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The Mr. T Experience | Yesterday Rules | Lookout!

Lonely hearts and lovelorn souls rejoice! The Mr. T Experience, godfathers of the East Bay pop-punk scene, have released Yesterday Rules, their 10th studio album of brainy pop songs for the broken-hea...
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KCSB Top Ten

1) Erase Errata | At Crystal Palace | Troubleman Unlimited 2) Klute | Lie Cheat and Steal | Breakbeat Science 3) Jaylib | Champion Sound | Stones Throw
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Various Artists | Buddyhead Presents: Gimme Skelter | Nettwerk America

Damn I wish Iggy Pop stayed cool. You know the good ol' Lust For Life days, before he sold his song rights to an infinite number of commercials and soundtracks.
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The “Hey Yaaah” Heard Round the World

Okay, okay. Artsweek is a little late. So sue us. We're well aware that every reputable publication has already published and shelved their year-end best of/top 10/New Year's issue. But, you know what...
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The Triplets of Belleville | Un, Deux, Trois … C’est Magnifique

"The Triplets of Belleville," a surreal animated romp from French director Sylvain Chomet, only lasts 82 minutes, but every scene brings beautiful but harsh images together with a stunning soundtrack.
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The Offspring | Splinter | Columbia

The new record, Splinter, is also aptly titled in that it is insignificant but extremely annoying. Even the degenerate middle-schooler who thought that "studpiddumbshitgoddamnedmotherfucker" represent...
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Big Fish | Burton’s Film Baits But Doesn’t Bite

The dark branches of the trees on the poster for "Big Fish" contrast against their light background. This sort of coupling has become a chromatic trademark for director Tim Burton.
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The Darkness | Permission to Land | Atlantic

Having already made a sizable dent in the U.K. charts, 1970s-influenced hard-rockers the Darkness have brought their product stateside, and what an in-your-face product it is.
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Ryan Adams | Love Is Hell, Part 2 | Lost Highway

At the risk of sounding presumptuous, Ryan Adams could very well be the rock and roll messiah. Eager to take chances and blend genres, Adams has some major musical muscle in his corner.
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KCSB Top Ten

1) The Rapture | Echoes | Strummer/Universal 2) The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop 3) The Snake The Cross The Crown | Like a Moth Before a Flame | Waste of Time
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Shoot!

Sure, there are plenty of film festivals and filmmaking competitions taking place all over the country in any given week. But, how many of those festivals willingly give directorial reign to 10 random...
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Tipping Sorrow’s Scales

In the closing scenes of "21 Grams," one of the main characters lies in a hospital bed and recalls the urban legend that the 21 grams a human body supposedly loses at the moment of death is the loss o...
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Three Men and a Little Bjork

Palm Pictures has released a three-part series called "The Director's Label," showcasing the work of three directors of music videos and short films.
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Michael Jackson | Number Ones | Epic

It seems rather unfortunate for your latest greatest hits CD to be released while you are being charged with child molestation, but such is the life of Michael Jackson.
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Johnny Cash | Unearthed (box set) | American

Look, it's like this: Johnny Cash is my god and I don't think that I can do his new box set any justice.
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