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Earl Slick – Zig Zag
Artist: Earl Slick Title: Zig Zag Label: Sanctuary Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: The highly anticipated Zig Zag is Slick’s first album of new material in 12 years and features four instrumentals and a half-dozen tracks co-written by guest stars such as Bowie, Robert Smith of The Cure, Martha Davis, Spacehog’s Roy Langdon and Def Leppard’s…
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O-Town – Interview [2003]
Attention young girls across the country! It’s time for O-Town’s sophomore album O2. You remember O-Town, the group from the TV show “Making the Band.” Well, I know it’s been some time now, but the boys (Ashley, Dan, Trevor, Erik, and Jacob) are back and rocking it this time around. I recently had the opportunity…
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Apartment 26 – Hallucinating
Artist: Apartment 26 Title: Hallucinating Label: Hollywood Rating: 7/10 Those who attended Ozzfest’99 will remember Apartment 26 as the band that stole the show on the second stage during their stint of the tour. They later took the positive energy from Ozzfest’99 into the studio to crank out a three dimensional metal album, Hallucinating. It’s…
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Amyth – The World is Ours
Artist: Amyth Title: The World is Ours Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 5.5/10 Track # 1. intro Rating: N/A 2. Tell Me How Ya Like It A hot piece of R&B. Producer LL Cool J certainly gets your blood boiling, along with your hormones. Rating: 6.5/10 3. 1,2,3 About cheating. Rating: 5.5/10 4. Come Home With…
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AC/DC
AC/DC’s mammoth power-chord roar became one of the most influential hard rock sounds of the ’70s. In its own way, it was a reaction against the pompous art rock and lumbering stadium rock of the early ’70s. AC/DC’s rock was minimalist — no matter how huge and bludgeoning the guitar chords were, there was a…
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Sixpence None The Richer – Interview [2002]
We chat with Sixpence singer Leigh Nash! I remember meeting you in Buffalo back when “Kiss Me” was breaking and interviewing you, you couldn’t have been sweeter thank you… …Awwww. And I remember back then you had issues with a previous record label and now it’s the same exact situation. I was just thinking about…
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K-Ci & Jojo – Emotional
Artist: K-Ci & Jojo Title: Emotional Label: MCA Rating: 4.5/10 The Good: “Special” – Raw emotions and a true taste of soul. The Average: “This Very Moment” – They can still sing, but what happened to great songs? “It’s Me” and “Emotional” The Ugly: “I Don’t Want” and “Say Yes”– Weak. “Goodbye” – The vocals…
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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Cast: Elijah Wood Studio: New Line Rating: 10/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: The second chapter in the J.R.R. Tolkien saga, the hobbits Frodo and Sam brave terrible dangers in an attempt to have the evil ring destroyed, while Aragorn, Legolas and their allies strive to rescue the abducted hobbits Pippin and Merry from the clutches…
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Lil’ Romeo – Gametime
Artist: Lil’ Romeo Title: Gametime Label: No Limit Rating: 4/10 Master P.’s kid gives it a shot. Gametime: Nothing tight here. Playtime: “Too Long” – Okay hook, lame raps. “Clap Your Hands” – The beats sound like they were stole from Sesame Street. Sleeptime: “Play Like Us” – Funny that Romeo raps behind someone else…
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Common – Electric Circus
Artist: Common Title: Electric Circus Label: MCA Rating: 7.5/10 Common had a concept and that was Electric Circus. It’s a little Beatles and a lot Hendrix. He has a small picture of Jimi Hendrix mixed into a collage with others, but it seems Hendrix influenced this more than anyone else. Electric: “The Hustle” – The…
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