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A Mountain of Talent

April 21, 2005 by

Ever thought about seducing some blue turtles? Well, the South Lake Tahoe-based band, Blue Turtle Seduction certainly has. When I first heard a band with this name was playing at my house, I was a lit...
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Mariah Carey | The Emancipation of Mimi | Island Records

April 21, 2005 by

What can be said of the new Mariah Carey album The Emancipation of Mimi? Nothing positive. All of Carey's albums have become progressively more horrible than each previous one.
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Garbage | Bleed Like Me | Geffen

April 21, 2005 by

Having followed Garbage since it's inception in 1993, it pains me to submit what you are about to read. Disappointingly, Bleed Like Me finds the band still heavily anesthetized from the medication of ...
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Nine Inch Nails | With Teeth | Interscope

April 21, 2005 by

On the first track of the new Nine Inch Nails album, With Teeth, Trent Reznor utters the words, "Why do you get all the love in the world?" in a blues-tinted falsetto.
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“Hey, Carrot Juice!”

April 14, 2005 by

Less than a week after the release of the much-anticipated debut of Louis XIV's first full-length album, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept, the group made its first appearance in Santa Barbara on April...
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Joshua Redman Live @ Capbell Hall

April 14, 2005 by

Is Josh Redman creating great music that is universally relevant to all ages? Definitely. Redman leads the SFJAZZ Collective, an all-star octet of some of the best jazz musicians in the world.
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Penny for Your Thoughts

April 14, 2005 by

New York Times columnist, feminist and award-winning author Barbara Ehrenreich gave an informative and entertaining lecture about her best-selling book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America...
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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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