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Fever Pitch | Getting to Third Base

April 14, 2005 by

Seeing as how the Red Sox were no longer professional sports' most-losing franchise, they were forced to add several scenes to their half-baseball, half-chick-flick "Fever Pitch."
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Going APE

April 14, 2005 by

The Alternative Press Expo (APE) is an annual showcase for small press and self-published comics, minicomics, and zines.
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Get Lost!!!

April 14, 2005 by

A mishmash of anecdotes, East Coast-style songs and muddled Platonic philosophy forms the blandish meat of the Civilians' drama "Gone Missing," written and directed by Steven Cosson.
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Are You My Daddy?

April 14, 2005 by

Since the days of the Babylonian empire there have been whores. The "whores" in question are not your smelly roommates who ate your leftover Domino's pizza, but the traditional "ladies of the night" w...
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The Kills | No Wow | Rough Trade/RCA

April 14, 2005 by

For the Kills, executing their minimalist sonic blitz with nothing more than a guitar, a drum machine and a lyrically unflinching fuck-you resolve is all in a day's work, and however miscalculated the...
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Kaiser Chiefs | Employment | Universal

April 14, 2005 by

When you hear the first measures of "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" off of the Kaiser Chiefs' Employment, don't be fooled. You haven't accidentally put in a Roxy Music CD, nor have you magically b...
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New Order | Waiting For The Sirens’ Call | Warner

April 14, 2005 by

On the album's first track, "Who's Joe?" New Order gains the disdain of rock critics across the land by quoting Jimi Hendrix; asking, "Hey, Joe. What you doing?"
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Artsweek Calendar

April 14, 2005 by

This winner of the 2005 Oscar for best documentary gives a grim look into the notorious prostitution rings of Calcutta, India, while attempting to enlighten and educate future hookers everywhere.
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We Be Playin

April 7, 2005 by

When Artsweek first heard about mtvU taking over the airwaves here on our campus, our first thought was: "What do they want from us?" I figured by this age we were too old to be sucked into the tradit...
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Moby @ Campbell Hall

April 7, 2005 by

Generally, pop stars don't frequent academic discussions. One cannot imagine Fatboy Slim or t.A.t.U at a political forum - and if this actually happened, I think we'd all scream and run for the rafte...
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Dave Barry @ Campbell Hall

April 7, 2005 by

Dave Barry is a very unusual usual guy. He strolls out on the stage before a packed Arlington Theatre and says he will introduce the Arts & Lectures spokeswoman who will introduce John Cleese, who wil...
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Head On |

April 7, 2005 by

German writer/director Fatih Akin is certainly no stranger to fiction that is out of the ordinary, taking part in German film projects ranging from writing and directing an organized crime thriller in...
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Sin City | Sinfully Delightful

April 7, 2005 by

An icy blonde dame stands on a balcony outside some swank party. From the shadows emerges a man who, with the manly curtness characteristic of so many strong and silent types, instantly sweeps her int...
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Moby | Hotel | V2

April 7, 2005 by

Electronic musical mastermind Moby has spent the majority of the past 10 or so years in hotel rooms either doing press junkets for his past albums, book releases, restaurant openings, winning Grammy A...
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Acoustic Alchemy | American/English | EMI

April 7, 2005 by

My, what one can do with a nylon-string guitar these days. Originating from the simple concept of two classically trained players taking a stab at melding all sorts of disparate musical genres, Acoust...
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