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Ace Combat 4
Game: Ace Combat 4 Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: Namco Rating: 9/10 Ace Combat 4 isn’t just for those who fancy the air. Look: There are many adjectives that could describe how good this game looks. Wow, amazing, phenomenal, all can be used. If you take a look around at the scenery below, you’ll be even…
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Faith Evans – Faithfully
Artist: Faith Evans Title: Faithfully Label: Arista Rating: 7/10 You’ve got to have Faith. Faithfully is the third release by Faith Evans. If you thought she was going deep before, then this album will remind you of what soul searching is all about. The single, “You Gets No Love”, sounds bitter but tastes almost sweet…
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P.O.D. – Interview [2001]
P.O.D. is blowing up the charts and no one is as surprised as the group themselves. During a road trip I was lucky enough to have a few minutes with Traa. Everything is busy? Busy, busy, busy. How has the road been? It’s been great. We’ve been on the road for two weeks and there…
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Shallow Hal
Cast: Jack Black Studio: Fox Rating: 5/10 Have the Farrelly Brothers gone soft? Not really, but Shallow Hal is a comedy with a heart. Shallow Hal isn’t There’s Something About Mary. Jack Black isn’t Ben Stiller. Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t Cameron Diaz. I just wanted to get that out of the way from the start. Black…
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Life As A House
Cast: Kevin Kline Studio: New Line Rating: 5.5/10 I had the unfortunate luck of watching Life As A House. That sounds harsh, but I have my reasons. First, there was so much hype going in that I had to talk myself down throughout the film and the expectations, and second, I had to sit through…
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American Roots Music
Cast: documentary Studio: palm pictures Rating: 8.5/10 There was nothing but anticipation when I first learned this movie was on its way to me. American Roots Music is as it sounds. It is the foundation of everything we see on Mtv today or hear on the radio. It’s the foundation of our music, the foundation…
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Dilated Peoples – Expansion Team
Artist: Dilated Peoples Title: Expansion Team Label: Capitol Rating: 7/10 Dilated Peoples have been the sort of group artists enjoy. Expansion Team is an album that has been much anticipated by many. It’s the reintroduction from “Live On Stage” and the surprisingly user friendly “Worst Come To Worst” that make this release a breathe of…
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Grand Puba – Understand This
Artist: Grand Puba Title: Understand This Label: Koch Rating: 4/10 I’ve been a huge Grand Puba fan since he first praised his Nubian brothers of Brand Nubian. All For One was a classic Brand Nubian album that vaulted them into the world of hip-hop, but Puba went solo with the overt and over the top…
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Natural – Interview
Mark Heard you guys are busy. Yeah, we’ve got a twelve-hour rehearsal today. That’s a lot of work. We love it thought. I mean, it can’t get any better than this. Ben What do you think of the boy band tag? I really don’t care. Mostly because of Trans-Con. I know. And I don’t get…
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Kinectica
Game: Kinectica Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: Sony Rating: 8/10 Look: If you are into a futuristic looking game, Kinetica is it. There are things worth looking at, but there are also things that don’t look as sweet as you know they could. With the good far outpacing the bad, Kinetica scores big. Feel: Like any…
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