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Starsky and Hutch | Huggy Bears All Around

February 26, 2004 by Alex Scordelis

These days, Ben Stiller seems to be everywhere. Trying to avoid seeing a Stiller flick at the cineplex is like trying to avoid seeing a hooch at Club 634 - it's an impossible task.
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Reach Out and Touch the Void

February 26, 2004 by Glenn Heath

Some true survival stories are so unlikely and outrageously unbelievable that no Hollywood screenwriter could ever dredge up such material. Often these almost mythical tales of men and women overcomin...
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A Hazy Recollection

February 26, 2004 by Shade Remelin

Under the original guise of a TV special, Robert McNamara sat down to do an hour-long interview with Errol Morris, a brilliant documentarian who has presented subjects as diverse as pet cemeteries, to...
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The Elected | Me First | Sub Pop

February 26, 2004 by Eddie Kim Staff Writer

The Elected's debut album, Me First, is absolutely cute. Maybe it's because the cover is decorated with a pudgy pig encircled by gold tinged flowers.
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John Frusciante | Shadows Collide with People | Warner Brothers

February 26, 2004 by Colin Marshall

I concede that, even before hearing Shadows Collide with People, the latest solo album from Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, preconceptions were formed.
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Error | Self-Titled | Epitaph

February 26, 2004 by Travis Hunter

How hard is it to describe how this record sounds? Well, the first draft of this review included the word "morphy." Guitarist Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, synth-programmer Atticus Ross of Nine Inch...
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KCSB Top Ten

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Starlight Memories

February 19, 2004 by Jessica Jardine

Rodney Bingenheimer is one of those names that, almost purely by its syllabic overload, seems properly suited to a larger-than-life character. Known to many as the world-famous DJ "Rodney on the Roq" ...
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I Dream of Threesomes

February 19, 2004 by Brenna Boyce

Director Bernardo Bertolucci is known for pushing the cinematic limits a little. With his 1978 Oscar-nominated "Last Tango in Paris," he opened the door to explicit sex in film by offering butter as l...
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Courtney Love | America’s Sweetheart | Virgin

February 19, 2004 by Eve Aston

Courtney Love's first album since the break-up of Hole - the ironically titled America's Sweetheart - is an unexpected delight. While the postponed release date gave rise to speculation that Love had ...
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Kanye West | The College Dropout | Roc-a-Fella

February 19, 2004 by Colin Marshall

Kanye West is alleged to be the next big thing in the realm of mainstream hip hop, and on this, his debut album, he's chomping at the bit to convince the world of his importance.
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Miracle | Slapshot to Glory on Ice

February 19, 2004 by Aaron Vaccaro

To say that "Miracle" is the "feel-good movie of the year," would simply be clich
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Stereolab | Margerine Eclipse | Elektra/Asylum

February 19, 2004 by Chris Flora-Tostado

To those familiar with Stereolab, Margerine Eclipse arrives with the same inviting jubilance you knew you could expect from an old friend. Indeed, the 'Lab has been cooking up consistently delicious, ...
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The Coral | Magic and Medicine | Columbia

February 19, 2004 by Drew Mackie

It wouldn't take much convincing to make some uninitiated music fan believe that the Coral was one of the best bands of the late '60s. Their sound, you could say, captured the essence of Britain's tra...
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