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Bobby Valentino – Interview
Bobby Valentino is an up and coming R&B star and we talk to him! We need to learn a little about you… how did you get signed? I used to be in a group called Mista and we had a song called “Blackberry Molasses.” I got out of the deal I was in and had…
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XXX: State of the Union
Cast: Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Scott Speedman Studio: Revolution Rating: 3/10 CORPORATE LINE: In Revolution Studios’ follow-up to the successful franchise film XXX, NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), fresh off the success of his last renegade recruitment, once again finds himself in need of an outsider. Gibbons and his new agent (Ice…
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
Cast: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def Studio: Touchstone Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: Don’t Panic . . . Stick out your thumb to join the most ordinary man in the world on an extraordinary adventure across the universe in the hilarious comedy, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Earthman Arthur Dent is having a very…
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Amerie – Touch
Artist: Amerie Title: Touch Label: Columbia Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: In 2002 an aspiring young singer exploded on the charts with a harmonious, innovative debut album entitled All I Have. Girlish, fierce, sexy and sweet, All I Have spawned the smash hit, “Why Don’t We Fall In Love” (produced by a then-under-the-radar Rich Harrison), and…
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Rise of the Kasai
Game: Rise of the Kasai Platform: PS2 Studio: Sony Rating: 7/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: Rise of the Kasai is the prequel and sequel to the highly acclaimed The Mark of Kri. The struggle to protect the dark magic of Kri from spreading returns,with four playable characters, each with their own menacing weapons and deadly combos.…
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Meet The Fockers
Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner Studio: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The makers and stars behind the runaway hit of 2000, Meet the Parents, are re-united in the follow-up comedy, Meet the Fockers. Now that Greg Focker (Stiller) is “in” with his soon-to-be in-laws, Jack (De Niro) and…
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Kaiser Chiefs – Interview
Sometimes the greatest success stories sprout from the tiniest of ambitions. When Kaiser Chiefs formed up in not-so-sunny Leeds, England around the summer of 2003, their aim was not to conquer stadiums and change the world. Instead, these five oddballs began plotting a rather more modest plan. In the shadowy corners of clubs and venues…
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Ben Folds – Songs For Silverman
Artist: Ben Folds Title: Songs For Silverman Label: Epic Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: A new record—here comes the piano man. THE GREAT: “Jesusland” – Irony in everything is the guide to Folds and his inspiration (“cross flying high above the malls”). “Landed” – Folds addresses a lover and the mistakes that befell their relationship. “Late”…
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Queer As Folk: The Complete Fourth Season
Cast: Television Studio: Showtime Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Season Four continues to follow the journey of a group of gay friends and lovers living in Pittsburgh. This critically acclaimed series brings with it mature stories about facing the challenges of same-sex parenting, discrimination, AIDS/HIV, cancer and morality. THE SHOW: This season the sex is back.…
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Caesars – Paper Tigers
Artist: Caesars Title: Paper Tigers Label: Astralwerks Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Features the “Jerk It Out” as heard in the iPod Shuffle commercial. Hailed by Blender magazine for making music “as hot as a kiln,” the Caesars new album is richly layered power pop with a sound that melds the summer of ‘65 electric beat…
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