European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 152007 scene and stripes Page 13 music on the mtg shows Laguna Beach and the Hills so it must be a substantial asset Chuck Knoxville new Sentinel Good morning revival Good Chariotte either Good Charlotte has a severe Case of schizophrenia or the band ran out of steam Halfway through the creation of its new album Good morning revival revival is definitely front loaded with the rousing the goofy elec troop keep your hands off my girl and the first single the River which sounds More like social distortion especially when avenged sevenfold m shadows contributes a verse than the band that brought us lifestyles of the Rich and famous the  Motif suits them the Speedo found col play Sofir does not things Start to unravel musically and lyrically with the piano Ballad where would we be and a Beautiful place which has More than a passing relation to Chris Martins dont panic the half baked All Black which has a chorus of take a look at my life All a look at my clothes All Johnny Cash All the rolling stones want to paint it Black Doest help Good morning revival would have made one great up but As an album it Only makes you wonder How it All went so wrong so fast new Day life in cartoon motion Mika Casablanca Grace Kelly the first single on the debut album from Mika born Mica Penniman to lebanese and american parents in Beirut starts off with a Sam ple of the former Princess of Monaco opining that getting angry Doest solve anything a Contrare Grace Kelly is a ticked off flip Pintof their d to a record company foolish enough to not sign the operatic piano playing Bigsta Tobe when they had the Chance their bad the song which is a thoroughly fabulous account of one 23yearold londoners efforts to make it to the top no matter what if takes has already topped the us charts and the 23yearold londoner seems poised to do the same stateside Hes certain to win the hearts and minds of devotees of Gleeful High Camp from Queen to Elton John to the pet shop boys at this Early stage Mika is at times guilty of brandishing his influences too openly though big girl you Are is a fairly hilarious update of fat bottomed you can forgive that copycat film because his talents Are so abundant Dan Philadelphia inquirer dignity Hiliary Duff Hollywood kids grow up so fast these Days or at least they act that Way maybe its the unrelenting Competition from the aprils and the Ashlee but Here is Hilary Duff still shy of her 20th birth Day releasing her debut As an adult recording artist dignity May induce the kind of oohs and aah that Friend Sand relatives bestow on their Little girl that Day when she shows up in a dress and heels and makeup but As often happens Duff Doest seem entirely comfortable and confident in her new image in her tee pop years the sin Gerac Tress showed an unremarkable voice but conveyed an unaffected personality Here she seems a Little lost and overwhelmed by the percolating dance settings and Bod blow Rock arrangements but As she tries out different approaches Duff eventually finds some footing her Dusky vocal on the Down Tempo track no work All play is a convincing Surprise and she turns fast Tricky phrasing into a natural presence on the stalker putdown dreamer Duff also sounds vibrant on never Stop and Between you and me two of five tracks produced by Chico Bennett and Richard Vission duffs writing partnership with teen specialist Kara Dioguardi yields some grand Hooks and fairly routine observations on Romance revenge insecurity and identity but its Bennett and missions big buoyant Abba honouring Meg pop tracks that give dignity a memorable kick Richard Angeles times traffic and weather fountains of Wayne Virgin Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger of fountains of Wayne Are two of this generations Best Poprock composers Able to wed finely de tailed stories of misguided lives with Sharp Melo Dies it was mostly a secret among critics until stays mom broke through in 2003 that video with Rachel Hunter certainly didst Hurt their ability to draw portraits in song is in full Flower Here from the Randy to Anchor team in the title Cut to the disconnected singles in someone to love the song new routine is particularly Strong with a waitress leading a Chain of people convinced their lives would be better if they just moved away and the Early favourites for Best opening line and most inspired rhyme in a song this year Well if was saturday night i was sifting in the Kitchen checking out the women on Spanish television so Why is this a three Star album in Stead of a fourstar the fountains have always had a taste for cheese but they pile on the 1980sera synthesizers a bit too thick Here there Are tiny signs of using off their game someone to love would have driven its Point Home More effectively without the repetitive outdo most importantly the fountains at their Best not Only show you the heart of their characters but have them touch your heart too that Doest happen enough Here unfortunately David Jam records the hits Are Likely to keep coming and coming for 19yearold Barbados Beauty Rihanna who has had Success with songs sos unfaithful and break it off her new sin Gle umbrella is from her upcoming Notye titled album set for release june 5 thinking ahead Rihanna says her new album due this summer shows her sexier Side some singers take two year Breaks Between albums Rihanna is work ing on her third disc just two years after releasing her first its a nonstop Pace very speedily and def Jam does not play that All i can Tell you she joked of her record Label in an interview with the associated press we just keep going and going its fun we make sure that we have fun while we do it the hits Are Ike by to keep coming and Corning for the 19yearold Barbados Beauty who has had Success with sos unfaithful and break it off her new single umbrella released at the end of March the first song from her upcoming Notye titled album set for release june 5 it shows such growth for her As an artist def Jam president Shawn Carter better known As jazz told the a if you listen to the lyrics to that song you know the depth and How far Shes come jazz delivers the opening Salvo on the dramatic song about the strength of a relationship Rihanna said the song can be about a romantic or platonic relationship umbrella is a serious song a relation ship song its different and that what i love about it she said people Are not going to expect a song like that from me the Singer made her debut with Island Fla voted dance Groove Pon de replay in 2005 from her debut album the Sun less than a year later she released a girl like me a Platinum Success that broadened her mainstream Appeal artists usually dont release another album so quickly especially when there having Success with their current one but Island def Jam chairman Antonio la Reid said Rihanna upcoming album which features Label rate Neyo and a song written by Justin Timberlake is being released this summer because the Label feels its that Good in the past Rihanna has made really great singles this time Rihanna has not Only made really great singles but a great album he told a we want people to hear it now and experience it now but fans May be surprised by what they hear my sound has changed Rihanna said its a lot edgier than the rest of the stuff that anyone has heard from me be fore in singing about different things its a lot sexier she also considers the album More adult reflecting the Quick growth Shes had to do in her Short time in the spotlight this business really helps you to find out who you Are and How Strong you Are she said you need strength and determination with All the negativity com ing at you sometimes Ive grown a lot a 0 o a x