Busta Rhymes – Everything Remains Raw BUSTA RHYMES – EVERYTHING REMAINS RAW  (2004) Starring Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star and the Flipmode...

Carly Simon – Live from Martha’s Vineyard – The Classic Concert CARLY SIMON LIVE FROM MARTHA’S VINEYARD – THE CLASSIC CONCERT  (2004)...

Cowboy Junkies – One Soul Now Cowboy Junkies – One Soul Now  (Zoë/Latent) It's hard to believe that it has been sixteen years since Cowboy Junkies' second album, the sparse and lovely  The Trinity Sessions , became a surprise success and helped to pave the road for alt-country and triple-A radio. That album was recorded live in one night at an abandoned church and mixed blues, country and rock sensibilities with a hazy, languid, ethereal sound and lead singer Margo Timmins' g

Jonatha Brooke – Back in the Circus Jonatha Brooke – Back in the Circus   (Bad Dog/Verve) Jonatha Brooke has been out in the folk-pop...

Kylie Minogue - Body Language Kylie Minogue  - Body Language  (Capitol) You don't get to be a diva for going on twenty years without a...

Britney Spears - In the Zone Britney Spears – In the Zone   (Jive) I have to admit it. I like Britney Spears. No, before you ask, I am...

The Bangles -  Doll Revolution  (Victor-Japan) Thirteen years on since the Bangles broke up... while on top of the charts and top of the...

Anything But Love ANYTHING BUT LOVE (2003) Starring Isabel Rose, Andrew McCarthy, Cameron Bancroft, Ilana Levine, Victor Argo, Peter...

The Flaming Lips – Fight Test The Flaming Lips – Fight Test  (Warner Brothers) The Flaming Lips have put together a nice, quirky body of...

Marshall Crenshaw – What's In the Bag? Marshall Crenshaw – What's In the Bag?   (Razor & Tie) It's nice to see that over twenty years on...

Michael McDonald -  Motown  (Motown) Michael McDonald does have one of the finest white soul voices in the world. With the Doobie...

Olivia Newton-John- 2  (Festival/Mushroom) Lately in Europe, there have been several slightly-past-their-prime artists who have done...

Elton John -  Greatest Hits 1970-2002   (Mercury) From 1970 to 1977 Elton John had an almost unprecedented run of musical brilliance,...

Shania Twain -  Up!  (Mercury) Never in my life have I seen so many exclamation points as there are in the song listing for Shania...

Rod Stewart – It Had To Be You: The Great American Songbook Rod Stewart – It Had To Be You: The Great American Songbook  (J Records) With...

Chicago – The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning  (Rhino) Very few bands have had two completely separate stylistic periods. The late 60s-early 70s incarnation of Chicago was a pioneering force that wed rock and roll with jazz horns and improvisational playing in a way that was totally unique. By the time the late 70s came along, with the death of singer Terry Kath and the rise of singer Peter Cetera, the band may have become less adventurous... a middle-of-the-road hit

Tony Bennett and k.d. lang - A Wonderful World Tony Bennett & k.d. lang -  A Wonderful World  (RPM/Columbia) Last year's dual tour...

Jennifer Love Hewitt – BareNaked Jennifer Love Hewitt – BareNaked  (Jive) There is a stigma out there when actors release albums that...

Raphael Saadiq – Instant Vintage Raphael Saadiq – Instant Vintage  (Universal) Raphael Saadiq has logged well over a decade in the music...

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me Norah Jones –   Come Away With Me   (Blue Note) This is just about the best debut album I've heard in...