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Van Morrison – Down The Road
Artist: Van Morrison Title: Down The Road Label: Universal Rating: 8/10 Who? If you don’t know who Van Morrison is then you need help. Sounds like? A step back into the past with Morrison. Now hear this: “Down The Road” – Proves we can get better with age. “Hey Mr. DJ” – A dark shade…
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Earshot – Letting Go
Artist: Earshot Title: Letting Go Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 6.5/10 Earshot seem to be from all over and their sounds gives us the same feeling. Won’t go away: “Headstrong” -A hook full of dynamite. “Get Away” – It’s not original. It is catchy. “Not Afraid” – Earshot knows how to wrap a song around a…
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KMFDM – Interview
One on one with Sascha from KMFDM I know you’ve been busy. What else is new? I’m always busy? I was on the kmfdm.com website, how involved are you? Do you do any work on it? No, I didn’t do shit at all. My web design reach is simple text and html. I saw it’s…
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The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious
Artist: The Hives Title: Veni Vidi Vicious Label: Epitaph Rating: 7/10 The Hives bring their punk-rock styling all the way from Sweden. All right!: “Die, All Right” – Pure adrenaline, with some pop sprinkled on for flavor. “Main Offender” – Buzzzzzzz. “Find Another Girl” – Bizarre. Okay: “A Get Together To Tear It Apart” –…
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The New Guy
Cast: DJ Quall Studio: Columbia Rating: 3/10 At Eastland High School, new guy Gil Harris (DJ Qualls) is Mr. Popularity. Mysterious and charming, Gil has girls falling all over him and thugs scrambling to get his back. He’s got Eastland High in the palm of his hand. But Gil’s also got a secret. Not so…
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Unfaithful
Cast: Richard Gere Studio: Fox Rating: 4/10 From the director of Fatal Attraction comes an erotic thriller about the body language of guilt, centering on a couple living in the New York City suburbs whose marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling. Nice blurb, but the film doesn’t live up…
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Big Tymers – Hood Rich
Artist: Big Tymers Title: Hood Rich Label: Universal Rating: 4.5/10 Cash Money is getting more and more cash and that doesn’t bode well for their sound. Hot: “Still Fly”, “Hello”, “I’m Comin”, and “Lil Mama”. Cold: The rest of the almost twenty tracks. The odd thing about the Big Tymers record is the lack of…
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Home Town Hero – Home Town Hero
Artist: Home Town Hero Title: Home Town Hero Label: Maverick Rating: 7/10 Home Town Hero calls L.A. home. In a city so large can they possibly be home town heroes? Hero: “Bleeds In Blue” – Cunning little track. “Questions” – Turns the listener right on their ear after the soft-punk pop that they come to…
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Blackalicious – Blazing Arrow
Artist: Blackalicious Title: Blazing Arrow Label: MCA Rating: 8/10 Chief among Blackalicious is Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel. Their style will draw comparisons to Outkast, but its not the new groups that Blackalicious gets their inspiration from its those from the days of old when hip hop and soul had no names. Blazing: “Blazing…
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Super Furry Animals – Interview
Talking receptacles with Super Furry Animal Cian. Is it weird talking about the album right now like it’s new when it came out like eight months ago overseas? Yeah, but it’s good. We just have to get back in the boat and get ready. It’s exciting because it’s still a new thing over there. Still…
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