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EW Music News
Music Review: Junky Star
Reviewed by Whitney Pastorek | A-
Music Review: Asylum
Reviewed by Jon Dolan | B-
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Reviewed by Melissa Maerz | B+
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Reviewed by Tom Sinclair | A-
'Eclipse' soundtrack lineup revealed today
By Leah Greenblatt

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The Third Annual "Punks for a Princess" Benefit
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Music Review: Kem - Intimacy
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Concert Review: David Gray & Ray Lamontagne in Council Bluffs, IA [8/29]
A co-headlining concert such as this one deserves a co-headlining article, if I do say so myself. A show with such premier performers and of such epic proportions doesn’t need much of an introduction; let’s just say— Ray & Gray killed it.
Music Review: Indie Round-Up – Flipron, John Lee Hooker Jr., Whole Sky Monitor
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Music Spotlight

The latest in music

This weeks pick is the fantastic Katy Perry's new album Teenage Dream   -

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I can't run from where I came from, nobody can," says Katy Perry. When it came time to make her exhilarating second album "Teenage Dream," Katy found herself increasingly drawn back home to Santa Barbara, Calif. Back to where they knew her before she became a superstar. Before she kissed a girl and liked it. And, certainly, before she sold 5 million copies of her Capitol Records blockbuster, "One of the Boys." "I love the vibe that Santa Barbara gives off and I wanted to really tap into the purity of my childhood and that feeling," says the two-time Grammy nominated singer. "It was really fun to get away and walk into the studio with no make-up on."

"Teenage Dream," will move you, both emotionally and physically. "When I was touring, I wanted people to dance more," Katy says. "So I wrote an album that made people move, yet didn't sacrifice the story substance that I had on the last record." The album, whose producers include Max Martin, Tricky Stewart, Stargate, Dr. Luke and Greg Wells, is a glorious evolution from "One of The Boys," It showcases an artist who dares us to join her as she experiences every facet of life.

"I'm giving everyone the full spectrum on this record," Katy says. "You're getting the sugary sweet, but you're also getting the `Oh my goodness, she had to sit down for a minute and let some things off her chest'." Fun first single, "California Gurls," declared by Entertainment Weekly as "unforgettable," is the undeniable summer anthem of 2010. Featuring Snoop Dogg, "Gurls" is a sizzling salute to sun-kissed days spent in Daisy Dukes and a bikini top. Other album highlights include the heartbreakingly wistful "The One that Got Away," the naughty, playful strut of "Peacock," the uplifting "Firework," the pulsing, stinging "Circle the Drain," and the spiritual quest of "Who Am I Living For."

And then, of course, there's the passionate, thumping title track. "I called the album `Teenage Dream' because I feel like I will always want to be that pin-up poster," Katy says. "I definitely want to be in everybody's dreams at all times until I get to Liz Taylor's age when I'm not in your dreams anymore, and I'm just a diva!"

It's irreverent statements like this that have branded Katy a true American original. She's the extremely talented girl next door with slyly captivating charm. After Katy topped Maxim's Hot 100 this Spring, Maxim editor-in-chief Joe Levy mused of her appeal: "It's that feeling you get when you suddenly realize that the smartest, funniest, coolest girl you know also happens to the best looking and a pretty good skateboarder, too. All of sudden, your crush goes supernova, and this is Katy's supernova moment."

She's the face most likely to adorn the bedroom walls of young girls who adore Katy not only for her musical brio, but for her playful yet sophisticated fashion sense (Who else could wear a blinking dress that lights up to the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute's Gala?) "I don't ever really want to come off as trashy," she says. `But I want people to know I'm definitely having fun."

Of that, there's no doubt. Seldom has an artist catapulted onto the world scene and captured not only people's ears, but their hearts as well. Since the 2008 release of "One of the Boys," Katy has taken a jet-fueled rocket pack to the top, wowing fans with her often whimsical, irresistible pop songs. Katy topped charts in more than 25 countries with cultural phenomenon "I Kissed a Girl," "Hot N Cold," "Thinking Of You" and "Waking Up in Vegas," and has sold more than 22 million digital tracks and mobile products worldwide. Katy erases any barrier between pop star and audience by writing all her own material. "You're getting a pure connection to the artist," Katy says. "You're not getting some idea of what that artist should be, you're getting a direct voice."

Nowhere is Katy's voice and vision clearer than in concert. She is a relentless road warrior, albeit one who comes complete with gigantic, blow up plastic strawberries to toss into the audience. As a newcomer, she stormed the Warped Tour stage for 47 dates in 2008, immediately winning over hardened rock fans with her ceaselessly energetic live show. Since then, she has steadily built audiences across the planet by touching down in more than two dozen countries and filling increasingly larger venues each time she returned to a city. 2009's headlining "One of the Boys" tour was a phenomenal success, selling out around the world.

She's also a popular television draw, appearing on countless talk shows, presenting and performing on the Grammys living out her lifelong dream of being lowered from the ceiling in a 600 lb. banana, serving as a guest judge on "American Idol," a celebrity contestant on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and hosting MTV's Europe Music Awards twice. More often than not she's adding to her trophy case at each stop, winning Best New Act at the Europe Music Awards, Best Pop Video at the MTV Japan Awards and International Female Solo Artist at the Brit Awards.

As much as her life seems to play itself out in the press--she's appeared on the cover of more than 15 magazines--she reminds us the real Katy is in every note and every word of her music. "If you ever want an answer about how I felt about something or what I was going through or what I believe or my convictions or my love," she says, "You just have to listen to the lyrics." We can't wait to hear every word she has to say.

Get Teenage Dream now.

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The Buzz

What's in release now and in the coming weeks

New Music Releases

August 31
    Goo Goo Dolls - Something For The Rest Of Us
    Disturbed - Asylum
    Disturbed -
Asylum  [CD/DVD]
    Heart -
Red Velvet Car
    10 Years -
Feeding The Wolves
    Richard Thompson -
Dream Attic
    Ryan Bingham -
Junky Star
    The Weepies -
Be My Thrill
    Cast Recording -
Sondheim On Sondheim  [2 CDs]
    Miles Davis -
Bitches Brew  [Box Set]

Coming Soon

September 7
    Interpol - Interpol
    Sara Bareilles -
Kaleidoscope Heart
    Megadeth - Rust In Peace
    Anberlin - Dark Is The Way: Light Is A Place
    Anberlin -
Dark Is The Way: Light Is A Place  [Deluxe]
    Stone Sour -
Audio Secrecy
    Stone Sour -
Audio Secrecy  [CD/DVD]
    Robyn -
Body Talk Pt 2
    Young Buck - Rehab
    Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Old Man
    Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Old Man  [Deluxe]
    Soundtrack -
Supernatural
    The SteelDrivers - Reckless
    Bachman & Turner - Bachman & Turner
    Ludo - Prepare The Preparations
    Brendan James - Brendan James
    Rodd Rundgren - For Lack of Honest Work  [3 CDs]

September 14
    Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns
    Linkin Park -
A Thousand Suns  [Special Edition]
    Weezer -
Hurley
    Weezer -
Hurley [Deluxe Edition]
    Robert Plant -
Band Of Joy
    Brandon Flowers - Flamingo
    Brandon Flowers - Flamingo  [Deluxe Edition]
    Michelle Branch -
Everything Comes And Goes
    Trey Songz -
Passion, Pain & Pleasure
    Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Country Volume 3
    Luis Miguel -
Luis Miguel
    Of Montreal -
False Priest
    Jamey Johnson -
The Guitar Song
    James Otto - Shake What God Gave Ya
    Olivia Newton-John -
Grace and Gratitude Renewed
    Grinderman -
Grinderman 2
    Grinderman -
Grinderman 2  [Deluxe Edition]
    Blonde Redhead -
Penny Sparkle
    Sully Erna -
Avalon
    Leonard Cohen - Songs From The Road  [CD/DVD]
    Kamelot -
Poetry For The Poisoned
    Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned  [CD/DVD]
    Tarja - What Lies Beneath
    Mavis Staples -
You Are Not Alone
    Accept -
Blood Of The Nations
    Soundtrack -
Hallelujah Broadway
    Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart
    Little Fish -
Baffled and Beat
    Miles Davis - Bitches Brew  [Box Set]
    Royksopp - Senior [Import]

September 21
    Maroon 5 - Hands All Over
    Maroon 5 -
Hands All Over  [Deluxe Edition]
    Selena Gomez & The Scene - A Year Without Rain  [CD + DVD]
    Michael Franti & Spearhead - The Sound Of Sunshine
    Santana - Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
    Santana - Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time [CD + DVD]
    John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up!
    Zac Brown Band - You Get What You Give
    Zac Brown Band - You Get What You Give [Deluxe Edition]
    Shontelle - No Gravity
    Billy Currington -
Enjoy Yourself
    Randy Houser -
They Call Me Cadillac
    Serj Tankian -
Imperfect Harmonies
    Paula Cole -
Ithaca
    Rhonda Vincent -
Taken
    Black Country Communion -
Black Country Communion
    Soundtrack - Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
    Maximum Balloon - Maximum Balloon
    Jane Monheit - Home
    Wingless Angels -
Volumes I & II
    Group 1 Crew -
Outta Space Love
    Johnny Mathis -
Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville
    The Script - Science & Faith [Import]
    Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man [Import]

September 28
    Kenny Chesney - Hemingway's Whiskey
    Kenny Chesney - Hemingway's Whiskey [CD + DVD]
    T.I. - King Uncaged
    Phil Collins - Going Back
    Jimmy Eat World - Invented
    Eric Clapton - Clapton
    Young Jeezy -
TM 103
    Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Record Collection
    Seal - 6: Commitment
    Ice Cube - I Am The West
    Bad Religion - The Dissent Of Man
    Gin Blossoms -
No Chocolate Cake
    Liza Minnelli -
Confessions
    Nikki & Rich - Everything
    Albert King w/ Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session
    David Bowie - Station To Station  [Special Edition; 3 CDs]
    David Bowie -
Station To Station  [9 CDs]
    Estelle - All Of Me [Import]

Music Box

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