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Will Smith – Lost and Found
Artist: Will Smith Title: Lost and Found Label: Interscope Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: A legendary music sensation, Smith made his first record as a high school senior and subsequently embarked on a rap career with friend Jeff Townes. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince recorded several platinum and multi-platinum albums, winning two Grammys and…
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Tweet – Interview
Tweet unveils “IT’S ME AGAIN,” an exciting new chapter in my life. I refer to it as “Southern Hummingbird, times two.” It’s still me, but it’s a different revelation of me. I’ve grown as an artist as well as a woman. I’ve been there, done that, and it’s a great feeling. “IT’S ME AGAIN” once…
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Queens of the Stone Age – Lullabies to Paralyze
Artist: Queens of the Stone Age Title: Lullabies to Paralyze Label: Interscope Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: After a three-year wait, mounting anticipation and months of rumors and internal struggles, rock and roll kings Queens of the Stone Age are finally ready to release Lullabies to Paralyze. Since the 2002 release of QOTSA’s highly touted Songs…
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The Sims 2: University
Game: The Sims 2: University Platform: PC Studio: EA Rating: 8/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: The Sims 2 swept the nation making it one of the best selling PC games of the year. As the first expansion pack to this record-breaking title, your Sims are now young adults, leaving home to live the ultimate college fantasy.…
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Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
Artist: Kaiser Chiefs Title: Employment Label: Universal Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: 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…
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Guess Who
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Bernie Mac Studio: Columbia Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Percy Jones (Bernie Mac) is taking no chances with his daughter Theresa’s (Zoe Saldana) future. Even before he meets Simon Green, her latest boyfriend, Percy has him checked out. On paper, he passes with flying colors — great job, good investments and a promising…
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Moby – Hotel
Artist: Moby Title: Hotel Label: V2 Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Hotel, Moby’s fifth studio album, was recorded and mixed during 2004 at Moby’s apartment, Electric Lady Studios and Loho Studios in Manhattan, Hotel continues in Moby’s tradition of beautifully eclectic records and runs the gamut from quiet instrumentals, to anthems, to downtempo sultry jams, to…
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Aqualung – Strange and Beautiful
Artist: Aqualung Title: Strange and Beautiful Label: Columbia Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: If anyone can claim to have had their career choice in some way chosen for them, it’s Aqualung’s Matt Hales; born above his parents Southampton independent record store, with a piano dominating the front room, he was writing songs by the age of…
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Billy Idol – Devil’s Playground
Artist: Billy Idol Title: Devil’s Playground Label: Sanctuary Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: It’s not like Billy Idol has been locked in the basement for twelve years composing songs for DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND, his first album of original material since CYBERPUNK in 1993. No, the first generation punk (Chelsea, Generation X) and undisputed alpha male Life Force…
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Cast: enée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones Studio: Universal Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason stars Oscar® winner Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth all reprising the roles they originated in Bridget Jones’s Diary. In this follow-up to the worldwide hit, we find Bridget where we left her–blissful and besotted…
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