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I Love It! (Davies). Review by drew West
Faced with the rich sonic twister of music ever churning around us, our writers strap on headphones and hunker down with these tunes and their words to lead everyone to the bottom of what sounds good right now.
I Love It! (Davies). Review by drew West
Substatic (Emperor Jones/Trance Syndicate). Review by Kurt Channing
Growing Up Smuggler (Mint/Lookout!). Review by Kurt Channing
Most Precious Blood (Exit). Review by Richard T. Thurston
The Very Best of J.J. Cale (Mercury/Chronicles). Review by David Whited
ChickenEye (Independiente/Epic). Review by Gail Worley
Kamikaze (Shadow). Review by Richard T. Thurston
Music from the Motion Parody (Re-Constriction/Cargo). Review by drew West
Vovin (Nuclear Blast). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Far From Within (I Eat My Own Vomit). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Motorbaby (No Solution/Mercury). Review by Phil Bailey
Six, Six, Sex (MIA). Review by David Lee Beowülf
God Project (Planet Cow). Review by Mark Chester
Meet Your Evil Twin (Radio Mafia). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Various Artists (Smithsonian/Sony). Review by David Lee Simmons
Forever Tube (Davies). Review by drew West
Various Artists (Side 1). Review by Julio Diaz
And You Think You Know What Life’s About (A & M). Review by Gail Worley
Haunted (Earache). Review by Jeremy Wernow
Love Is The Devil Original Soundtrack Recording (Asphodel). Review by brYan Tilford
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