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Taproot – Welcome
Artist: Taproot Title: Welcome Label: Atlantic Rating: 6/10 Taproot is back with Welcome. They scored big with Gift, now will they fall into that sophomore slump? Now Hear This: “Poem” – Quintessential Taproot. Good verse, good chorus, its pure rock. “Everything” – The bridge can lull you into tranquility, but it doesn’t last long. “Like”…
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Unreal Tournament 2003
Game: Unreal Tournament 2003 Platform: PC Studio: Infogrames Rating: 8.5/10 Look: Some of the best graphics I’ve seen to date. You could honestly find yourself in awe of the backgrounds and foregrounds. I found myself lost in a meteor shower. Now that is what I call good. Feel: Although I can’t say death matches are…
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Terminator: Dawn Of Fate
Game: Terminator: Dawn Of Fate Platform: PS2 Studio: Infogrames Rating: 0/10 Look: Average graphics don’t help what is poor gameplay. A game with as much as this one goes no where. Feel: The bad first; the camera work angles are terrible. It doesn’t seem to follow your character. What good is a camera if you…
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Jennifer Love Hewitt – Interview [2002]
I see you say that “Bare Naked” is about your insecurities. What in life makes you most insecure? I think it’s probably just the fact that I’m, you know, twenty-three, still trying to figure out who I’m going to be as a grownup I think. And, you know, I think sometimes just sort of releasing…
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Kottonmouth Kings – Rollin’ Stoned
Artist: Kottonmouth Kings Title: Rollin’ Stoned Label: Columbia Rating: 5/10 Kottonmouth Kings have one thing to talk about; smoking pot. They’re a bunch of white boys rapping. Stoned Good: “Positive Vibes” – The only song that actually mixes it up. It sounds a lot like Arrested Development. Stoned: “Sleepers” – Lyrically these guys are average.…
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Knockaround Guys
Cast: Vin Diesel Studio: New Line Rating: 5/10 Film Studio Synopsis: The film follows four sons of well-known Brooklyn-based mobsters and their desperate fight to retrieve a bag of cash in a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff. As they unite to find the money, they come face-to-face with the bloodshed and betrayal…
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Dredg – El Cielo
Artist: Dredg Title: El Cielo Label: Interscope Rating: 7.5/10 I have never heard of Dredg and really don’t know anything about them so the record El Cielo surprised me. It’s gorgeous and easy to listen to. It’s not the kind of rock music that is overwhelming radio and thank the Lord for that. Sort of…
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The Flaming Lips – Interview
Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips calls in! I noticed you lived near Buffalo. I’m living west of Buffalo. Do you know where Fredonia is? Yeah I grew up outside of Buffalo. I moved here last year to get out of Oklahoma City. I really like it. The winters here are brutal. There were travel…
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Jurassic 5 – Power In Numbers
Artist: Jurassic 5 Title: Power In Numbers Label: Interscope Rating: 7/10 Jurassic 5 has been considered part of a new vibe in hip-hop. Can they possibly follow up Quality Control? Hot: “Freedom” – They have the right to groove. “Break” – J5 still know how to kick out the jams. “Thin Line” – Slowly this…
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Rhett Miller – The Instigator
Artist: Rhett Miller Title: The Instigator Label: Elektra Rating: 6/10 Rhett Miller was once frontman of Old 97’s. Sounds like: Weezer Good: “Our Love” – Gorgeous verse and equally fun chorus. “Come Around” – So it’s a total Weezer rip-off, but its undeniable. “World Inside The World” – After a few listens you can’t help…
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