“Woman is the Future of Man” | Sexual Evolution

It's utterly amazing how much action one man can get and still not have any idea about the true nature of women. In "Woman is the Future of Man," South Korean director Hong Sang-soo paints a vivid, if...
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The Matador | Grabbing the Bull By the Horns

For an actor, few ideas are more dreaded that that of being typecast: so set in a certain role that the audience refuses to acknowledge you in other roles. Just ask Mark Hamill who still is recognized...
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The Dave Matthews Band | Stand Up | RCA

Dave Matthews Band had to have been feeling a certain amount of pressure going into the making of their new release Stand Up. With their 2001 album Everyday, they alienated some of their more core Bon...
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Spoon | Gimme Fiction | Merge Records

The image on the cover of Gimme Fiction recalls a popular image from fairy tale lore - that of the ill-fated Little Red Riding Hood. It's this sort of brooding essence mixed with colorful exuberance t...
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Hot Hot Heat | Elevator | Sire

It's become rather obvious that indie rock has taken over as the next logical progression in the popular music scene. Festival shows like Coachella have risen up from the extremely unlikely (who would...
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Kaiser Chiefs | Employment | Universal

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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The Mars Volta | Frances the Mute | Universal

The Mars Volta do not write albums for the timid. Those who seek feel good, pop songs about love and happiness that can easily fit into a radio station's play list are advised to look elsewhere.
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The Hives Bring the Rock ‘n’ Roll to the Happiest Place on Earth

The Hives are something of the musical equivalent of Muhammad Ali, full of a sort of arrogance and swagger that lets everyone know that they distinguish themselves from the crowd. The Hives had the ch...
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Low | The Great Destroyer | SubPop

Low, a slow core band hailing from the frigid icy tundra known to Westerners as Minnesota, have been around since 1994, formed as a sort of alternative to grunge. To date, they have achieved their big...
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The Black Keys | Rubber Factory | Fat Possum

It's certainly tempting to write off Akron, Ohio-based group the Black Keys as another one of the seemingly hundreds of the garage rock bands that have sprung up over the last few years.
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Bernie Goes East

The death of a family member is probably the single most emotionally painful thing that we as human beings have to bear. The prospect of disappearing form this earth, never to return to our family and...
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Pixies Live Up to Legend

The Pixies are legends. Not legends in the sense of being instantly recognizable on the radio or MTV, but legends in their own right. Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering were lu...
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The Sax Man

When asked the question, "What is jazz?" by an onlooker at a session before his Sunday night performance, jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis retorted with another question. "What is French? It's a lan...
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