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Daihatsu Materia. Click to read the review. car: Daihatsu's funky Materia
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Russian superstar Sergey's new single. Click to read more. cd: Russian superstar Sergey's new single Girlfriend due out in June

Celine Dion: Alone. Just released. Click to read the review.
cd: Celine Dion's latest single Alone


The Chinese Detective. Click to read the review.
dvd: The Chinese Detective


Lamborghini Today. Click to read the review. book: Lamborghini Today
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Alec Empire — "Electro Numan-Sinatra with a touch of Nine Inch Nails" — Plan B Magazine
Ali Campbell"UB40's silver-throated warbler has spiced up his second solo outing with guest vocals… but even without them it would be easy to love" — album of the month, Hi Fi News
Alley Cat Dogs"Dancing just took on a whole new meaning for me. I think I invented a new one to The Alley Cat Dogs singing their new CD single release How Freaky" MotorBar
Anemo"Great vocals, a driving beat and wonderful hooks" — Getreadytorock.com
Asa"I have never been to Africa but Asa's self-titled album made me feel close to the land" — MotorBar
Athlete "Every so often a song comes along that you like immediately and it joins the favourites that you take around in the car with you. For me, Athlete's Tokyo is one of those" — MotorBar
Blue Jar"Twenties style Jazz sounds with a modern twist, Blue Jar's enchanting Pelican Crossing CD album makes you long for the easy-going, less rushed life of yesterday" — MotorBar
Buen Chico"With their feel-good, head-banging, fun kind of music there is a lot to like about Right To Re-Arrange — one of the best Northern indie albums around" — MotorBar
BWO"Pop, says the publicity machine, doesn't get more stylish than this extraordinary trio" — MotorBar
Cavern"The Cavern: The Most Famous Club In The World is laden with the spirit of yesterday: a triumph of singers and songwriters that will be played well into the future breaking all age barriers" — MotorBar
Celine Dion "Celine Dion... It's almost enough to say her name and there's an instant hit. But when she's singing the enchanting Alone, she's unstoppable" MotorBar
Clare Teal"One of the best vocal talents to emerge from the UK in a long, long while" — Michael Parkinson
Cliff Richard"Having been a musical icon for more than four decades, Cliff proves he's still got what it takes" — MotorBar
Cloud Room"…makes you want to jump up and down like a defiant Ritlin-poppin' kid on their parents' perfectly-made Ikea bed until you have an aneurysm. You'd be dead, of course, but what a way to go…" — NME
Dewey Cox "Slip back to the Seventies and lose yourself in Walk Hard" MotorBar
Deep Purple "Sometimes it's just enough to say the name of a band and you just know it's going to be special… Deep Purple — giving it their very best" — MotorBar
Deepest Blue "A slick, synth-driven studio production with percussive beats and, crucially, a dreamy melodic male vocal" — The Times
Deepest Blue Maggie Woods interviews Deepest Blue's Joel Edwards.
Dragonsfly "Sometimes you just look at the cover of a CD and you know you're going to love it. That's what happens when you look at the magical artwork Richard Gonzalez produced for Dragonsfly's Familiar Shores album" MotorBar
Elvis"You don't have to be an Elvis fan (isn't everybody?) to be charmed by Symphonic Elvis" — MotorBar
Honeyroot "As I played Honeyroot's The Sun Will Come, I was instantly whisked away to endless sunny beaches and wooden porches; sipping from long, cool drinks and dancing barefoot..." — MotorBar
Hotel Babylon"Simply oozing five-star luxury, Hotel Babylon: The Music is jam-packed full of glamorous grooves and sinuous chords" — MotorBar
Hungover Stuntmen "Bang-bang-bang! One great track after another…" — MotorBar
Jade Gallagher "Her vocals are clear and poignant and behind her pretty voice is the soothing guitar work that is as much of the attraction as Jade herself" — MotorBar
Jay Sean"Jay's voice weaves and dives, swaying into hearts and switching from rhythmic beat to sultry prose" — MotorBar
Jethro Tull "Jethro Tull has proved to be very resilient in music terms: the band's own particular style and unmistakable sound has sold them 60 million albums" — MotorBar
Johnny Mathis"His latest album, A Night To Remember, includes some of the most well-known songs of our time" — MotorBar
Jon Scott"A wonderful collection of songs that will put the heat back into the dark winter nights" — MotorBar
Katie Melua"A remarkable vocalist: her voice 'expands' as she reaches for higher notes and she then schmoozes her way into your heart" — MotorBar
Kiki Dee "Kiki Dee is most definitely B-A-C-K!" — MotorBar
Laura Critchley "Fresh and jaunty: the more you hear Laura sing, the more you want to listen" — MotorBar
Lauren Rose "Fresh, feel-good pop music and a buzz of excitement: all the right ingredients for a big hit" — MotorBar

Liverpool: The Number Ones Album"A twenty-one Number One salute!" — MotorBar

Momo"One of the best fusions of classical singers and acoustic instruments I've heard… takes the genre well beyond Moby" — Michael Haas, Grammy Award-Winning Producer
Morton Valence "The most interesting and intriguing band on these shores" —
The Metro
Newton Faulkner"Just when you think you've pigeon-holed him as blues, he changes tempo and goes for something different" — MotorBar
Parlotones"Louder Than Bombs is Devil's Foodcake on CD" — MotorBar
Puggy"This band is really great; I'm sure I'll see them at Wembley very soon" — William Orbit
RyanDan"The identical twins who make classical cool" — Boyz
Rick Astley "The biggest star of the Eighties, Rick Astley is back with his 'greatest hits' album release Rick Astley: The Ultimate Collection. Rick is the current YouTube sensation, proving he's still up there with the best" MotorBar
Rush "This is rock that understands you don't have to go too hard to be good. And it's great party music as there's nothing too overpowering here" MotorBar
Sergey "With a seductively attractive voice and a funky, hi-energy track — Girlfriend — this is one man who cannot fail to be noticed and it's no surprise that he's tipped as Russia's answer to Mika" — MotorBar
Shaun Anthony"Shaun is taking the R 'n' B scene by storm and is being heralded as 'one to watch for 2008'" — MotorBar
Steve Lawler"Interesting instrumentation and fascinating sounds pull you in. Savour your Tequila Sunrise, listen to Steve Lawler and watch the sun come up!" — MotorBar
Steeples"It's non-stop fun from the minute you hear that big guitar hook of Loosy Lucy… one of my favourite new songs in some time" — FutureSounds
Storys"Town Beyond The Trees is deliciously emotive and elevates The Storys beyond the norm. Love it!" — MotorBar
Sugar Blue "Hyped-up blues with soulful, jazzy notes that were born in America and a sprinkling of ragtime to lift the spirits" — MotorBar
Supergrass "Finger-snapping good, Supergrass have put out an astounding performance with Diamond Hoo Ha Man" — MotorBar
Sunny Day Sets Fire "…an infusion of melodic notes reminiscent of the greatest music of the 60s" — MotorBar
Suzanne Vega"Vega's signature poetry and folk-pop songcraft is illuminated by lush orchestral arrangements that are juxtaposed against cutting-edge beats" — MotorBar
Tally Koren"The richly seductive voice of Tally Koren oozes from the CD You Are My Only One, as she whispers huskily before broadening her range to push the notes to the limit" — MotorBar
Temposhark "Just magnificent" — Playlouder.com
Tina Dico"Desolate lullabies, late-night confessions and rousing choruses, it's as haunting as it is infectious" — Red Magazine
Tom Bromley "Great voice, great harmonies, full of soulful qualities that are sadly lacking in most of today's mainstream music" — Classic Rock Society
Tony Stringfellow "The oddly-titled Naked Therapy from Tony Stringfellow contains a collection of 19 poems dramatically and powerfully recited by Tony" — MotorBar
Tori White"Tori is an absolute knockout. The effect of her live singing was staggering and brought a lump to the throat" — MotorBar
Wet Wet Wet "Wet Wet Wet are that rarity: a musical phenomenon and a British institution" — MotorBar
Yes King — "Really funky, devil-may-care reggae-style afro music explodes from the speakers as Yes King Rock This World all by themselves" — MotorBar
Zoe Mace "Heart-stopping. That was our first impression of Zoë Mace's glorious voice. It is difficult to believe that she is just twelve years old" — MotorBar