THE ZEITGEISTY REPORT

The Monkees subversive masterpiece ‘Head’ raises new questions

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Could you imagine some pre-fabricated tweeny-bopper ‘band’ like One Direction rebelling against the constraints of their machinery and releasing a subversive art-house movie in order to smash their well-constructed and lucrative image to smithereens in the hope that they’d be taken seriously as artists?

Green Day “UNO!” REVIEW: A Modern Classic of Power Pop Perfection

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With their ninth studio album, Green Day have finally achieved power pop perfection…

No Doubt ‘Push and Shove’ REVIEW: The 90s supergoup reunites to create their own “Chinese Democracy”

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After all these years, No Doubt returns to create an overwrought, joyless mess…

Ben Folds Five ‘The Sound of the Life of the Mind’ REVIEW: The Piano Man Comes of Age with a Stunner

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Ben Folds Five haven’t seemed to have lost a step in the THIRTEEN years since their last release….

New Soundgarden album ‘King Animal’ drops in November – TRAILER released!

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Soundgarden’s first album in 16 years is set to drop November 13th and judging from the trailer, the boys sound like they’ve been listening to a lot of Radiohead.

Lana Del Rey extends her 15 minutes in new H&M campaign

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Lana Del Rey seems to have rebounded from her critically panned album quite nicely, recently scoring a high profile gig with H&M as well as being named GQ UK’s woman of the year.

The Killers ‘Battle Born’ REVIEW: Springsteen by way of Mike + the Mechanics

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The Killers spin their wheels on their latest venture; stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey

Grizzly Bear ‘Shields’ REVIEW: The Brooklyn Boys Deliver Their Masterpiece

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With “Shields”, the Grizzlies have delivered an album that builds on their successful formula and in most ways betters it.

Nicki Minaj’s BOOTY mysteriously SHRINKS!

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Seems pretty apparent that crap star Nicki Minaj has recently downsized her famous mudflaps, possibly due to her brand new appointment as American Idol’s latest judge. I can’t believe it…I simply can’t believe it…

The GREATEST 50 Albums of the last FIFTEEN Years…

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Here you have it folks. After careful deliberation, The ZR Staff put together the list of what they feel were the greatest 50 albums of the last 15 years

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