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| Billboard CD reviews: RZA, Los Lonely Boys
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| Reuters - Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA returns
for a third time to his Bobby Digital alter-ego, his new rhymes
ranging from pseudo-standard gangsta cliches to a dizzying
mash-up of pop-culture references (Jabba the Hutt, mogwai and
Hunt's Ketchup all get name-checked in a matter of 10 seconds)
to bizarre boasts ("When I was young/I slept with a battery
under my tongue/so when I spit/the impact with a sting of a
stun gun"). But it's the beats and production that really
define an RZA release, and they're as intoxicating as ever on
"Digi Snacks." Bass lines and obscure samples lunge in and out
of slithering, off-kilter rhythms, illustrating the virtuosity
of this one-of-a-kind rap artist. -- read full article |
| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:41:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews |
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| Billboard DVD review: New Order
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| Reuters - "New Order: Live in Glasgow" is the
seminal post-punk band's first release since bassist Peter Hook
confirmed the group's split in January. The two-disc
retrospective offers insight into why the trio lasted nearly
three decades -- as well as why it called it quits. -- read full article |
| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:42:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews |
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| Billboard CD reviews: Ry Cooder, Three 6 Mafia
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| Reuters - On his latest solo album, Ry Cooder
intones, "Time is all you got," and it's the ravages of time
that have informed the California trilogy he wraps with "I,
Flathead." But while 2005's "Chavez Ravine" and last year's "My
Name Is Buddy" pondered losses -- of places, communities,
solidarity -- "I, Flathead" takes us back to a time gone by,
when California was in the early throes of modern development.
The fictitious singer-songwriter Kash Buk and his band the
Clowns provide the aural travelogue of the Golden State. Buk
and company take us to Bakersfield ("Johnny Cash," "Spayed
Cooley"), the Mexican border ("Filipino Dance Hall Girl," "My
Dwarf Is Getting Tired") and the beatnik clubs ("Flathead One
More Time," "Can I Smoke Here?"). It's a wild ride through
another place and time, but Cooder keeps a steady, and
trustworthy, hand on the wheel. -- read full article |
| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:59:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews |
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| Rise and fall and rise of China to great power
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|  AP - "Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present" (Ecco. 763 pages. $34.95), by Jonathan Fenby: In 1776, the 13 American colonies began their two-century march to making the United States the world's only remaining superpower.
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| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:04:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews |
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| Tale of botched terror war marred by errors
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| AP - "Hunting Bin Laden" (Skyhorse Publishing. 229 pages. $24.95), by Rob Schultheis: Veteran war correspondent Rob Schultheis draws a line in the sand early in his new book, "Hunting Bin Laden." -- read full article |
| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:29:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews |
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| Parade of exotic performers lifts 'Jungle Fantasy'
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|  AP - If you've ever wanted to see a Ukrainian frog juggler, a Bulgarian "hairialist" and a Mongolian contortionist lizard all in the same show, then you're in luck. "Jungle Fantasy" has arrived to satisfy all your circus cravings.
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| Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:26:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews |
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| George Michael keeps the faith at L.A. concert
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| Reuters - The audience at Los
Angeles' Forum gave George Michael a special present just
before the second half of his two-hour performance Wednesday: a
spontaneous arena-wide "happy birthday to you" for the English
singer, who turned 45 on Wednesday. -- read full article |
| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:59:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews |
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