rage rhythms by bill biss
BlacK eyeD peaS
The E.N.D.
My girlfriend “wants to party all the time, party all the time.” Oh, what a feeling! The Black Eyed Peas are
“dancing on the ceiling.” For their “reunited and it feels so good” first record since 2005, the group has jumped
into party mode via The Matrix. There is some funky shit going on within these grooves in The E.N.D..
It’s no secret that Stacy Ferguson has an incredible voice. She continues to shine on this new release. Wait
until you see her perform in the new film musical called Nine, which hits theaters on November 25. She is
definitely “stepping out of here” as she sings with attitude and humor on the duet with Will.I.Am. called “Out
of My Head.” Will.I.Am. brought out all the test tubes from his musical laboratory, from Chipmunk-styled
vocals on “Rock That Body” to what seems like unrequited love with Fergie on the songs “Meet Me Halfway”
and “Missing You.” Will.I.Am’s chocolate factory is exhilarating, silly and sensational. As William Adams
explains what The E.N.D. stands for on his liner notes,“ The energy never dies (E.N.D.). Art will continue to
inspire us…and I’d like to thank the listener for listening, to you the reader for reading and us all for keeping
this experience alive.” The CD bubbles over with amazing vitality.
There you have it. The Black Eyed Peas have definitely scored a touchdown with The E.N.D. A strong musi-
cal pass from Will.I.Am with coverage by Taboo and Apl de Ap, picked up by Fergie as she heads to The E.N.D.
zone to score major points in the world of 2009 pop music. Available now.
Kleerup Sweet Deal
Kleerup Candy Now!
What year, or month for that matter, Dwarves lead singer,
did Kleerup show up? It really doesn’t Blag Dahlia has concoct-
matter. Though, his debut as a solo artist ed up something totally
with a skill for composing was presented in a different vein from
last year in Sweden. Flash-forward a year his standard style with
later and his single release with singer, Candy Now! Recruiting
Titiyo, called “Longing for Lullabies” in Angelina Moysov from
currently in the top ten of the music Persephone’s Bees for
charts in Sweden. Do we want more of his duets and solos, Blag
music in the U.S.? You bet we do. His musi- brings a whole new
cal ability to create electro pop that can flavor to retro lounge
spark up the dance floor or living room is with the twelve tracks
phenomenal. presented. Summing
This new age maestro can even create up the experience of
visions of hummingbirds flying, rain- going in this direction,
drops and sleigh bells with his musical he says, “The idea was to
creations. How? He combines a potent mixture of a really smooth ambiance of make an old school American record with all those retro styles and in-
synth, keyboards and style. Think Kraftwerk meets disco meets Swedish female troduce Angelina’s kind of smoldering international flavor into it. We’re
pop meets Kleerup. Andreas Kleerup to be precise. Even though it took this writer like Sonny and Cher, the girl can actually sing and I’m the other one!”
a whole year to discover him, the wait was well worth it. His debut stateside hap- Combining styles from the 1960s and whipping them up with a new flair
pens at the end of this month. Available 07/28/09. is definitely a mission accomplished for Candy Now! Available now.
18 RAGE monthly | July 2009
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