Mitchell May

Tim Dog Penicillen on Wax (Ruffhouse) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 Straight out of the South Bronx comes Tim Dog, whose avowed mission is nothing less than reclaiming the title of Hard Core...

R. Kelly and Public AnnouncementBorn Into the `90s (Jive) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) R. Kelly, a 23-year-old from Chicago`s South Side, was given free reign to write, arrange and produce his debut, and...

Live Mental Jewelry (Radioactive) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Centered on a quite appealing blend of folk-rock and power pop, this quartet based in Easton, Pa., injests the world`s problems on its debut to...

Vanessa Rubin Soul Eyes (Novus) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) A vocalist of stunning clarity, Vanessa Rubin is a throwback to legendary jazz and blues singers such as Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Dinah...

Stacy Earl Stacy Earl (RCA) (STAR)(STAR) Not so much bad as familiar, this Boston native`s debut clings so closely to the Paula Abdul formula that a more appropriate title might...

Top Emotion Lotion (Island) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) While this Liverpool-based trio`s admiration for `60s pop conventions is clearly evident, enough of its own insights are included to keep its debut free of...

Candyman Playtime`s Over (Epic) (STAR) 1/2 Even more annoying the second time around, Candyman`s follow-up drips with the same self-satisfied smugness that made his 1990 debut a waste of good...

Atlantic Starr Love Crazy (Reprise) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 Once one of the largest bands around, the reincarnated Atlantic Starr is a stripped-down version of the funk outfit that first emerged in...

Roger Bridging the Gap (Reprise) (STAR) It seems that no amount of public indifference to Roger`s mastery of the vocoder is going to get him to abandon the voice-distorting gadget....

Texas Mother`s Heaven (Mercury) (STAR)(STAR) Apparently dissatisfied with sounding like a knockoff of the Cowboy Junkies, this Scottish quartet has toughened up its sound considerably, to the point where it...