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Film: Reel Loud Synopses

"Melancholy Mechanics" - In a seemingly cold and unfeeling world, one man finds beauty for the first time.
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Interview: No Knife

A little emo, a little indie and a little punk, No Knife piques your interest the first time you see them - by the second time, you're hooked.
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Interview: Digital Video Festival Organizer Amaris Crouch

Thomas Friedman has said our age is marked by "the democratization technology" - i.e. the profusion of complex yet affordable technology to the masses.
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Theater Review: “A Raisin in the Sun”

What would you do if you received $10,000? Buy a car? Go to Las Vegas?
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Daddy Kev | Lost Angels E.P. | Celestial

Los Angeles is currently hip hop's Mecca, with more underground and mainstream talent than any other region. But the underground scene sure is strange.
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R.E.M. | Reveal | Warner Bros.

My brother once had a great insight into R.E.M: "They're so good at writing pretty good songs," he said.
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Weezer | Weezer (The Green Album) | Geffen

It's been five years since Pinkerton came out and seven since the self-titled debut was released, but judging by the frenetic reaction the group received at Coachella, Weezer is still am...
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Ocean Colour Scene | Mechanical Wonder | Ark21

When I first heard Moseley Shoals, Ocean Colour Scene's last American release, I was amazed that a band from Manchester (home of The Smiths) could play with such soul.
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Useless I.D. | Bad Story, Happy Ending | Kung Fu

It is rare that a dime-a-dozen review jobber for a somewhat progressive news rag gets to indulge in rampant, drooling nationalistic condescension.
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Velvet Sun | Dreamhome | Flotation

Essentially a one-man band, Scott Weinkle uses simplistic rock formulas and basic sonic tricks to expand conventional rock in a fashion where the rock of the past can still hold relevance in the prese...
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Film Review: “A Knight’s Tale”

After watching the first couple of minutes unfold in "A Knight's Tale," one quickly figures out that they're going to have to get into a different frame of mind in order to enjoy the film.
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Electronic Summer Listening Guide

Spring, as I'm sure you've garnered from the warm weather and flower-powered Ross commercials, has sprung, and a new crop of CDs have landed on the Artsweek desk in ripe abundance.
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Straight-To-Video Classics: “Left Behind”

Instead of a specific film, there is a whole genre of films that is blowing up that you need to know about if you consider yourself a true film connoisseur. That genre is Christian home video.
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Film Review: “The Center of the World”

This is a love story. Boy meets girl in the non-threatening coffee shop. Boy finds out girl is a rock drummer by day and stripper by night.
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Film Review: “Boesman and Lena”

Set against the backdrop of the desolate mud flats outside Cape Town, South Africa, it is a tale of loss and survival during that nation's period of apartheid.
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