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The legendary Roots crew is back at it again, with their sixth album dropping among a slew of other projects.
Only James Bond could request Halle Berry for his lover and have her handed to him on a silver platter.
With the recent release of Audioslave's debut album -- a combination of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine - the end of 2002 has brought the return of the so-called supergroup: a grouping of members of music's elite into a single band.
During the past week, Jennifer Lopez, (formerly known as J. Lo) premiered her third album, "This Is Me Then." I can honestly say, as a lover of good music across all genres, the album is far, far from perfect. "This Is Me Then" is a compilation of about 10 love ballads, with the exception of two hip-hop collaborations, one featuring LL Cool J, the other with Styles and Jadakiss.
The Emperor's Club" is ambitious in its attempts to add depth to a tired formula: that of the inspiring teacher reaching out to and compelling troubled students.
The 1950s -- how perfectly marvelous. A decade of illusion and suffocating attention to the nuclear family, a decade in which everything seemed as bright and sunny as the Technicolor that characterized its movies.
When you're considered one of Brooklyn's finest and name your album "Quality," it can only mean one thing: It better be bangin'. Talib Kweli's first solo album (not counting "Reflection Eternal" because it's with DJ Hi-Tek) is just that and more, as "Quality" comes with a fresh flavor and original sound that not many artists have. Kweli achieves a different sound here, not necessarily better, but different, unlike what he came up with alongside Hi-Tek.
Two short years ago, limp rap-rock hybrids were poised on the verge of global domination. At the very moment when his country needed him most, the incomparable Zack de la Rocha, patron saint of heavy metal hip-hop, announced his break from musical and political revolutionaries Rage Against The Machine, citing communication breakdowns and newfound faults in the band's decision making process. Soundgardener Chris Cornell had been cultivating their work from behind the mixing board, an unseen and largely uncredited force in the Rage studio prior to his outright assimilation.
Perhaps one of the best things about life here at U.Va is the tremendous amount of student talent that constantly is being showcased.
"Frida" is a well-acted and brilliantly directed visual piece of moving art. It shows daring in its ambition and bravado in its use of symbolic visuals.
Somehow, it's all worth it -- the standing in line days ahead of time for tickets, the embarrassing looks from movie-goers a decade younger than you and even the awkward conversations in the popcorn line about favorite passages from the book (don't even ask me why these happened, but they did). From the moment that Dobby (a house-elf) shows up in the first scene to throw a cake on the bulbous head of his uncle's client, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is full-blown movie-going pleasure. Now almost five years after its 1998 book release, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is almost nothing more than a memory in the book world of bestsellers and holiday picks.
Steven Seagal's latest action flick, "Half Past Dead," is a stupid, unbelievable, moronic and utterly pointless waste of time.
I've always had a pet theory running around my head regarding the secret to U2's long-term success.
This Wednesday will see the start of a new film festival, sponsored by a newly formed University Contracted Independent Organization.
What's an up-and-coming band to do if it's looking to expand its fan base? Hit the road! Greg Joseph, bassist for the Clarks, talked to The Cavalier Daily this past weekend as he traveled from Cincinnati to Knoxville, Tenn., part of the Clarks' most recent tour. Battling a hilly terrain (and the resulting cell phone static), Joseph discussed the band's latest album, "Another Happy Ending," and their most recent tour, which takes Scott Blasey (lead vocals, guitars), Rob James (guitars, vocals), Dave Minarik (drums, vocals) and Joseph to Charlottesville this Wednesday for a 9 p.m.
Before we get into the album, let's start off with a basic definition: Biting (v.) -- to take another artist's flow, rhyme or beat, etc., and then call it your own.
Imagine a time of madness, gin and jazz. "The Wild Party," running through Dec. 14 at Live Arts, can take you there -- just make sure your glass is full, your clothes sharp and your feet fast.
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