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Reviews published in 2012.



New Broadway Cast Recording - Evita
Written by Nicholas Jennings    PDF Print E-mail

evitaThe beloved musical about Eva Peron has enjoyed phenomenal success, including a movie with Madonna and Antonio Banderas. The latest stage version stars Elena Roger and Ricky Martin as Ché, who deliver an enhanced Latin flavor to the score with sultry tangos and a stirring Spanish rendition of the famous “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.”

 


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Chris Isaak - Beyond the Sun

2011 | Administrator | Saturday, 22 October 2011

With his matinee-idol pompadour, Isaak has always had that cool retro thing going on. So there couldn’t be a better match for the rockabilly star than the reverb-laden songs of...

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Loreena McKennitt - Troubadours on the Rhine

2012 | Administrator | Tuesday, 13 March 2012

A radiant star with sales of over 14 million, McKennitt holds audiences spellbound with her otherworldly Celtic sound. Here, in an intimate live performance for a German radio station, the...

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Jill Scott - The Light of the Sun

2011 | Administrator | Sunday, 10 July 2011

Much has happened to this Grammy-winning soul singer and poet recently: she gave birth to her first child and then broke up with the boy’s father, who was the drummer...

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Rumer - Seasons of My Soul

2012 | Administrator | Friday, 24 February 2012

Like Adele, this English songbird sings convincingly about matters of the heart. But where Adele belts out her anguish, the power of Sarah Joyce, who performs under the name Rumer,...

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Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires

2012 | Administrator | Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Snow Patrol may not as well known as U2 or Coldplay, but the British group has much in common with both bands. Like Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody is a self-effacing singer-frontman whose sensitive...

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Peter Gabriel - Live Blood

2012 | Administrator | Sunday, 13 May 2012

The onetime Genesis frontman has amassed a stellar body of solo work. Here, performing with a 46-piece orchestra, Gabriel reimagines his “Biko,” “Solsbury Hill” and “In Your Eyes” as stirring classical pieces, while his minimalist treatment...

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Tim McGraw - Emotional Traffic

2012 | Administrator | Wednesday, 25 January 2012

McGraw has it all: a happy marriage to Nashville queen Faith Hill, with whom he has three daughters, and a hot career that now includes acting (Country Strong). McGraw’s 11th studio album should keep him riding...

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Usher - Looking for Myself

2012 | Administrator | Friday, 15 June 2012

There’s never a dull moment in Usher’s world. The Atlanta crooner, one of the world’s top-selling artists and Justin Bieber’s mentor, is currently going through a custody battle with his ex-wife Tameka Foster. Usher will also...