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    Emblem3, Nothing To Lose | Album Review

    Review: Pop trio Emblem3 may truly have ‘Nothing to Lose’ but do they ‘gain enough’ to become commercially successful on their debut album?

    By the musical hype, 12 yearsJuly 30, 2013 ago
    Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines © Interscope
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    Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines | Album Review 💿

    R&B/Blue-eye soul standout Robin Thicke Delivers an enjoyable set of pop-soul cuts on ‘Blurred Lines,’ which is no “one trick pony.”

    By the musical hype, 12 yearsJuly 29, 2013 ago
    3OH!3, Omens © Atlantic
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    3OH!3, Omens | Album Review 💿

    ‘Omens,’ the third studio album by Boulder duo 3OH!3 definitely isn’t profound, but has its moments, assuming get past the dumbness.

    By brent80, 12 yearsJune 21, 2013 ago
    Daft Punk, Random Access Memories [📷: Columbia]
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    Daft Punk, Random Access Memories | Album Review 💿

    ‘Random Access Memories,’ the thrilling new Daft Punk album, can be likened to your favorite team winning the national championship. 

    By brent80, 12 yearsMay 25, 2013 ago
    Jake Miller, The Road Less Traveled (EP) © eOne
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    Jake Miller, The Road Less Traveled | Album Review 💿

    Up-and-coming, 20-year-old, Florida hip-hop/pop artist Jake Miller shines on EP, ‘The Road Less Traveled.’

    By brent80, 12 yearsApril 11, 2013 ago
    Conor Maynard, Contrast [Photo Credit: Parlophone]
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    Conor Maynard, Contrast | Album Review 💿

    British pop artist Conor Maynard puts the Justin Bieber comparisons to rest on his enjoyable, suggestive debut album, ‘Contrast.’

    By brent80, 12 yearsJanuary 10, 2013 ago
    One Direction, Up All Night © Columbia
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    The Hierarchy of One Direction | Pop Culture

    One Direction has a clear ‘hierarchy.’ While the band lacks the personality of 90s boy bands, there are distinctions within the group musically. 

    By brent80, 13 yearsOctober 23, 2012 ago
    No Doubt, Push and Shove © Interscope
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    No Doubt, Push and Shove | Album Review

    No Doubt returns after an 11-year hiatus between studio albums. ‘Push and Shove’ serves as the band’s follow-up to Rock Steady, which bowed in 2001.

    By brent80, 13 yearsOctober 3, 2012 ago
    Whitney Houston, I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston [📷: RCA]
    Music

    Whitney Houston, ‘I Look to You’ (Duet Version) | Track Review

    R. Kelly joins the late Whitney Houston on a duet version of “I Look to You,” the promo single for compilation ‘I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston.’

    By brent80, 13 yearsSeptember 28, 2012 ago
    Matchbox Twenty, North © Atlantic
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    Matchbox Twenty, North | Album Review

    Following a 10-year hiatus, pop group Matchbox Twenty returns with ‘North,’ an effective and enjoyable comeback album. 

    By brent80, 13 yearsSeptember 7, 2012 ago
    Mariah Carey, Triumphant (Get 'Em) © Island
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    Mariah Carey, ‘Triumphant (Get ‘Em)’ | Track Review

    Mariah Carey comes off as too selfless on her comeback single “Triumphant (Get ‘Em),” featuring Meek Mill and Rick Ross.

    By brent80, 13 yearsAugust 20, 2012 ago
    Nelly Furtado, The Spirit Indestructible [📷: Interscope]
    Music

    Nelly Furtado, Big Hoops (Bigger The Better) | Track Review 🎵

    With “Big Hoops (Bigger The Better),” Nelly Furtado creates one of the cleverer, sensual songs of 2012 sans the use 3- or 4-letter words.

    By the musical hype, 13 yearsJune 2, 2012 ago

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