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American Hi-Fi – The Art of Losing
Artist: American Hi-Fi Title: The Art of Losing Label: Island Rating: 5.5/10 Corporate Line: Grabbing romantic failure by the privates while declaring the joys of adolescent indulgence, The Art Of Losing is a rock and roll blitzkrieg. The Good: “The Art Of Losing” – Cool intro and decent chorus. The wall of sound is almost…
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Supergrass – Life On Other Planets
Artist: Supergrass Title: Life On Other Planets Label: Island Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: Having wallowed long enough in international success and critical acclaim generated by their three previous albums–I Should Coco (1995), In It For The Money (1997) and Supergrass (a/k/a the X-ray Album, 2000)–the men of Supergrass are back and proud to present their…
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Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown
Artist: Switchfoot Title: The Beautiful Letdown Label: Red Ink Rating: 7.5/10 Corporate Line: The Beautiful Letdown is about real life: the good, the bad, and the ugly. It’s an honest attempt to reflect on the great and terrible aspects of being human, the tension of existence. The Good: “Meant To Live” – A lovely rock…
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The Ataris – So Long Astoria
Artist: The Ataris Title: So Long Astoria Label: Columbia Rating: 7.5/10 Corporate Line: The Ataris, one of the most successful independent rock bands of recent years, have a brand new album, so long, astoria, the group’s eagerly-awaited major label debut on Columbia Records. so long, astoria is the first full-length Ataris album in nearly two…
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Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Game: Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance Platform: PS2 Studio: Midway Rating: 7/10 Game Company’s Description: The newest game in the franchise that rocked the world and revolutionized the fighting genre, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance enters the 21st century with an all-new fighting system, an in-depth, supernatural story line, and infamous brutal fatalities that push the limits…
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Tonic – Interview [2003]
Emerson Hart of Tonic goes around the horn. So you’re going to be in Colorado. Yeah we are doing a VH1 something there. It’s a good chance to get to ski. And then straight to a tour. Yep, we hit the road in March. Do you get excited about Grammy nominations? They are very cool,…
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Colin McRae Rally 3
Game: Colin McRae Rally 3 Platform: Xbox Studio: Codemasters Rating: 8/10 Game Company’s Description: One of the most-wanted next generation video games revs its engines as Codemasters confirms the development of an all-new Colin McRae Rally title. Colin McRae Rally will launch 2002 and comes with an unbeatable heritage: promising an unbelievably personal experience, rallying…
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Ani DiFranco – Evolve
Artist: Ani DiFranco Title: Evolve Label: Righteous Babe Rating: 8/10 Corporate Line: There is no freaking corporate line with Ani Difranco. But this is seriously an evolution. The Good: “In The Way” – Ani’s voice harkens back to days long past of smoky halls and liquor voiced crooners. It’s the music that evolves around her…
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Lil’ Kim – La Bella Mafia
Artist: Lil’ Kim Title: La Bella Mafia Label: Atlantic Rating: 7.5/10 Our Line: Lil’ Kim goes back to the core. The Good: “Hold It Now” – Atop the Beasties well known beat Lil’ Kim brings down the house. “Can’t F**k With Queen Bee” – Not sure where the song is going, but the lyrics are…
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Richard Ashcroft – Human Conditions
Artist: Richard Ashcroft Title: Human Conditions Label: Virgin Rating: 7.5/10 Corporate Line: The former Verve frontman brings his second solo release. The Good: “Science Of Silence” – This is what each track should have tried to live up to. “Buy It In Bottles” – Gorgeous. Although not up to par of wonderful love songs of…
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