Gossip "Standing in the Way of Control" Color:Hot Pink Blackstreet

Blackstreet

Even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles need righteous buds in the fight against crime

Excellent second album

Tweedy's lyrics deal forthrightly with romantic separation and reconciliation

Gossip "Standing in the Way of Control" Color:Hot Pink BlackstreetThe first thing that strikes you is the rhythm. The Gossip have been making punks dance since they debuted 5 years ago, long before dance punk existed. Soulful and jagged, you can hear everything from Dischord to Motown in Brace's playing. Now, with the addition of new drummer Hannah Blilie (Shoplifting, ex Chromatics) they have a new thundering beat for the kids to dance to on the corners and in the clubs. The next thing that smacks you is Beth's