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Bad Ronald – Interview
Is ronald bad? Is doug a member? Find out now! “Dude, I’m sorry. I couldn’t dial the right number. The pot is weird and I don’t know what happened.” That’s a weird way to start a phone conversation, wouldn’t you say? I know Doug is the frontman of Bad Ronald, but talking to him he…
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Jamiroquai – A Funk Odyssey
Artist: Jamiroquai Title: A Funk Odyssey Label: Epic Rating: 6.5/10 Jay Kay, better known as the frontman for Jamiroquai, is back with his huge voice and disco beats. The last album, Synkronized, did noting to further the group’s success that Traveling Without Moving and its hit single, “Virtual Insanity”, gave them. “Feels So Good” isn’t…
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Color – Are You With Me?
Artist: Color Title: Are You With Me? Label: Arista Rating: 5.5/10 Austin has become like a rock ‘n’ roll super power. There are great bands and artists coming out of there hand over fist. Color hopes to be another in a long line of great new acts emerging from Texas. “Are You With Me?” has…
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The Musketeer
Cast: Tim Roth Studio: Dreamworks Rating: 5/10 It’s a shame, really, when you think about the potential of this movie. It had a fantastically tantalizing trailer, a world-renowned martial arts choreographer in Xin Xin Xiong, and Tim Roth getting to sneer as an utterly evil villain without ape makeup. It’s a shame because Alexander Dumas’…
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Christian Smith – Tronic Treatment
Artist: Christian Smith Title: Tronic Treatment Label: Moonshine Rating: 9.5/10 My first introduction to Christian Smith was on a hot and humid July night about a year ago. I remember walking into the club hearing someone on the decks scratching, EQing the highs, and repeatedly unleashing hard funky beats to the audience’s delight. I remember…
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Orbital – The Altogether
Artist: Orbital Title: The Altogether Label: London-Sire Rating: 8.5/10 It’s been two years since we last heard from the electronic brothers, Paul and Phil Harnoll of Orbital. Their highly touted 1999 album, The Middle Of Nowhere, showed their electronic diversity with various tempo and styles changes on each track. The Altogether is a sign of…
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Hardball
Cast: Keanu Reeves Studio: Paramount Rating: 1/10 Did we really need The Bad News Bears remade? Keanu Reeves and his latest film, Hardball, answer with a resounding no! Hardball has so many bad points that I don’t even know where to start. Reeves’ character Conor is completely emotionless. Surprised? Still these inner-city kids fall in…
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Little T and One Track Mike – Fome is Dape
Artist: Little T and One Track Mike Title: Fome is Dape Label: Atlantic Rating: 5.5/10 I listened to this album and don’t know what to say about it. I’ll go one track at a time, okay? 1. Intro – Snooze. 2. Fome Is Dame – Limp Bizkit half asleep. 3. Immune – Eminem on prozac.…
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Nickleback – Silver Side Up
Artist: Nickleback Title: Silver Side Up Label: Roadrunner Rating: 7/10 I think if we were ever forced to hear yet another band that sounds like 3 Doors Down or Creed, it would have to be Canadian-bred foursome Nickelback. On their second American release, Silver Side Up, Nickelback have crossed the boundary into rock stardom. Every…
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English Beat – The Best of English Beat
Artist: English Beat Title: The Best of English Beat Label: Sire Rating: 4/10 Ah, the ’80’s. Back when glamour ruled the scene and music played an intricate part in the way we lived our lives. A main contributor to this flashy music style was the fresh sounds of English Beat. Now we’re rounding out the…
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