While the music industry is still dealing with post-Gaga fumes, let’s see what the first full week of June has as far as releases are concerned. British outfit The Arctic Monkeys have managed to cultivate a solid cult, many of whom are salivating (no pun intended…you’ll see what I mean in about three seconds) for their new album, Suck it & See (album title of the year, I tell ya). They’re some cheeky bastards. They’re joined on the release docket […]
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Albums That Time Forgot: Duncan Sheik’s “Daylight”
Until John Mayer blew the scene wide open, times weren’t so good for pop/rock singer-songwriters. Whatever you might think about Mayer, he certainly led the new vanguard of earnest white guitar strummin’ dudes to Top 40 radio. One of the only artists to break through the door in the Nineties was Duncan Sheik. Most folks whose memories get jogged at the mention of Duncan’s name are familiar with his one big hit, 1996’s “Barely Breathing”. That song gained Duncan a […]