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Ed Harcourt – Strangers
Artist: Ed Harcourt Title: Strangers Label: Astralwerks Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Strangers is Ed Harcourt at his intimate, intricate, infuriating and exhilarating best. Who will become friends of Strangers? “Oh I’m not going to say my music’s for all the lost souls out there or something like that. Love can make you happy, and this…
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Unwritten Law – Here’s To The Mourning
Artist: Unwritten Law Title: Here’s To The Mourning Label: Lava Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Unwritten Law inhabits the upper echelon of successful punk bands, bands whose substance and longevity overshadow the countless hordes of imitation, fly-by-night pop-punk operations riding a one-way train to anonymity. In a musical climate where audiences write off and forget hundreds…
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Unwritten Law – Interview
The San Diego-based band’s legacy continues with its sixth release, the upcoming album titled Here’s To The Mourning, which will be released on Lava Records in early 2005. The band made an effort this time around to compose music that flowed from beginning to end. “We felt like each of our records have been written…
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Alone in the Dark
Cast: Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, Mark Acheson, William Sanderson Studio: Lion’s Gate Rating: 1/10 CORPORATE LINE: You wake up in the middle of the night with the feeling someone is in the room with you. You get a flash of panic as you fumble for your bedside lamp. But when you turn on…
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Hide And Seek
Cast: Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen Studio: Fox Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” That command is familiar to everyone who has played the children’s game, Hide and Seek. The words and game take us back to an innocent, carefree time in our lives, where the simple goal…
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And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead – World Apart
Artist: Trail of the Dead Title: World Apart Label: Interscope Rating: 7/10 THE REVIEW: We could do “The Good, The Bad…” however Trail of Dead never quite unleash anything particularly bad. The only question is whether it’s your cup of tea. Some tracks, like “Will You Smile Again,” are fantastic once we reach the meat…
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Alien Vs. Predator
Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon Studio: Fox Rating: 2/10 CORPORATE LINE: The iconic monsters from the two franchises battle each other on Earth for the first time on film, as they have in the comic-book world. The discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctica sends a team of…
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow DVD
Cast: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Bai Ling, Michael Gambon Studio: Paramount Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Famous scientists around the world have mysteriously disappeared and Chronicle reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) along with ace aviator Sky Captain (Jude Law) are on the investigation. Risking their lives as they travel to exotic places around the…
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Nat King Cole – The World of Nat King Cole
Artist: Nat King Cole Title: The World of Nat King Cole Label: Capitol Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: In 1942, Nat King Cole was one of the first artists to sign with Capitol Records. Cole recorded over 150 charting singles on the Pop, R&B and Country charts, a staggering record that remains unbroken by any other…
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Future Leaders of the World – Interview
LVL IV”-Level Four-the debut from the Buffalo quartet Future Leaders of the World, is a musical testament to the indomitable will of the group’s front man, Phil Tayler. Produced by GGGarth (Rage, Chevelle and Mudvayne), co-produced by Mike Flynn and mixed by Andy Wallace and Michael Barbiero, “LVL IV” describes Tayler’s personal and spiritual journey…
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