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21. Short Cuts

    Daddy Yankee

    El Cartel: The Big Boss (Interscope)

    By Bryan Falla

    Published: July 12, 2007

    It´s unfortunate that Daddy Yankee is the poster boy for reggaeton in this country. It´s even more unfortunate that he took this album as an opportunity to declare...

22. Short Cuts

    Ozzy Osbourne

    Black Rain (Epic)

    By Dave Herrera

    Published: July 12, 2007

    What is Ozzy now, 100 or something? You´d think the old coot would call it a career rather than further tarnish his legacy. Like most icons past their prime, though, maybe...

23. Short Cuts

    Spanish Harlem Orchestra

    United We Swing (Six Degrees Records)

    By Fernando Ruano Jr.

    Published: July 12, 2007

    Somewhere Hector Lavoe and Celia Cruz to name a couple are smiling, and probably jamming as well. And Oscar Hernandez should no doubt feel a sense of accomplishment....

24. Short Cuts

    Harry Connick Jr.

    Chanson du Vieux Carré (Marsalis Music/Rounder)

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: July 12, 2007

    This is not a disc by Harry Connick Jr. the suave, Frank Sinatra-like crooner or even the jazz pianist (who studied with Ellis Marsalis, father of Wynton and Branford)....

25. Subtropical

    Amaury Gutierrez

    Pedazos de Mi (¨Pieces of Me¨) (Universal)

    By Fernando Ruano Jr.

    Published: July 12, 2007

    Sometimes life´s trials and tribulations help musicians produce their best work. The source of Cuban troubadour Amaury Gutierrez´s pain is unknown, but its fruits are...

26. Live Wire

    Kristeenyoung

    By Arielle Castillo

    Published: July 12, 2007

    The first time Kristine Young, frontwoman for, um, Kristeenyoung, was summoned to meet Morrissey, she was summarily ejected from his Rome recording studio. ¨His producer...

27. Live Wire

    Julie Black

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: July 12, 2007

    So the blues is supposed to be a man´s world, right? Aside from the fact that most recognizable blues stars have always been men, the music itself is often dark, sultry,...

28. Live Wire

    Deep Purple

    By Jeff Stratton

    Published: July 12, 2007

    Which would you rather see: a concert appearance with the septuagenarian rockers from Deep Purple, or a performance of the band´s legendary ¨Smoke on the Water¨...

29. Live Wire

    Village People

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: July 12, 2007

    When it comes to pop culture, few groups in history are as recognizable as the saucy gay disco group, the Village People. Knock them if you want, but they´ve got legions...

30. Pub Stalker

    Off the Hookah

    By Bryan Falla

    Published: July 12, 2007

    300 SW First Ave., Fort Lauderdale 954-761-8686 Off the Hookah has been in business since May, and although the set-up seems to be in place, the confusion that comes with a...