Album Name: Love Tattoo Artist: Imelda May Year/Label: 2008/Ambassador /Amba [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Imelda May looks sharp and she sounds it too, on this album. Her music is a bit rockabilly and a lot rock.…
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Cayamo/Paste Contest
A few of Collected Sounds friends and favorites are involved in a contest and I’m requesting your help. Paste Magazine is holding a contest called Rock n Reel at Sea which awards the winner a performing gig on the [Cayamo…
Charlotte Martin: Orphans
Hey all Charlotte Martin has a new record coming out soon! It’s called “Orphans”. It’s an EP and due in November. She is having a contest to design the cover. [Check it out] I am afraid I don’t know a…
I’ve caved
I cried ‘Uncle’ and embraced my inner 14 year old. I finally joined Facebook. I am now embarrassingly addicted to it. So come visit. I’d like it if you’d be my friend…so I don’t have to sit at the lunch…
Album Review: Lightning by Astra Dolphin
Album Name: Lightning Artist: Astra Dolphin Year/Label: 2007 / A Star Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Astra Dolphin makes a pleasant and addictive debut with this effort. Please let Me sees her use her airy voice to its best…
Album Review: Trophy Wife by Lady Bret
Album Name: Trophy Wife Artist: Lady Bret Year/Label: 2008 / Madam One Review by Anna Maria Stjärnel Bret Crain, known as Lady Bret, appears to be quite a character. She’s done some albums before that have been highly praised. Trophy…
Album Review: A Long Lovely List of Repairs by Amelia
Album Name: A Long Lovely List of Repairs Artist: Amelia Year/Label: 2008 / Adrenaline Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This band has gotten a boat ton of reviews online for this record, but…
Album Review: Full Measure by Silveroot
Album Name: Full Measure Artist: Silveroot Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Silveroot’s music is Bluegrass and heavy on the fiddle as one might imagine. The first song is instrumental and a nice way…
Album Review: Songs From Shows by Jenny Magnus
Album Name: Songs From Shows (Dimwit Mandatory Observations of An Orchestrated Catastrophe) Artist: Jenny Magnus Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I kind of knew this record would be a little, shall we say,…
The Mystery of Cinnamon Toast
I’m asking for some help here. I was going through my music collection and found an MP3 that I downloaded at one point, but I don’t know the artist and I no longer remember where I got it. The file…