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NBA Street 2
Game: NBA Street 2 Platform: PS2 Studio: EA Rating: 8.5/10 Game Company’s Description: Use your skill and style to become the greatest streetballer of all time. Ah yeah, your game just got bigger. The streets have been swept and a whole new ballgame is coming to town. Take your skillz to a new level and…
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Powerman 5000 – Transform
Artist: Powerman 5000 Title: Transform Label: Dreamworks Rating: 5/10 Company Line: Transform is essentially a return to the band’s roots, one that Spider realizes may raise a few eyebrows. He can’t help but see the humor in the little image problem he’s created for himself, remarking: “I’m just waiting for people to say, ‘Wait a…
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Blur – Think Tank
Artist: Blur Title: Think Tank Label: Virgin Rating: 5/10 The Line: Blur is back minus a member and as underwhelming as ever. The Good: “Brothers And Sisters” – Somewhere between Blur and Gorillaz. “Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club” –It has the same theme and not lyrically deep yet gorgeous. The Marginal: “Battery In The Leg”…
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3 Doors Down – Interview [2003]
When I caught up with 3 Doors Down’s multi-talented Brad Arnold (lead vocals, drums, and songwriter), he talked to me from the bus on a cell phone that kept breaking up. Even with all of the disconnections, I was still able chat it up with Brad, whose southern accent reminded me of childhood visits to…
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The Isley Brothers – Body Kiss
Artist: The Isley Brothers Title: Body Kiss Label: Dreamworks Rating: 6.5/10 Company Line: Ronald Isley: “We set out to make an album that would not only be a milestone for The Isley Brothers, but for the entire music community. We wanted this to be the kind of record people look to for inspiration. That’s what…
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Ringo Starr – Ringo Rama
Artist: Ringo Starr Title: Ringo Rama Label: Koch Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: It’s rare that a drummer would have such a noteworthy career – so respected and significant that a highly anticipated box set would be devoted to his many accomplishments and then released to an eager and adoring public. But then, Ringo Starr is…
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Eels – Shootenanny!
Artist: Eels Title: Shootenanny! Label: Dreamworks Rating: 4/10 Company Line: 5th studio album from EELS, the ever-changing project of singer/songwriter & multi-instrumentalist “E” (who is actually called Mark Oliver Everett on his birth certificate). The Good: Nothing. The Marginal: “All In A Day’s Work” – Starts off as a blues number and turns into Beck.…
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The Matrix Reloaded
Cast: Keanu Reeves Studio: New Line Rating: 8/10 Corporate Line: Neo, Morpheus, Trinity, and the rest of their crew continue to battle the machines that have enslaved the human race in the Matrix. Now, more humans are waking up out of the matrix and attempting to live in the real world. As their numbers grow,…
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Franky Perez – Poor Man’s Son
Artist: Franky Perez Title: Poor Man’s Son Label: Lava Rating: 7/10 Corporate Line: Something full of love, soul and rock ‘n’ roll from a Poor Man’s Son. The Good: “Two Lost Angels” – Wonderful. “Cecilia” and “Cry Freedom” – Perez sounds like the John Cougar reincarnate. “Something Crazy” – Simple songs don’t always mean they…
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The Music – Interview
How is America treating you? Pretty good. What is it like coming to America after playing so many big shows back home? It’s different. It’s like starting again. You have to do it on a bigger scale because it’s such a big country. What is it like having groups like Coldplay and Oasis to take…
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