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  • BBMak – Into Your Head

    Artist: BBMak Title: Into Your Head Label: Hollywood Rating: 5.5/10 Bbmak exploded from the UK to America with a handful of hit singles on their freshman release. Can they do it again with Into Your Head? HOT: “Out Of My Heart” – Will set the girls’ hearts aflutter. “Staring Into Space” – Great melody, sure…

  • BBMak – Interview 2002

    Interview: Christian How long did it take to put the new record together? We started to write the new album last year and started recording January this year and spent about six months. How did you find the pressure? Before we started writing we did feel pressure because of the success of the first record.…

  • Silverchair – Diorama

    Artist: Silverchair Title: Diorama Label: Atlantic Rating: 8/10 Silverchair is back with a new label and it sounds like a new look on life. Gone is the grinding grunge sound and here is the crisper, clearer, and more mature Silverchair where Neon Ballroom almost reached. Strong: “Tuna In The Brine” and “Luv Your Life” –…

  • Queens of the Stone Age – Songs for the Deaf

    Artist: Queens of the Stone Age Title: Songs for the Deaf Label: Interscope Rating: 9/10 The Queens Of The Stone Age are back and they’ve brought Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl along for the ride from behind the drum kit. Holy Sh*t: “Go With The Flow” – Brilliant. “You Think I Ain’t Worth A Dollar,…

  • Jimmy Fallon – The Bathroom Wall

    Artist: Jimmy Fallon Title: The Bathroom Wall Label: Dreamworks Rating: 7.5/10 You know Jimmy Fallon from Saturday Night Live. He does the news, occasionally sings songs and makes you laugh more than anyone else on a Saturday night. Well he’s got a cd with a couple songs that are lacking, but the stand up completely…

  • Aimee Mann- Lost In Space

    Artist: Aimee Mann Title: Lost In Space Label: Superego Rating: 9/10 Aimee Mann is who she is; a hidden gem that the rest of the music listening world haven’t happened upon, thankfully. If you don’t know Aimee Mann’s music then you are Lost In Space. Gold: “Humpty Dumpty” – A divine song that seems to…

  • 3rd Storee – Interview

    A chat with the group: 3rd Storee How’s everything going? Everyone: Great! We’re having a blast! How was the Usher tour? Jay-R: It was awesome. The best. Man we had Usher, Nas, and more folks, it was just an all-star lineup. It was crazy. Did you pick up any moves? J’son: Usher is off the…

  • Simone

    Cast: Al Pacino Studio: New Line Rating: 6/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress “Simone” to sub for the star–the first totally believable…

  • Undisputed

    Cast: Ving Rhames Studio: Miramax Rating: 5/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: A heavyweight-boxing champ is accused of raping a woman and sent to prison. There he faces the prison-boxing champ. The Good: Ving Rhames, although his character is too predictable. Nothing else. The Bad: The entire movie builds up to the fight between Rhames and…

  • Silverchair – Interview [2002]

    Interview: Silverchair Subject: Bassist Chris Joannou I heard about Daniel’s [Johns, lead singer] condition. How is he doing? It’s kind of a slow process, but he is on the straight and narrow now, hopefully. The first thing that came to mind when I heard the record is how much musical growth you guys make album…

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