Shane M. Liebler

BORN: 1981JOINED THE DV STAFF: March 2006, September 2020HOMETOWN: St. Clair Shores, Mich.NOW LIVING IN: Auburn, N.Y.SPOUSE / KIDS?: Engaged to TaylorFAVORITE ARTIST: DylanOTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Beck, Beasties, Beatles, Radiohead, A Tribe Called Quest, Sleater-Kinney, Clash, Motown/60s Soul, Pixies, the Dead and a colorful cast of others.BEER: Stroh's, Molson, Yuengling, PBR, Stella. OTHER HOBBIES: Detroit sports. Carousing/Shenanigans (see BEER). Fishing (see BEER). 'Other'.PERSONAL MOTTO: "Kick out the jams, motherf#@ker!!!" - Rob TynerI WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...it pays more than my day job.

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31 Dec

2006: A Top Ten

Shane M. LieblerBest Of

No drawn-out introduction here. Below you'll find a top 10 list of the records I personally enjoyed most in 2006:10. Gnarls Barkley -- St. ElsewhereAfter all the British-sponsored hype about this dynamic duo, the likely one-off release was a major disappointment. However, tracks like "Go-Go Gadget Gospel," "Crazy," "Smiley Faces" and "The Last Time" provide more than enough forward-thinking sheen to gain this relatively dull offering numerous top 10 entries this year -- including mine. If you want to call it R&B or soul (which I do), this is certainly the most notable release in a very, very long time.9.…

04 Sep

Hip-Hop Retrospective

Shane M. LieblerAnnouncement

Hip-hop has come quite a ways since the days of sampling “Funky Drummer” and rockin’ Adidas shoes. The styles are as varied as the record crates they come from: Brooklyn, Queens, Detroit, Atlanta, L.A. We at the Vault are not the experts, so it’s a good thing the voices of these exceptional artists and entertainers speak for themselves. It is, after all, music of recognition, self-expression and cultural identity. And it's the genre we have chosen to honor this September (2006).For nearly three decades, hip-hop has seeped its way into American culture, and for those who don't consider it as…