Retort

A brilliant fusion of pop and gonzo humor, 1994's Chocolate and Cheese is arguably Ween's finest moment. Building on Pure Guava's more focused approach, the album proved for once and all that along with their twisted sense of humor and wide musical vocabulary, Dean and Gene are also impressive songwriters…

Another French Zeuhl star combo Unit Wail were founded in late 2009 by Frank Fromy (guitars), who has already improved his musical skill in a couple of projects and got renowned as a founding member of Shub-Niggurath, along with establishing a concept of an album featuring creation by Vincent Sicot Vantalon (keyboards). Frank and Vincent recruited Adrian Luna (bass), Emmanuel Pothier (synthesizers), and Sebastian Arce (drums), for producing their debut work (Philippe Haxaire soon replaced Sebastian who left for Chile as a drummer). Their recording for the debut album for two years and a half worked well upon rhythm and harmony both, based upon Vincent's composition. Finally the crystallization of their steady efforts "Pangaea Proxima" has been completed and released in the summer of 2012 via Soleil Zeuhl Records…

Country star Gretchen Wilson has set a May 15 release date for her third album, "One of the Boys," which will be released by Columbia in the wake Epic Nashville's closure last year. Wilson co-produced the 11-track set with Mark Wright and her Muzik Mafia mate John Rich of Big & Rich. Rich also guests on first single "Come To Bed," which has thus far topped out at No. 32 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. The new album is the follow-up to 2005's "All Jacked Up," which has sold 1.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.