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...music itself makes no great claims to originality. The Arctic Monkeys' lo-fi guitar jags are cribbed from the Strokes and Franz Ferdinand (who cribbed them from Lou Reed and Television and so on), and the band's ska rhythms and martial drums come courtesy of the Clash. But singer-guitarist Alex Turner, guitarist Jamie Cook, drummer Matt Helders and bassist Andy Nicholson play with a swagger that obliterates any trace of ancestor worship. They aren't referencing anything as they fly through tunes like The View from the Afternoon; they're just playing as many hooks as possible...
...Sporting a giant blond mohawk, a silver robe and platform boots, Stone took to his keyboards after a five-song medley tribute by John Legend, Joss Stone, Maroon 5, Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. The singer ended his years of seclusion to lead his old band, the Family Stone, in a rendition of ?I Want to Take You Higher,? and then exited the stage abruptly after just a few verses. Sly?s head was bowed during the performance and he wore a cast on his right hand, but ?he?s healthy,? says his brother...
...Power (aka Chan Marshall) has spent her career becoming one of the leaders of the female tortured singer-songwriter genre, laying claim to the crown held previously by Aimee Mann and Liz Phair. If Marshall was the queen, “The Greatest” will be remembered as her abdication—a movement into happier, if less fruitful, territory. The genre has traditionally espoused an ethic of independence, but for this dishonestly named album, she sought out help, moving to Memphis to record with a backing band filled with some of country music’s old-hands...
...whose vague lyrics and generic melody drag down the last third of the album. This is most likely because it’s the album’s one song on which guitarist Stevie Jackson replaces Murdoch on lead vocals. Unfortunately, Jackson just isn’t a lead singer; where Murdoch is silky-smooth, Jackson’s singing sounds distractingly strained. “The Life Pursuit” probably isn’t the big-time hit that Belle and Sebastian deserve, as their new, more mature sound takes them another step away from the mainstream. Still...
...moved enough to consider heading north? Cohen says he is tied up in Los Angeles with legal battles following accusations that his former manager stole millions of dollars that Cohen had intended to use for his retirement. But Canada has its persuasions. Hawaiian-born singer Anjani Thomas, Cohen's romantic and musical partner with whom he has collaborated on an album to be released in the spring, loves the country. "I want to be Canadian. I want to move here. As soon as I can swing it, that's my big dream," she says. It may help that neither Thomas...