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Uptown Girls
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning Studio: MGM Rating: 5/10 Corporate Line: Molly Gunn (Murphy) is the freewheeling daughter of a late rock legend and the toast of the Manhattan social scene, but when her inheritance is stolen, Molly is forced to do something she’s never done before – get a job. She becomes nanny to…
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Canibus – Rip The Jacker
Artist: Canibus Title: Rip The Jacker Label: Babygrande Rating: 5/10 The Good: You’ll be waiting, and waiting, and waiting. The Average: “Poet Laureate II” – Canibus goes on for over seven minutes about LL Cool J. If this is the best venom he has then he’d better go back to the drawing board. “Genabis” –…
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Robert Randolph & The Family Band – Unclassified
Artist: Robert Randolph & The Family Band Title: Unclassified Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 7.5/10 Company Line: Unclassified strikes very close to home. It is, like the gospel and hymns they still play on visits back to Orange, as much about the message as the messenger. “I’m just a young guy who comes from a neighborhood…
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Brian McKnight – Interview
A one-on-one interview with a legend in waiting, Brian McKnight. How is life treating you? Good. Trying to multi-task all this Kobe Bryant stuff on TV, do interviews and keep on top of everything. The first thing that comes to mind every time a record comes out from you I wonder ‘how does he do…
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Joe Firstman – The War of Women
Artist: Joe Firstman Title: The War of Women Label: Atlantic Rating: 7.5/10 Company Line: With the release of his debut full-length album, “THE WAR OF WOMEN,” acclaimed singer/songwriter Joe Firstman more than delivers on the promise made by his widely praised “WIVES TALES” EP. The Good: “Can’t Stop Loving You” – Country tinged rock ‘n’…
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Javier – Javier
Artist: Javier Title: Javier Label: Capitol Rating: 4/10 Company Line: A musical prodigy in his formative years, Javier’s musical gifts took him to the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music, where he founded an R&B based a-cappella quintet that performed at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater. He graduated from Hartt with a degree in Music…
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Ben Lee – Hey You. Yes You.
Artist: Ben Lee Title: Hey You. Yes You. Label: F2 Rating: 5/10 Company Line: “I’m trying to express on this record the same things I’m trying to express in my life right now. It’s all about leaving rough edges, keeping it dirty, not judging it” – Ben Lee The Good: “Run” – The one and…
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S.W.A.T.
Cast: Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell, Olivier Martinez, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J Studio: Columbia Rating: 7.5/10 Corporate Line: The tables are turned when the Los Angeles Police Department’s S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and Tactics) unit must protect a dangerous criminal. A grizzled veteran SWAT officer (Jackson) is given a second chance to cobble together a…
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Blues Traveler – Truth Be Told
Artist: Blues Traveler Title: Truth Be Told Label: Sanctuary Rating: 6/10 Company Line: By now Blues Traveler has been an undeniable influence for several generations of fans and bands alike. On their new album “Truth Be Told” the band taps into a new well of creativity to produce what an early critic dubbed ” their…
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Bowling For Soup – Interview
Getting Loose with Bowling For Soup! Is Agent Orange really your favorite group? Jaret: I don’t say it is my favorite group. I say “she likes the Godsmack and I like Agent Orange”. They were however the first really big show that we had. We opened up for them in Dallas at a place called…
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