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Limeys love these idiots
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Nov. 18, 2005Green Day's 2004 release of "American Idiot" showed the world what most of our generation already knows: that Green Day is unstoppable.
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Food for thought
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Nov. 14, 2005Farming methods and modified cells have become a hot-button issue in an agricultural world where plant life is patented on a regular basis.It may sound like a line from a cheesy science fiction movie, but these food issues are becoming more of a concern every day."The Future of Food," a documentary directed by Deborah Koons Garcia, is the final installment of the Margaret Mead Traveling Film Festival.
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Swirling 'Colores' is a heady masterpiece
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Nov. 14, 2005Tristeza's "A Colores" is a fantastic album to accompany making out or studying. But if the activity requires a little more energy, the Black Eyed Peas are a much better bet.The San Diego-based quintet has done an admirable job filling the niche reserved for spacey, psychedelic, instrumental music.
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Depeche Mode return as kings of synth-pop
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Oct. 28, 2005Depeche Mode has been regarded as the quintessential British synth-pop group since the release of their first album "Speak and Spell" in 1981.
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"We don't care anymore, either"
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Oct. 19, 2005Story of the Year's sophomore release "In the Wake of Determination" is a drastic departure from their debut album "Page Avenue." The emo verses and sugary pop-punk riffs of "Page Avenue" have been ditched in favor of hard guitars and screaming vocals.
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'Domino' falls short
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Oct. 19, 2005Model Domino Harvey has ditched the bustier and resigned the runway act. Instead of parading around in Gucci she's wearing camo and pumping bullets into notorious fugitives.
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Zox hops with bubbly pop
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Oct. 19, 2005Zox's album "The Wait" sounds like it should be the soundtrack for MTV's reality show "Laguna Beach." The mix of upbeat surfing songs, dark breakup songs and lustful ballads would accompany the show perfectly.This is not to disregard the band's obvious musical talent - it's just that this album is the ideal pop-punk album.
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Prettier than an infected heroin hole
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Oct. 14, 2005For a guy as pretty as Jared Leto, one wouldn't expect him to be the front man for a band as hard as 30 Seconds to Mars.Believe it.
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Marley for Generation Mayer
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Oct. 3, 2005Abdel Wright won't make you "get up, stand up," like Bob Marley, but he will soothe your soul with sweet guitar-playing and airy vocals.
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'Greatest Game' keeps out of the rough
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Sep. 19, 2005The basic recipe for a rags-to-riches sports story calls for one generic poor guy, dreams of greatness and a dash of amazing athletic talent.
