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Moby - 18 : Pretty good, Pretty much all the
songs with sampled vocals are nice. All the songs
with guest vocalists and his own vocals are
lacking. I just threw the gospel songs on my
walking tape and I'm happy.
Emenim - The Emenim Show : Easily one of the
best hip hop albums and MC's out there. It's
refreshing to hear someone talking about things
that actually mean something instead of bragging
about crap they really don't own. This was fun to
listen to all the way thru. Emenim is better than
his beats. He raps on beats most rappers would
pass up on. I hope it's not really how he describes
it in his songs as far as not being recognized for
his skills cuz he's the best out there right now,
period.
DJ Shadow - The Private Press : This one
didn't really hit me until the second listening.
Quality work from a guy who doesn't release to
much shit. Instrumental Hip Hop on an intelligent
& exploratative tip. It's like Moby without the all
note: A really really good movie is one I go
and see 2 or 3 more times while it's in the
theater. A pretty good movie is one I see
once, enjoy the shit out of it, and look
forward to the DVD. To find out more
about any of these movies go here and do
a search on the title.
Lord of the Rings (dvd) - Nice movie. Consider
this dvd release to be a teaser to the real DVD
release coming in November. I call it milking the
public but isn't that what Hollywood does?
Anyfarts it's a great flick and a great way to blow
3 hours. I still have to say I've seen better fight
sequences on Zena - Warrior Princess!
Showtime - Well, it passed the time. Not much to
really crack up on here. Seems like they thought
this would be a good idea untile they actually shot
it. If it doesn't take much for you to laught then
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the "easy money" black music samples and droll
vocals. Inspired.
Mandalay - Solace : This has been out for
awhile. A really nice CD. I really love their choice
of synth sounds, stuff nobody else uses (Like
Everything But the Girl later productions). Nicola
Hitchcock vocal style is very original, and the
music has a very intimate feel. I wish they would
have included "Please" (which was played on an
episode of La Femme Nikita, which got me into
the band), but I can't really complain. It's a 2 CD
set for the price of one. Very nice!
Chemical Brothers - Come With Us : I highly
respect these guys work, even if I can't
immediately get into it. It's just so well produced!
They have really gone the pop route since "dig
your own hole", which is understandable. It's a
better CD than "Surrender". Star Guitar is banging
in a dreamy way. Quality music by an act that
always put's alot of time into it's music.
Daft Punk - Discover : Just like the Chemicals,
Daft Punk has gone the Pop route, but they do it
in such a cool way. This CD sounds like a bedroom
studio project, only thing is the tracks are catchy
as hell. The Todd Edwards cut up track is my
favorite. Good buy.
Michael Jackson - Invincible : Not bad. You
know if he would spend normal amounts of
money, left the "King of Pop" crap in the closet,
and concentrating on making good songs instead
of music events, he would be so much better off.
When I read how much it cost to make this record
I had to giggle and snort. I know he's Michael
Jackson and everything but What a Idiot. It
doesn't cost that much to make a record unless
your still trying to reach the days of Thriller. Why
he's still chasing it is beyond me. Madonna is cool,
she does what she wants, she's not trying to
spread herself to thin, and her music is more
interesting now than when she was a phenom. I
hope Michael hooks up with a producer who will
bring him down to earth (Rapheal Sadiq or D'
Angelo maybe?). Invincible sounds great because
a ton of money was spent on it. You won't
remember any of the tunes 15 minutes after
you've heard them (After I heard Usher's "You
remind Me" I had trouble deleting from the
memory banks!). For my fellow musicians though
ALL Michael Jackson CD's are must buys simply
because the quality of the recordings are refernce.
Lucy Pearl : You know what cracks me up. This
neo soul category they made up recently for black
bands that actually play instruments all the way
thru the song. Isn't that the way music was
suppose to be? Lord knows when producers run
out of ideas they go running to the pre 90's music
catalog for sampling. This is a great CD. Light,
tight and breezy. Pick it up. Nice to hear a bass
player moving the strings. Looking forward to
"Vintage CLassic"
Bilal : Very nice. Nicely produced to. Has the hot
Dre sound where the drums smack you in the face
like 2 peices of wood.
Nas - Stillmatic : I've never been that big a fan
of Nas (don't ask why, maybe I was on some bad
cheeba) but this is a great CD. True lyricist who
doesn't have to resort to short lived gimmicks
(growly voice, bling bling). Ether is a trip!
DJ Doc Martin - Open Your Mind Mix CD: THis
one's from 1996, but it's still one of my all time
you'll enjoy this one.
Clockstoppers - A lot better than many critics
gave it. Kid finds a watch that can slow down time
around him. PLays tricks on a few people, then
spends the rest of the film running from the
people who want it back. WHat more did the
critics want from a nickelodeon film I wonder?
Some swell FX in this one directed by Star Trek The Next Generation's Number #1.
Contract Killer - ANother Jet Li movie. This one
is about a amatuer hit man (who posseses great
skill without a gun) who it trying to score a huge
contract based on finding the killer of a yakuza
boss. Takes a minute to get to the action but
when it does all hell breaks loose. One of the
better Jet Li action n guns movies out of Hong
Kong I've seen.
We were Soilders - ANother combat driven film
about the insanity of war. This one is about oe of
the early Vietnam conflicts. Mel Gibson does a
good job as a leader trying to remain objective in
the mist of chaos and overwhelming odds against.
Great picture and excellent sound. CHeck it out.
The effects of Napalm it shows are pretty CSI
insteresting.
The Sweetest Thing - "Chick flick" with a
Farrelly brothers vibe. Gross-out humor which
seems to be thrown in for the hell of it. Christina
Applegate shines the most in this one, I've always
considered her to be talented way beyond her
looks (and she looks good!). I won't even explain
the plot since there hardly is one. Still, all said an
enojyable rental. If you buy it you were warned.
Blade 2 - Ahhh...the daywalker. Much respect for
the first blade which was directed by Steve
Norrington. The talented Guillermo Del Toro
directs this sequel and does a great job keeping it
"for the fans". None of that PG-13 sequel crap
that you usually get with a successful R-Rated
movie. This is violent, gruesome, and cool as hell.
IT even has Donnie Yen (Iron Monkey), who
choreographs some of the fight scenes, and who
is a legend on his own. No bullshit here.
High Crimes - THis is Morgan Freeman & Ashely
Judd collecting paychecks for the summer home in
venice. Predictable and should have been a
straight to USA network release. Pay no more
than $2 to rent it. It's worth that. The story get's
stupid as soon as she finds out her husband is not
who he seems when he get's arrested for war
crimes and has been living under a false identity.
Any normal woman, especially a power lawyer as
she plays, would have been da hell out! Instead
she fights to clear his name, whoever he is......
Panic Room - To be honest the 2nd time around
wasn't as good as the first. The neat "thru the
wall" camera work was though. All in all a good
flick. No surprises, but it keeps up at a steady
pace. Fincher's best with material with some
shock value. One thing that puzzled me was the
choice for Jodie Fosters son/daughter. You'll see
what I mean.
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mix cd's ever (next to Laurent Garnier's Xmix 2
CD). If youcan find it scoop it up. Great mix of
house and techno on the moody tip. And man
what an intro - Dj Sneak into Terry Lee Brown's
"Terry's House". Classic.
Pink - Missundaztood : Impressive album from
someone who could have easily been another
addition to the teen pop junk heap. "Just like a
Pill" is my favorite (sticks to the brain). The styles
varies a great deal on this CD and she sounds
natural singing on them instead of it sounding
forced. CHeck it out.
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top 2002 movies
minority report
storytelling
Blade 2
Bourne Identity
Spiderman
Brotherhood of the wolf
Kissing Jessica Stein
Star Trek Nemisis / We were soilders
Have not seen yet but hopeful
equilibrium
Kissing Jessica Stein - This was nice. Two first
time lesbian's (well technically bi-sexual) go at it
in an effort to find something new. One thing this
movie points out about same sex relationships, it
ain't like the porno's. Those chicks are getting
paid to giggle and squirm. In real life there are
issues man. Feelings, compatability,
communication, passion, all the things in same
sex relationships. Plus in reality the rest of the
world has caught up so see, it's really an issue
with the couple, not society. Well done. If I were a
woman, I'd be gay!! I'm not ashamed to say it. I'd
also pay top $dollar$ to experience a woman's
orgasm. Heyell yeah!
Bamboozled - I haven't rent a Spike "message"
movie in a long time. This was a good flick, minus
the ending. Television isn't to far away from some
of the things he's suggesting. Basically a lone
black TV exec comes up with a show he hope will
get him fired. He brings blackface back and
instead of getting axed he's in charge of the #1
show in the country. Then all hell breaks loose.
ALl in all Spike's best since DO the Right Thing &
Summer of Sam. What's even cooler is that it was
filmed with hand held digital cameras. Check it
out.
Brotherhood of the Wolf - If you wait and hour
and a half you'll get some of the best action
sequences of the year. THe fight sceses are brutal
and punishing . Very cool. The Story is nice as
well. THe Brotherhood of the wolf is not what you
might think it is. The fights were choregraphed by
Philip Kwok , who is responsible for some of John
Woo's best Hong Kong work, as well as some
great 70's kung fu flicks. Check it out, but be
warned it takes it's time to get to the punishing.
about schmit
punch drunk love
could have been better
die another day
LOTRings two towers (looked great, but it was lacking
something)
red dragon (the director of Rush Hour 1 & 2 doing this
one?)
minority report (i know, it's one of the favorites to, but
with Speilberg you can be extra critical)
panic room (but what else could they have done huh?)
Scorpion King - Basically it's a video game on
screen. An ok video game. You'll forget what you
saw as soon as its over. It should have went hard
core with all the stabbing and cutting that went on
without a drop of blood shown.
Death to Smoochy - This was ok. They
advertised it as a dark comedy and all it turned
out to be was Robin Williams using dirty words
with a loud voice. Not enough to carry a movie. I
was cracking up a couple times though so it's
worth a rental. The story is to silly to recap.
Windtalkers (what happen Woo?)
Momento - One of the best films of the 2000's.
All I can say is having no short term memory
sucks ass. THis story is told from the end to the
beginning in a way. Check it out.
top 2002 music
nas - lost tapes / god's son
missy elliot - under construction (work it was da shit)
pink - m!ssundaztood
the hives - veni vidi vicious (cool title)
felix the housecat - kittenz & thee glitz (impressive cd)
beth orton - daybreaker
dj shadow - private press
ashanti
the vines - highly evolved
clipse - lord willin'
Red Dragon - Pretty much point and shoot.
Follows the book , except "as in all hollywood
movies based on books", the ending is test
audiance approved. Hopkins is great as Lecter as
usual, but he doesn't really have anything to do
but look creepy. Ralph Finnes is the standout in
the movie since this time you actually get more
into his "becoming"as Francis Dolerhyde. Ed
Norton is just slumming as Wil Graham, in
restraint mode. You can't really compare this to
the movie Manhunter (which is based off the same
book "Red Dragon") as far as quality since anyone
could have directed this movie the way it stands.
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norah jones - come away with me
beck - sea change
eminem - eminem show
ludacris - word of mouf (funny shit)
nas - stillmatic
big tymers - hood rich (funny dum shit)
sonic youth - murray street
the streets - original pirate material
the white stripes - white blood cells
moby - 18 (a photocopy of play, but a little sadder)
j-live - all the above
chemical brothers - come with us
elvis #1's
rolling stones - 40 licks
Woth a viewing, but don't expect a whole lot and
you'll enjoy it.
The Transporter - Need something delivered
somewhere, no ?'s asked? Call the Transporter,
who does it with extreme discipline, never
breaking his rules of transport, until now of
course. Leave the old brain at home and enjoy.
Shit blows up good, 55,000 rounds of ammo go
off, and the action hero is indestructable. Not Woo
like in gun fights, or Jet Li in Kung Fu action, but
cool in it's own way. It is getting harder and
harder for Hollywood to come up with real life
situations where multiple 9 minute Kung-Fu
scenes are plausable in a movie, but for those
who dig it, you gotta support little gems like this.
The legendary Cory Yuen directs this one with
exec production by Luc Besson.
david bowie - ziggy stardust & spiders from mars
velvet underground - & nico
ladytron - light & magic
musiq - Juslisen
Royksopp - melody AM (nice & laid back)
scarface - the fix
justin timbalake - justified (not bad)
rob swift - sound event
Saint Etienne - Finisterre (nice and breezy)
the advent - sketches for life
the beatles still kick mad flava!!
in my cd player...
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bjork - vespertine
chemical brothers - come with us
mandalay - solace
prince - dirty mind
velvet underground - & nico
beastie boys - licensed to Ill
sly & the family stone - there's a riot going on
beach boys - pet sounds
eminem - eminem show
nas - basement tapes
clipse - lord willin'
Rapheal Saadiq - Instant Vintage
Missy Eliot - under construction
eminem Benzino disses (good shit!)
Musiq - SoulChild / juslisen
3lW - A Girl Can Mack
Justin Timberlakejackson - Justified
White Stripes - Elephant
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust & spiders from mars
Lucinda Williams
Elvis - 30 #1's
DJ Shadow & Dan the Automator - Bombay the Hardway
Ashanti
Amerie All I Have
Die another Day - Best Bond since Goldeneye.
Things blow up big, but don't expect the style and
pacing of the Connery bonds.
Spiderman - Great movie. The only faults are
some of the "dumming down" aspects of the
comic book details, and of course the "with great
budget comes great romance" thingy. Still, when
it has to get violent and destructive it does big
time. Buy it!
Lord of the Rings: two towers - All in all a good
movie. Not the spectacle I thought it was going to
be. The CGI gollum character was the best thing
about the movie. THe battle sequences sucked,
only because the actual combat could not match
the scope they had set up (close ups with the
camera shaking). No matter what you think of it
you still respect the directors vision.
Star Trek Nemesis - Took me awhile to see this
one. Actually went with a free pass that was in my
LOTRings DVD to Two Towers. I was pleasantly
surprised. Critics ripped this flick a new one. If
you dig Star Trek and can forgive them for that
shitty Insurrection, then check this on out before
it's out of the theater. It did terrible business, but
to be honest I enjoyed this one more than I did
the Two Towers. True the story was lacking in
some places and was based on concepts they
covered on TV before, but all in all it was fun to
see ships going at it again with a purpose. And
man were they going at it. The first next
generation film where Picard was calling shots on
the bridge during battle. This will make a nice
DVD when it's released, and all in all if you leave
out insurrection, the NG movies are a nice little
collection to have. Great way to end the series. I
don't think many people really give a shit about
Star Trek anymore. To bad.
Austin Powers : Goldmember - Never should
have been made Period. And I really dug the first
2 BAYBEE!
Minority Report - Based on the number of times
I've watched it I have to say a nice piece of
filmaking, although I had big problems with it
when I saw it in the Theater. Started out with a
bang, nice middle section, and then that tacked
on ending. Still it has enough candy to keep you
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Elton John - Greatest Hits (2 cd set)
8mile soundtrack
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interested, and I love the dream technology. The
look was nice too. Distinctive.
Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever - I can swallow the
dumbest of action movies, but this is to dumb.
Actually more un-inspired than dumb. The Actors
seem to be asleep, so therefore that's what you
end up doing. To bad, Lucy Liu and Antonio
Banderas were wasted
Back to the Future 1,2,& 3 - These movies will
always have a special place for me. I still feel part
1 is one of the tightest & smartest storys ever
filmed for mass consumption. Watching them in
widescreen with clear ass DVD picture and 5.1
dolby digital sound is like seeing them for the first
time. Must rent, must buy.
Sum of all fears - NIce flick, although very
watered down (probably becuz of the 9/11). Ben
Affeleck is decent, but Morgan Freeman has to
stop taking these support roles that end quickly.
How is he ever going to be in the sequels. You'll
see what I mean. He's the best part of this movie.
Based of a Tom Clancy Novel and of course get's
the Hollywood "dumb it down" treatment". Still,
it's a nice flick. Rental for sure.
Men in Black 2 - You can almost feel them
writing this as they went along while you watched
this "movie sequel". Just like Goldmember it
should not have been made. Think of the
thingssome of these schools out there could have
done with the budget of this poop.
Mr Deeds - No better or no worse than any other
Adam Sandler movie, which means you know
what your getting into when you rent it. Dum,
funny, and charming. Winona is perky while John
Turturro seems to be having a lot of fun playing
the vanishing butler.
Reign of Fire - Movie would have been a lot
better if they would have actually had some
dragon in the muafukka ha ha!! REally, more
dragons would have made this a pretty good
movie. Instead it's good in parts but never
delivers the real goods. Like a M. Night
Shamalyan movie. Seeing the director is famous
for directing a ton of X-File episodes you see why!
Bad Company - Watchable, but barely. This is
another one that should not have been made and
instead donated the budget to a few needy
schools. The story is to dum in impossible to
recap. It would have been better if Hannnibal
popped up or something.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Classic. I still find
this film to be truly amazing. Check out the
feature cartoons included on the DVD as well.
Mullhulland Drive - Weird shit. Every time I rent
a David Lynch movie I always say it's the last
time. It will be till his next flick comes out. If only
he could tell a story that actually meant
something cuz lord knows he has the eye!Enjoy
this movie (like all Lynch films) for the journey
thru the subconscious that it is. The story can be
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interpreted 5 different ways but one thing's for
sure. Someone was having a bad day.
Rules of Attraction - If you watch this movie
expecting a full story forget it. It's really a slice of
life featuring fucked up muafukkas. Spend 3 days
with horny degenrates and try to have fun. I dug
it, but it one of those 'no reason at all' movies.
Gotta love some of the backwards effects used to
tell the story, and the guy describing his vacation
was real kool.
Standing in the shadows of Motown - Very
nice. I read a Keyboard magazine article on the
Funk Brothers like 9 years ago and this movie was
like reading it again. Very nice. These guys
shouldn't have gone out the way they did, but it's
nice to see them get the credit they fully deserve.
It's so nice to see people playing instruments
together again. I love technology but nothing will
ever be better than a band. All music headz must
see this film. The DVD is filled with a ton of nice
extras too. Message to Joan Osbourne: You have
a wonderful voice, don't waste it on turd songs
anymore baby!
Beatles Anthology DVD - About as close to
musical heaven as one can come to. A truly
remarkable band telling their story from day 1
(well it seemed like it). The Beatles are one of the
scat few bands to where I can say ANY hype or
press they get they fully deserve it. Must see /
must buy. One can only hope they do one of these
on Prince and Parliament/Funkadelic!
Two Weeks Notice - Uhmm....well.....It played,
therefore it exists. Honestly these kind of movies
direct themselves. Hugh Grant as his normal
charming self, and Sandra Bolluck as usual
underplays her looks for 90 minutes of preprogrammed, easy on the brain romance.
Secretary, and other romance movies which take
chances and give you real, flawed, characters,
makes this kind of fluff look like Nickelodeon. If
you like light dum romance movies you'll love 2
weeks notice. I guess that's the best way to sum
it up.
Harry Potter & chamber of Secrets - I dug it.
No dull moments in this one, and it basically
follows the book. THe whole premise of Potter is
ok, I trip on how he mostly watches everyone else
do neat things, while his solutions for things are
more practical and don't really involve magic. Still
this is a enjoyable movie. for kids and adults.
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Women have this way of checking each other out.
It's amazing to watch. It happens in a span of 2
seconds or less. It's a quick systematic scan from
head to toe, complete with a self analysis in
comparison to the data they have just retreived.
Is is lesbian thing? Maybe in some small way, but
it's more of a competition thing the way I see it.
Hair, clothes, weight, ect.
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Therapy is the new masturbation of this century.
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La Femme Nakita (on the oxygen network)
xena (on the oxygen network)
The Simpsons
Married with children (long live the bundys, only
comedy show to actually make me crack the hell
up!)
24
Smallwille
CSI (my cureent favorite right now)
monk (has gotten boring as of lately)
The X Files
witchbalde (parts of it are very cool, other parts
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