Beck Midnite Vultures DGC By: Eric G. Beck has abandoned all sincerity for Midnite Vultures, but that hardly matters given that this might be his best record yet. Odelay overexposed Beck. It wasn’t his fault, though. He got way too many amazing reviews for any ego to remain grounded. It took the public a while […]

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The World Is Not Enough Directed By Michael Apted Mgm/ua By: Eric G. Things were looking grim for Pierce Brosnan’s turn as James Bond as both Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies were relatively disappointing, but The World Is Not Enough finally gets the Bond franchise back on track. The problem hasn’t been with Brosnan- he […]

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Sleepy Hollow Directed By Tim Burton Paramount By: Eric G. Tim Burton returns to theaters with a return to form. Mars Attacks! was an amusing satire, but it was hardly what Burton does best. Sleepy Hollow is not exactly the most exciting tale ever told, but Burton makes it funny and scary in this mock […]

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Moviegoer S/T Noisebox By: Eric G. Moviegoer proves that presentation goes a long way. This CD comes in a translucent wax paper casing with Japanese writing on the outside. The case itself has a Japanese ocean scene screen-printed on a brown paper digi-pak, so it is almost impossible to guess what type of music is […]

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Bike Take In The Sun March By: Eric G. Bike features Andrew Brough formerly of Straightjacket Fits as its vocalist and songwriter, and his pristine voice and chiming guitars make his band’s debut album a swirling pop tour de force. The guitars are jangly and fairly noisy in a Ride/Byrds sort of way, and the […]

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Charles Atlas Two More Hours Star Star Stereo By: Eric G. The music that comprises this album was created as seven individual improvisational pieces that were then handed over to various remixers for interpretive interference. The result is a lucid forty five minutes of light electronic noodling. Charles Atlas is a trio of sorts led […]

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Microphones Don't Wake Me Up K By: Eric G. Like early Sebadoh, Microphones makes a raucous noise on a deliberately lo-fi level with lots of fuzzed out low end mixed with experimental yet dreamy pop. Microphones is the nom de plume for Olympia-based bedroom engineer, Phil Elvrum. Don’t Wake Me Up is an album filled […]

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