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Spaceball: The American Radio Sessions by Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Review by Jon Lusk

Subtitled The American Radio Sessions, this double-disc set collects largely acoustic versions of classic T. Rex songs performed in 1971 and 1972, when the original glam rock pixie was trying to bust his way into America. Both the poor recording qual...

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Kamaal the Abstract by Q‐Tip

Review by Stevie Chick

That Q-Tip spent his own money to purchase the rights to this previously-shelved album suggests how close it is to his heart. That it took the name he chose when converting to Islam in the mid-90s, Kamaal, as its title suggested that this follow-up t...

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Something Bitchin' This Way Comes by Lock Up

Review by cglaume

Gnagnagna, « Lock Up c’est quand même ‘achement moins bien que RATM »… Mais ils sont cons ou quoi ? Est-ce que du Lock Up anglais ont dit « c’est quand même ‘achement moins bien que Napalm Death » ? Non. Parce qu’on peut déguster à la fois la boule v...

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Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison

Review by Chris Jones

Now known more for his fearsome reputation as a curmudgeonly r&b shouter in a hat, at one point in the dim and distant past, Van Morrison was, well... a happy curmudgeon. In the early '70s his magnificent voice and mystic vision were wedded to an idy...

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Karthik Calling Karthik by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Review by Jaspreet Pandohar

There's no stopping the music machine that is Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendosa. Having started 2010 on a high with the soundtrack to My Name is Khan, the trio hit the rights notes once again with Karthik Calling Karthik. Fresh and fu...

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Flight of the Conchords by Flight of the Conchords

Review by Sid Smith

New Zealand's Flight of the Conchords are seriously funny – Grammy nominated and single-handedly (can a duo be single handed?) keeping the Christmas stocking filler market afloat, they've been well and truly welcomed to the collective bosom of the co...