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Review: The Constantines - Tournament Of Hearts
Perhaps self-conscious, perhaps not, this is the kind of music the word "anthemic" was invented to describe.
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Film Review: 2046
Wong Kar Wai has incorporated his glowing pop fixation into a larger scheme of emotion and produced ... art.
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CD Review: Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
Six years later, Fiona Apple is still angry, but it's an enthralling and perpetually shifting anger...if somewhat overproduced.
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CD Review: Chad VanGaalen - Infiniheart
Infiniheart burgeons with promise, but it also excites with the ambition and originality of this new voice's here and now.
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Review: Old Time Relijun - 2012
The year 2012: filled with zombies, wolves and vampires who know how to shake their asses like it's 1978.
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Review: Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
The recipe may work, but these songs are like musical Twinkies: sure, they taste good, but where's the substance?
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Concert Review: The White Stripes in Detroit, 10.1.05
Love them or hate them, nobody else on the planet is putting on a show like the White Stripes.
It may not be Dropout's equal, but the two wouldn't look out of place mixing at a cocktail party.
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Album Review: Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
The soul, depth, and sheer ferocity of Wolf Parade's debut album will raise the bar for all new releases.
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