Author: Hip Online
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Paul McCartney – Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Artist: Paul McCartney Title: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Label: Capitol Rating: 6.5/10 FILE UNDER: The cute Beatle is back! CORPORATE LINE: Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard, Paul McCartney’s 20th studio recording since The Beatles, marks an end to a nearly four-year hiatus since his last studio recording, 2001’s platinum certified Driving…
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The Rolling Stones – A Bigger Bang
Artist: The Rolling Stones Title: A Bigger Bang Label: Virgin Rating: 5/10 FILE UNDER: Bringing the dead rockers back from the dead. CORPORATE LINE: The Rolling Stones new CD, A Bigger Bang , will be released September 6, 2005 on Virgin Records. Continuing their historic songwriting partnership, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards began the creative…
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Clueless
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, Justin Walker Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Loosely based on Jane Austen’s classic, “Emma,” high school teenagers in Beverly Hills (many of whom seem to be named after singers who now do television infomercials) change outfits, have nose jobs and cellular phones, and take care of everybody else’s, except…
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Lockdown
Game: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Lockdown Platform: Xbox Studio: Ubi Soft Rating: 8/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: Your team stalks terror for a living. Now terror is stalking you. You’ve got cutting-edge weaponry and peerless military training. They’ve got a man-made virus, capable of killing millions. You have the world’s best operatives. They have one of…
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The Dandy Warhols – Odditorium or Warlords of Mars
Artist: The Dandy Warhols Title: Odditorium or Warlords of Mars Label: Capitol Rating: 6/10 FILE UNDER: Re-retro rock. CORPORATE LINE: What is the Odditorium? It’s a place where things move left when you think they’ll go right. Just inverted as hell. Or – to be literal – it’s the title (sorta) of the new album…
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Fever Pitch
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon Studio: Fox Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: The Farrelly Brothers (THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, DUMB & DUMBER) take a slight departure from their signature breed of over-the-top, gross-out humor and opt instead for sensitive restraint with this genuinely sweet love story. Credit is due in part to the writing team of…
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NASCAR 06: Total Team Control
Game: NASCAR 06: Total Team Control Platform: PS2 Studio: EA Rating: 8.5/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: Take command of the biggest teams in NASCAR and build a multi-car dynasty. Take a look at how squad-based racing lets you communicate with your crew chief, spotters, and on-track allies to help maneuver your team to the front of…
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Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound
Artist: Switchfoot Title: Nothing Is Sound Label: Columbia Rating: 8.5/10 FILE UNDER: No sophomore slump here! CORPORATE LINE: “What is true happiness?” asks Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman. “Is it a comfortable four-door sedan with tinted windows? Does it mean I have 2.3 children and a beautiful wife and live in a great neighborhood? Everyone has…
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Lost: The Complete First Season
Cast: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O’Quinn, Dominic Monaghan, Naveen Andrews Studio: Buena Vista Rating: 9.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Created by successful television producer J.J. Abrams (FELICITY, ALIAS), LOST became one of the most popular and critically acclaimed programs of the 2004-2005 season. Utilizing a ripe premise and well-drawn and acted characters, LOST attracted a huge…
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The Blues Brothers: 25th Anniversary Edition DVD
Cast: ohn Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown Studio: Universal Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: In roles made famous by their famed SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake’s release from prison, the brothers are reunited and visit the orphanage…