carpenter: "So many people have said to us, 'We can understand every word to your songs,' which, with all the pop and rock records at the time, was difficult to do."

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New Tunes On Monday: Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Ben Harper and Relentless7, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, New York Dolls, and Paul Potts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Conor Oberst, Mick Jagger, Steve Miller, A&M Records, Hayley Westerna, Dave Matthews, Briatain's Got Talent, James Morrison, Josh Groban, Bobby Ewing, David Johansen, ZZ Top, Lumberjack Records, Ewan McColl, Elvis Costello, Glam, Simon Cowell, Classic Rock, Cats, Saddle Creek Records, Jason Boesel, Roberta Flack, J. Geils, Terry Sylvester, Punk, Johnny Thunder, Cat Stevens, Nina Rota, The Hollies, Pam Ewing, Sylvain Mizrahi, Omaha Beach, Justin Oberst, Pop, Steve Conte, Sarah Brightman, Classical, Nebraska, Procol Harum, Neil Young, Rock, Yusuf, Franco Zefferelli, Matthew Sweet, Dallas, Nik Freitas, Macey Taylor, Teaser and the Firecat, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Brian Delaney, Chris Cornell, Taylor Hollingsworth, Sami Yaffa, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gunnar Nelson, Bright Eyes, Paul Potts, Tracy Chapman, Ernest Hemingway, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Hunter S. Thompson, Todd Rundgren, Ben Harper, Nelson, The Animals, Indie, New York Dolls, Ennio Morricone, The Rascals, Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Walcott, Tea for the Tillerman, Romeo & Juliet, Sylvain Sylvain, Buddha and the Chocolate Box, The Band, The Wallflowers, Album Reviews, Huffpost Review, Music Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Ever since Cat Stevens embraced Islam, the West has been clueless when it comes to accepting the former superstar. His latest release, Roadsinger, is a good start in rebuilding that emotional bridge to Stevens.

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HuffPost Reviews: Neil Young - Fork In The Road / Simon & Garfunkel - Live 1969

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Graduate, Pegi Young, The Weepies, Paul Simon, Gas Guzzler, Larry Knechtel, Blues-Rock, Rosetta Stone, Iraq, Obama, Neil Young, Rock, Matthew Sweet, Battery Powered Car, Bush, Lincvolt, Fuel Efficiency, Living With War, Middle East, Joe Osborn, After the Gold Rush, Legacy Sttudios, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Simon & Garfunkel, Anthony Crawford, The Everly Brothers, Mother Nature, Retro, Chad Cromwell, The Raiders, Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, Fred Carter Jr., New York City, Bio-Fuel, Niko Bolas, RAK Studios, Mike Nichols, Jazz, Kings of Convenience, Wall Street, Grunge, San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Irwin, Entertainment News, Youtube, Rick Rosas, Afghanastan, Hal Blaine, Starbucks, Itunes, Lincoln Continental, Art Garfunkel, Al Saracevic, Harvest, Brazilian, Trans, Bach, BartóK, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Many will appreciate Fork In The Road's altruism, and it would be refreshing if Neil Young disciples dedicated whole projects like this to the causes of their hearts.

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HuffPost Reviews: U2 No Line On The Horizon / Chris Cornell Scream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Adam Clayton, Gnarls Barkley, Ginsu Knives, Daryll Hall, The Thompson Twins, The Edge, Queen, Paul Simon, Bono, Hall & Oates, Lebanon, Nancy Sinatra, Matthew Sweet, Demacio "Demo" Castellon, John Mayer, Beatles, The Tubes, Steve Lillywhite, Bad Company, Demacio Castellon, Jim Beanz, Nelly Furtado, Mars Lazar, Chris Cornell, Don Henley, Yes, Jerome Harmon, Timbaland, Dark Side of the Moon, Elvis Costello, Terence Trent D'Arby, Rick Rubin, A Night at the Opera, Daniel Lanois, Polaroid, David Coverdale, Temple of the Dog, Hammond B-3, Alan Furguson, Maren Jensen, Rick Wakeman, White Album, Larry Mullen Jr., U2, Entertainment News, Brian Eno, Soundgarden, Pink Floyd, Justin Timberlake, John Oates, Jimi Hendrix, Rupert Holmes, Marvin Gaye, Jefferson Airplane, Bruce Springsteen, Studer, Audioslave, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

If you were expecting another All That You Can't Leave Behind or How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - Part II, forget it. U2 is back to experimenting.

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