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Soldier Of Fortune
Game: Soldier Of Fortune Platform: PC Studio: Activision Rating: 8.5/10 Gory, gruesome, nerve-wrecking, and pretty damn real are the first things that come to mind when I think of Soldiers Of Fortune. Look: Fantastic looking graphics suck you in right away. The human models are striking and make your hands sweat as you feel like…
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Mr. Cheeks – John P. Kelly
Artist: Mr. Cheeks Title: John P. Kelly Label: Universal Rating: 6/10 Mr. Cheeks may not sound familiar, but when I tell you that he is a member of the Lost Boyz, it might light a bulb above your dome. Mr. Cheeks brings a flow similar to the one he had with the Lost Boyz, but…
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Oysterhead – The Grand Pecking Order
Artist: Oysterhead Title: The Grand Pecking Order Label: Elektra Rating: 7/10 Oysterhead is made up of Trey Anastasio (Phish), Les Claypool, and drummer Stewart Copeland (The Police). It’s a superstar outfit that draws influences from all over the musical landscape. “Little Faces” opens with bizarre flavors that remind you of the most tripped out Pink…
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Yoko Ono – Interview
In the face of tragedy Yoko talks about the positives in life, John, and New York. You and John (Lennon) are both known as people who believe in peace. What do you think John’s take would have been on the attack in New York? Well, John would have been just as angry as we are,…
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Abandoned Pools – Humanistic
Tommy Walter, the man behind Abandoned Pools and once in the Eels, is looking to make music stand as art once again. I say this is good and bad. Just look at what Radiohead turned out to be. Humanistic is much more melodic than that.
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Abandoned Pools
Abandoned Pools may well be the ideal way to describe Tommy Walter’s escape from a seemingly idyllic upbringing in the affluent L.A. community of Westlake Village. He might have “ruined his life,” to paraphrase one of his song titles, but Walter has most definitely spurned a predestined future of the perfect family, a manicured backyard,…
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The Charlatans UK – Wonderland
Artist: The Charlatans UK Title: Wonderland Label: MCA Rating: 7/10 The Charlatans UK are one of the rare Brit bands that have lasted for a decade. Many come and many go, but the Charlatans are still here making great music. They have found love, and it seems the clouds have parted for a much cheerier…
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Zoolander
Cast: Ben Stiller Studio: Paramount Rating: 7.5/10 Ben Stiller has his moments. It seems for every Meet The Parents there is Keeping The Faith and Black And White. Going into Zoolander, I wasn’t sure whether it would be more of the former or a lot more of the latter. First, I want to say the…
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Tenacious D – Tenacious D
Artist: Tenacious D Title: Tenacious D Label: Epic Rating: 5.5/10 Tenacious D is a group of idiots, I mean actors, playing guitar with the likes of the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and others, pretending to be rock stars. Are they pretending? Are they egomaniacs? Or are they just a couple stupid comedians who got a…
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Jump, Little Children – Vertigo
Artist: Jump, Little Children Title: Vertigo Label: EZ Chief Rating: 9/10 Who in the hell Jump, Little Children are, I don’t know. It’s a few fellows from South Carolina I found out, but I reckon that’s all I know, or can or should know. “Vertigo” is stunning, just jaw-dropping right from the sexy verses that…
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