Groovy band from Akron. With a definte low level funk feedback thing goin on. Check out the website http://www.theblackkeys.com/ It's as cool as their sound. They're similar to the White Stripes with their lo-fi thing.

Jocky's first disc Mr. Pain has such a nice blend of funk and layered international flavor that it has many drooling over his potential. See for yourself why after a few listens you may think the same thing.

G Love has been doing his thing for a few years now, carving out a niche that is somewhere between hip hop, rap and jazz. we'll call jazz-hop. Its funky, it's always daring and even funner to play it in front of others who have never heard of him. Invariably they say, "Whozat"?

Pete Yorn is on the verge of becoming everyone's favorite question when they hear, "For Us". Off his Nightcrawler CD released in August of this year. Listen to that song first and you'll see right away why he could be the NBT thats been around for a while, of course.

Could very well be the Disc of the year. Jack White, formerly of The White Stripes, brings a tinge of everything to this disc. Its funky, it thumps, it jumps, it's different, it has it all, It's a sound that we'll be hearing more often from other pretenders and wannabe's. Get this. If you do nothing else with your miserable life, get this downloaded.

Is it good? It's ok. Is it catchy? yes. Do some songs grow on you? yes. Can you peg who he sounds like? yes. Is that a bad thing? no. So get it and see for yourelves. Check out the song,"Collide".

Can you say cool? This dude is cool. he reminds us of a young Boz Scaggs but doesnt sing that pop cheese that Boz sung before he realized that he could sing some nice blues standards and carve out a niche. Nice sax all over this release. Good for parties.

Ok so if you really know Ben Harper, then you'll listen to this and say,"yep it's Ben alright". Why? Because Ben Harper is always taking chances and this disc is no exception. However, as we said earlier, if you know Ben, then chances are, you like his old stuff, which aint a bad thing. What it means is you'll play Fight for Your Mind before you'll play this again.

The UK cranks out talent at an alarming rate. What that means is, she's prolly well known over the pond and is just getting her props here in the US. Compare her to Billie Holliday and Macy Gray and then forget that we said that and come up with your own conclusion.

Remember what we said about Ben? Well this is close to the same in comparing old PJ and new PJ., Pearl Jam has cranked out some tunes on this disc that will have you remembering the early 90's. Just don't try and compare anything they do to Ten, and you'll never be disappointed. Overall, a typical quality effort.

Picture this if you will: You have to spend some time in some gnarly traffic. You have a long mindless roadtrip ahead. You need to bring 10 CD's with you. Make sure that one of those CD's is this one. Why? Because one group will think you're cool to have it in the first place and the other will want to know who it is you're listening to. It's up to you whether you want to tell them or not.

Its hard to find chicks that rock like um Pat Benatar? (relax we're reaching...)and chicks that have soul like Aretha. Here's someone who has that plus some gris gris. get her first disc too to see another one of the best kept secrets in the women who rock category.

It would be a shame if this band broke up before you could hear them. Out of upstate New York, they have the chops to make it and their sophomore effort is just as good as their first. Another band that will have people guessing who they are.

If you want a keeper. This is it. Actually any of his discs will do, but this one drives the point home. He's a touring monster, so chances are you'll get to see him. Talent that is off the hook. The disc is one of his finest.

This guy does not care what you think. And frankly we don't care that he doesn't care. Just let him do his thing. Namely, keep cranking out volumes of work, each more brilliant and different than the other. This disc was released in 2004.

If you would have heard his first disc, you would not have been able to wait for this second one. Its called Supply and Demand, as cool as the other side of the pillow as they say..Buttery smooth.

This guy is the NBT. Believe us when we tell you, this disc will be the best of 2007. Incredible listen. If it's the first disc you've heard from him, you need to backtrack to "Sunrise Over Sea".

We're not sure why it's introducing Joss, because if you don't know who she is at this point, then you have been living under a rock. Her 2 previous efforts are better and have more covers but still there are a couple of keepers on here.

This guy is one of the singer songwriters of our era. If you cannot appreciate his ability to wrap his voice around his guitar, then check the area between your ears. This disc is ok though, because he has set such a high standard with his other efforts. However, if this was the first disc you had ever heard from him, then you would say,"wow".

Ok OK, so it's new country, but we gurantee that when you get done listening to this disc, you're going to say 2 things; One, "I can't believe how good that was", and Two, "I guess I like country". Even though it doesn't sound too too country.

Its Grace Potter and The Nocturnals. Reminds of how Bonnie Raitt must have been when she first started out. Jams like there is no tomorrow and can sing like her life depends on it. Better Live, but you hear her and you'll wanna see her live.

This disc is 2 years old and he has quite a catalogue and what we liked was, here was a guy who claims he's not country or alt country, but he reminds of Whiskeytown a little bit. Check out some of his more recent stuff and let us know what you think.

Inspired by Brit icons -- from the Kinks and the Jam to Oasis and Blur -- the Kaiser Chiefs' mod vibe and post-punk hooks quickly grabbed the attention of postmillennial listeners searching for a new brand of old rock.