
All of the members bonded over their love of the noise-meets-melody formula perfected by bands like Mission of Burma, Hüsker Dü and The Boredoms. worked together at New York's famed Knitting Factory. The experimental indie rock band formed in 2002 after Dan and B.J. Warshaw and Chris Weingarten of Parts and Labor visit the show. But, this time around, Greg hears much more of a mean spirit in his voice. In terms of the lyrical content, a lot of Kelly's fans find humor in some of his freaky, over-the-top professions of lust. Kelly as a masterful producer, but doesn't think the sounds on this album are as strong as those on his earlier efforts. Musically though, Double Up feels a little played out to Greg. Greg agrees that it can be difficult to separate the man from the music, and this has been a challenge throughout pop music. To Jim it's just not art - it's a disturbing look into a troubled psyche.


(He is still awaiting trial but has always maintained his innocence.) These charges have not affected Kelly's sales or his prolific rate of recording, and Jim notes that he finds it difficult to listen to the lyrics on Double Up while Kelly talks so cavalierly about sex and makes light of the criminal case. As Jim and a team of his colleagues first reported in the Chicago Sun-Times, Kelly engaged in a number of sexual relationships with underage women (according to lawsuits those girls filed against him), and he is under indictment for making child pornography after allegedly videotaping one of these encounters. The Chicago native has sold more than 40 million albums in his career, but that's not the only reason he's making headlines. The self-proclaimed "Pied Piper of R&B" has a new album out called Double Up. One man that is always in the news is music star R. If Amazon's tracks are a more reasonable price, it's possible the online mega-store will be able to compete. The EMI record label has also agreed to offer iTunes DRM-free tracks however the Apple store will offer them at a higher price.

What makes their service distinctive from iTunes is that its songs will be free of Digital Rights Management restrictions. Audio player Download Subscribe via iTunes Music Newsįirst up in the news is 's announcement that it will create a digital music store.
