Music Editorial Reviews
Lisa Marie Presley: Storm & Grace
Elysa Gardner - May 21, 2012
Album: Storm GraceArtist: Lisa Marie PresleyRelease date: May. 16, 2012Download: Over Me, So Long On Storm Grace, producer T Bone Burnett dresses Presley's dusky voice in stark, beautifully textured folk-pop arrangements that show off her famous Southern roots. It's a...
Tenacious D: Rize of the Fenix 
Edna Gundersen - May 21, 2012
Album: Rize of the FenixArtist: Tenacious DRelease date: May. 16, 2012Download: Rize of the Fenix, 39, Rock Is Dead, Throw Down, Deth Star Six years after 2006 cinematic belly flop The Pick of Destiny, Jack Black and Kyle Gass are back with Rize of the Fenix, an...
Ryan Shaw: Real Love
Jerry Shriver - May 21, 2012
Album: Real LoveArtist: Ryan ShawRelease date: May. 16, 2012Download: Real Love, Karina, The Wrong Man, In Between, You Don't Know Nothing About Love, That Is Why Remember Little Stevie Wonder's joyous yelp of a voice against that insistent Motown beat early in his...
Adam Lambert: Trespassing
Brian Mansfield - May 21, 2012
Album: TrespassingArtist: Adam LambertRelease date: May. 16, 2012Download: Never Close Our Eyes, Better Than I Know Myself, Trespassing Trespassing is the album that fans of the former American Idol runner-up have been wanting from him. More cohesive and personal than...
Listen Up notables: Lambert, Presley, more
By Brian Mansfield, Jerry Shriver, Edna Gundersen and Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY - May 21, 2012
Check out the latest music round up which includes Adam Lambert - Trespassing, Ryan Shaw - Real Love, Tenacious D - Rize of the Fenix& Lisa Marie Presley - Storm & Grace
Playlist: The Mavericks, Chelle Rose, JJAMZ
By Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAY - May 14, 2012
Check out one of country music's best live bands, plus 10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening.
Listen Up spotlight: Rye Rye
By Steve Jones, USA TODAY - May 21, 2012
Three stars out of four for the the Baltimore rapper's latest, which will get you moving.
Rita Wilson: AM/FM
Elysa Gardner - May 21, 2012
Album: AM/FMArtist: Rita WilsonRelease date: May. 9, 2012Download: Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues, Faithless Love Mrs. Tom Hanks has a sweetly textured voice that's especially well-suited to the rootsier material on this collection of yummy '60s and '70s fare. She...
Mary Mary: Go Get It
Steve Jones - May 21, 2012
Album: Go Get ItArtist: Mary MaryRelease date: May. 9, 2012Download: Go Get It, Sunday Morning, Can't Give Up Now, Shackles (Praise You), God in Me Sisters Erica and Tina have been delivering faith-inspired positive messages for more than a dozen years. On their seventh...
Silversun Pickups: Neck of the Woods
Edna Gundersen - May 21, 2012
Album: Neck of the WoodsArtist: Silversun PickupsRelease date: May. 9, 2012Download: Bloody Mary, Busy Bees While their familiar '90s slab of distortion dominates in spots, the Los Angeles quartet breaks free of its Smashing Pumpkins matrix on this sharp third studio...
