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Kill Bill: Volume 1
Cast: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu Studio: Miramax Rating: 5.5/10 Corporate Line: Uma Thurman is going to KILL BILL, in Quentin Tarantino’s latest film about a former assassin betrayed by her boss, Bill (David Carradine). Four years after surviving a bullet in the head, the bride (Thurman) emerges from a coma and swears revenge…
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Master and Commander
Cast: ussell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Ian Mercer, James D’Arcy, John Desantis Studio: Fox Rating: 6.5/10 Corporate Line: Russell Crowe is Lucky Jack Aubrey, the Navy’s greatest fighting captain and Paul Bettany is ship’s doctor Stephen Maturin. The ship, the Surprise, is suddenly attacked by a superior enemy. With the Surprise badly damaged and much of…
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Ben Kweller – On My Way
Artist: Ben Kweller Title: On My Way Label: ATO Rating: 4.5/10 Corporate Line: One of the main differences between On My Way and Kweller’s first album, Sha Sha, is the distinctly live feel of the new record. Produced by Ethan Johns (Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams), the motto put forward from the beginning of the…
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The Vines – Winning Days
Artist: The Vines Title: Winning Days Label: Captiol Rating: 6.5/10 Corporate Line: From the title alone, it’s obvious that The Vines’ second album takes a warmer approach than their grittier debut. The positivity of Winning Days as an album is reflected in the lyrics, the sounds and the songs. The drums sound like they did…
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Robi Draco Rosa – Mad Love
Artist: Robi Draco Rosa Title: Mad Love Label: Columbia Rating: 7/10 Corporate Line: Produced and written by Rosa, Mad Love is overflowing with spontaneity, passion, and emotion, from the spacey, ethereal crescendos of “My Eyes Adore You,” to the bluesy, rippling guitar work in “Lie Without a Lover,” and the sexy smooth groove of “Dancing…
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Cee-Lo – Interview
Cee-Lo Green holds certain truths to be self-evident. That music has the power strike that, the obligation to enlighten, entertain, educate and elevate. That music can liberate and celebrate humanity. That music rules the world. Those truths and the undulating messages that Cee-Lo imparts are loud and soulful on his sophomore solo manifesto Cee-Lo Green…
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Local H – Whatever Happened To P.J. Soles
Artist: Local H Title: Whatever Happened To P.J. Soles Label: Studio E. Rating: 8/10 Corporate Line: For this, their fifth full length release, the band teamed with co-producer/engineer Andy Gerber (Caviar, Sullen) to create an emotional aural landscape built, at least in part, of influences ranging from echoes of 60’s psychedelia to 70’s punk rock,…
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Local H – Interview
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Local H is a two-man wrecking crew, a powerhouse invigorated by the mania of former Triple Fast Action drummer Brian St. Clair’s punishing backbeat, and driven by the distinct lyric and melodic vision of guitarist/vocalist Scott Lucas. On Whatever Happened To P.J. Soles? (Studio E Records), Scott and Brian flex their…
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The Darkness – Interview [2004]
The darkness Interview Frankie – Guitar I heard a few shows have been canceled. Yeah, Justin’s throat is having problems. It’s from the stomach coming up. Can you believe the shows are selling out and the excitement? It’s been going well. The second gig in Chicago was phenomenal. Justin usually gets on one of our…
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All-Star Baseball 2005
Game: All-Star Baseball 2005 Platform: Xbox Studio: Acclaim Rating: 8/10 Game Company’s Description: All-Star Baseball 2005 gives you the most realistic “between the lines” game play experience ever with ASB05’s exclusive FielderCam. The perennial best selling Baseball videogame franchise is more fun and accessible than ever before, packed with exclusive feature innovations, online head-to-head play…
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