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Interview: “Bash” Director Marc Shaw

"He uses "Mormon" as a universal term for people who grew up in religious communities in general."
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Film Review: “Sweet November”

Like tribute albums, remakes are tricky territory. After all, if you’re going to redo someone else’s work, how are you going to make it better or different so that it’s worth watchin...
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Theater Review: “Out on a Limb”

A professional alter ego, a salsa dancer and a talking leg. These seem like soap opera characters, yet they are the unlikely characters in a dramatic production. “Out on a Limb,” presented...
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Photos: Aceyalone at the El Rey Theater, Feb. 18

Aceyalone Performed with Abstract Rude, Mikah9, Cocoa Brovaz, Rasco, Ed O.G., and Masterminds.
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Letter to the Editor

To ignore Ray Luv's presence on "Pimp Shit" is like saying that "I Got You Babe" is sung by Sonny Bono.
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Album Review: Jim White | No Such Place | Luaka Bop

It’s not surprising that an album like this would be on a label founded by David Byrne. White and a collaboration of producers have constructed a redefinition of how we listen to stories, folk a...
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Album Review: The Hex | No Car | Troubleman Unlimited

Ask John Q. Fourtrack, and he’ll say he’s an experimenter and an artist. The Hex, however, says nothing and then rips your fucking ears off. The liner notes are terse to the point of being...
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Album Review: The Iconz | Street Money | Slip ‘n’ Slide

Oh damn. The Iconz are some crazy hard gangstaz from Florida, so you best watch your step when your punk ass is vacationing at Disney World! Five men and a token gangsta bitch make up the Iconz crew. ...
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Album Review: Stephen Malkmus | Stephen Malkmus | Matador

When Pavement officially called it quits last fall after an illustrious decade-long career, thousands of lo-fi indie fans across the world held their breath. Sure, there certainly were other purveyors...
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Album Review: Matthew Good Band | Beautiful Midnight | Atlantic

Smart record execs know the importance of packaging a band, especially in today’s image-conscious market. Bands with names like Crazy Town or Dream let today’s dim music consumers know exa...
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Film Review: “Hannibal”

Director Ripley Scott turns out the sequel to 1991's "Silence of the Lambs" that is every bit as beautifully shot as its predecessor, but unfortunately compensates in gore for what it lacks ...
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Straight to Video Classics: “Raising Cain”

Don't ever confuse the fact that the strong point of any "Classic" is its lead actor, and "Raising Cain's" man is none other than John Lithgow. That's right, THE John Lithgow.
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Film Review: “Human Resources”

The realistic dialogue is enhanced by the use of nonprofessional actors, many of them factory workers cast to fit their fictional counterparts.
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Theater Review: “A Doll’s House”

"A Doll's House" demands that the audience take a serious look at the role of women in society.
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Recipe for a Mixtape: The Cruisin’ Tape

So you got yourself a new ride. All you need now is a proper playlist to take you from gangsta anthems to pimp shit and back again.
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