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Art Review: “The Empty Bottle”

February 8, 2001 by

The irony of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov's pun is in the fact that some citizens in the former Soviet Union actually lived in public restrooms.
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Aesop Rock | Float | Mush

February 8, 2001 by

While listening to the thoughtful and philosophical Aesop Rock, I began to ponder my own validity in this world. I have questions I need answered: Is anyone reading my reviews? If so, would my recomme...
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Fauna Flash | Fusion | Compost

February 8, 2001 by

The other night, while swilling Chardonnay at a press reception in Montecito among a crowd 20 years too old to be called my colleagues, I was struck with a great idea. Now, if you lived in a gorgeous ...
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Various Artists | Rapid Transit | Chocolate Industries

February 8, 2001 by

It’s been a long while since I gave up my former day job: financial analyst supervillain. But that doesn’t mean I don’t think of those days past, those days way back when I was a mil...
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Enemymine | The Ice in Me | Up

February 8, 2001 by

Before I describe the soul-shredding noise monster that is Enemymine, let me just say that the group once accidentally left its drummer in a roadside cafe while on tour. That’s fucking rad. Evol...
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Field Mob | Ashy to Classy | MCA

February 8, 2001 by

The Dirty South has once again unleashed a plague onto the unsuspecting public. First it was Master P and his No Talent Soldiers, now it’s the Field Mob with its debut Ashy to Classy. Now for so...
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Tipsy | Uh-Oh! | Asphodel

February 8, 2001 by

Electro-lounge, you’ve gotta heard it before. It’s that chill but bouncy music pouring softly out of speakers at cocktail lounges and parties meant mostly as a nice accompaniment for drink...
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Honeydogs | Here’s Luck | Palm

February 8, 2001 by

Here’s Luck is another step of progression in the Minneapolis music scene. Extremely rich in sound, each track is almost a mini-masterpiece that proves that this band is not only accomplished, b...
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Theater Review: Triumph of Love Has Plenty of Cross-Dressing Fun

January 30, 2001 by

The Central Coast Premiere production is a masterful blend of music, humor and old-fashioned love.
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Film Review: “Shadow of a Vampire”

January 30, 2001 by

One of those "Does art mirror life or life mirror art?" movies that might interest Oscar Wilde, "Shadow" is an entertaining film set around the filming of an actual vampire movie.
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Straight to Video Classics: “The Catcher”

January 30, 2001 by

The Catcher's first order of business is to kill the opposing team's star player.
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Film Review: “On the Road With Duke Ellington”

January 30, 2001 by

There's something about mastication that makes legends not so legendary.
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CD Reviews

January 30, 2001 by

Sade, Lesser, The Microphones, more
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Film Review: “Snatch”

January 25, 2001 by

Director Guy Ritchie seems determined to make the film, essentially a comedy of errors, entertaining and surprising at every turn.
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Film Review: “Rififi”

January 25, 2001 by

Jules Dassin's 1955 French film noir features an exquisitely engineered jewelry heist that looks way ahead of its time in a 2001 viewing.
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