Music and more
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Rebel Music DVD
Cast: Documentary Studio: Palm Pictures Rating: 8/10 Bob Marley has long been an icon. He’s someone I’ve listened to and enjoyed for a decade. For a long time I felt as if I knew the man, his music and his mission, Rebel Music proved I didn’t know him at all. Rebel Music is a documentary…
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B2K – B2K
Artist: B2K Title: B2K Label: Epic Rating: 6/10 Now hear this: “Understanding” – clean, tight, and ready to please melody. “Come On” – a good ballad. “Hey Little Lady” – one of the few up tempo tracks that has a good melody and clean spirited. “Baby Girl” – although the song is quite simplistic its…
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Departure Lounge – To Late To Die Young
Artist: Departure Lounge Title: To Late To Die Young Label: Nettwerk Rating: 8/10 There is something pleasurable about listening to music that is done for the sake of the song. Departure Lounge sounds sincere as you listen from track one to eleven. The almost timid “Straight Line To The Kerb” opens Too Late To Die…
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Remy Shand – The Way I Feel
Artist: Remy Shand Title: The Way I Feel Label: Motown Rating: 7/10 Remy Shand is a white boy with one hell of a soulful voice. Heat me up: “The Way I Feel” – a chance for Shand to show off his deep soulful voice. A little on the right of Jamiroquai and somewhere down the…
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Nightshade
Game: Nightshade Platform: PS2 Studio: Sega Rating: 6.5/10 Game Company’s Description: As menacing demons and monsters fill the city of Tokyo, panicked government officials call upon the extreme cunning and power of a new ninja talent named Hibana. The amazing skills of this young female fighter earned her respect at an early age and she…
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The Time Machine
Cast: Guy Pearce Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 5/10 I love a good sci-fi flick. Let me backtrack a little. I love a good sci-fi flick and The Time Machine is not that! From the novel by H.G. Wells comes The Time Machine, which features Guy Pearce thrown into a starring role as inventor Alexander Hartdegen.…
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Alanis Morissette – Under Rug Swept
Artist: Alanis Morissette Title: Under Rug Swept Label: Maverick Rating: 7.5/10 Who: Alanis Morissette. Come on you know who she is. Style: Alanis all the way. Keep this above: “Hands Clean” – An absolute coming out. Alanis goes raw on a former mentor who was given fame because of Alanis. Who also received some sexual…
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Ben Kweller – Sha Sha
Artist: Ben Kweller Title: Sha Sha Label: ATO Rating: 5.5/10 Ben Kweller is only twenty and already shows he’s ready to rock with the likes of Ben Folds. Sha Sha: “Wasted & Ready” and “Commerce, TX” – they’re not great, more interesting. “Walk On Me” – a good song about failed love. “Falling” – a…
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Moto 3 Racer
Game: Moto 3 Racer Platform: PC Studio: Infogrames Rating: 7/10 If you enjoy the Moto Racer series will you be let down by the newest release. Look: The graphics are quite good. Every bit of the bike looks great from the handlebars to the tires. There are some glitches like the motorcycle disappearing into nowhere…
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M2M – The Big Room
Artist: M2M Title: The Big Room Label: Atlantic Rating: 6/10 M2M finds The Big Room a lot more open than the Shades Of Purple as they take their sound to a more mature and heavy level. “Jennifer” springs to life a cute harmony about a girl that has it all while having nothing at all.…
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