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The Dandy Warhols – Interview
Dandy’s drummer Brent de Boer talks the talk. Now what is the deal with you riding a unicycle for fans before a show? I don’t really know why I know how to do that. I had some friends who had them and have always been good on bikes and stuff. I didn’t even know, but…
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John Mayer – Heavier Things
Artist: John Mayer Title: Heavier Things Label: Columbia Rating: 5/10 Company Line: Aware/Columbia will release Heavier Things, the eagerly awaited second studio album from John Mayer, on September 9. It arrives two years to the month after the release of the critically acclaimed artist’s debut LP, Room for Squares, which has been certified triple-platinum and…
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David Bowie – Reality
Artist: David Bowie Title: Reality Label: Columbia Rating: 5/10 Company Line: With REALITY, Bowie has taken a low concept to new heights. The vivid, wildly impressive result–released September 16, 2003 on ISO/Columbia–is one of the most powerful sets of songs in Bowie’s illustrious body of work. Coming from the creative pioneer who brought rock music…
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Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Danny McBride, Michael Sheen Studio: Screen Gems Rating: 5/10 Corporate Line: Set in the secret nocturnal and supernatural world of vampires and werewolves, two groups that have been at war for centuries, this is the story of a romance between a female vampire warrior, Selene (Beckinsale), who’s famous…
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Lethal Skies II
Game: Lethal Skies II Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: Sammy Rating: 6.5/10 Game Company’s Description: A year-long global war between the World Alliance and the World Order Reorganization Front has ended with planet Earth in peril. As a result of resentment and distrust, the World Alliance has begun to split and the seeds for a new…
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The Darkness – Permission to Land
Artist: The Darkness Title: Permission to Land Label: Atlantic Rating: 4.5/10 Company Line: It doesn’t get more metal than this – hard, fast, loud, and British! When released in the UK, The Darkness’ PERMISSION TO LAND quickly soared to the number one spot in the UK album chart. It’s also gotten rave reviews, with Kerrang!,…
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Futurama
Game: Futurama Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: VU Rating: 5.5/10 Game Company’s Description: Help Fry, Leela, and Bender travel through time to thwart Mom’s evil plans for world domination! Matt Groening, the creative mastermind behind the Simpsons, presents his multiplatform console game, based on the hit animated TV series Futurama. This irreverent parody of the sci-fi…
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Erykah Badu – Worldwide Underground
Artist: Erykah Badu Title: Worldwide Underground Label: Motown Rating: 5/10 Company Line: Erykah Badu’s third studio album Worldwide Underground is a collection of songs firmly rooted in soul without being nostalgic, recalling a time when ceilings where higher and folk weren’t afraid to let the music play. The Good: “Back In The Day” – the…
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Ghost Master
Game: Ghost Master Platform: PC Studio: Empire Rating: 8/10 Game Company’s Description: Grim specters, howling banshees, and sly gremlins are yours to command as you unleash ghastly spirits on the town of Gravenville and scare the wits out of its citizens. In the world of the Ghost Master, spooks do your bidding, as you solve…
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Leona Naess – Leona Naess
Artist: Leona Naess Title: Leona Naess Label: MCA Rating: 4/10 Company Line: You have before, of course. But this, Naess’s third and most fully developed album to date, might as well be her debut. “I feel like it’s my first record,” she says. “I just think it’s the most honest thing I’ve ever done.” The…
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