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Ms. Dynamite – Interview
On the hook with Ms. Dynamite! Is it good to be busy? It is usually, but I’m not feeling too good today so it’s not so great today. Is it daunting to push the album into America? I wouldn’t say daunting. It is exciting more than anything. Is it different for you as an artist…
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Marilyn Manson – The Golden Age of Grotesque
Artist: Marilyn Manson Title: The Golden Age of Grotesque Label: Interscope Rating: 5/10 Company Line: Marilyn Manson brings us The Golden Age of Grotesque. It’s not your typical Manson. Manson brings something old something new, something borrowed, and mostly average material. So where is Manson’s A game? The Good: “The Golden Age Of Grotesque” –…
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Gob – Foot In Mouth Disease
Artist: Gob Title: Foot In Mouth Disease Label: Arista Rating: 4/10 Corporate Line: This past spring, Gob took a major label step forward when they signed with Arista Records. The ink on the contract had barely dried when they entered a Los Angeles studio to record their Arista debut, Foot in Mouth Disease. Style: Punk-pop.…
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Daddy Day Care
Cast: Eddie Murphy Studio: Columbia Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: When a father (Murphy) loses his lucrative “dotcom” job, and finds himself in jeopardy of financial ruin, he joins his friends (Zahn, Garlin) in opening a free-spirited “guy-run” business called “Daddy Day Care” (in his house), much to the chagrin of the owner (Huston) of a…
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The Soundtrack of our Lives – Interview
Sweden really has good music. Just ask singer Ebbot Lundberg. Ebbot is quite a jolly fellow. He is full of laughs and seems to genuinely enjoy himself. If you are wondering what the hell this is all about then I’ll tell you, The Soundtrack of our Lives. The best damn band you never heard. How…
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Damone – From The Attic
Artist: Damone Title: From The Attic Label: RCA Rating: 5.5/10 The Line: Average punk rock. The Good: Nothing great. The Marginal: “Carwash Romance” – Riding your bike to the carwash to see your sweetheart and getting high. Boy those were the days. Whatever. “Frustrated Unnoticed” – This is what rock sounds like when you give…
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X-Men: X2
Cast: Hugh Jackman Studio: Fox Rating: 8/10 Corporate Line: The X-Men have opponents new and old to face this time around. Magneto is back, but there is also a threat to Professor Xavier’s school for mutants led by a human named Stryker, not to mention a vicious woman named Yuriko who has it in for…
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X-Men: X2
Cast: Hugh Jackman Studio: Fox Rating: 8/10 Corporate Line: The X-Men have opponents new and old to face this time around. Magneto is back, but there is also a threat to Professor Xavier’s school for mutants led by a human named Stryker, not to mention a vicious woman named Yuriko who has it in for…
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Chantal Kreviazuk – What If It All Means Something
Artist: Chantal Kreviazuk Title: What If It All Means Something Label: Columbia Rating: 4.5/10 Corporate line: Her third full-length album, ‘What If…’ ups the ante on an artistic promise that first became evident at the age of three. The Great: A good yawn came over me. The Average: “Time” and “In This Life” – Okay…
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Chantal Kreviazuk – What If It All Means Something
Artist: Chantal Kreviazuk Title: What If It All Means Something Label: Columbia Rating: 4.5/10 Corporate line: Her third full-length album, ‘What If…’ ups the ante on an artistic promise that first became evident at the age of three. The Great: A good yawn came over me. The Average: “Time” and “In This Life” – Okay…
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