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Pearl Jam album for brave music fans
Joe Buffaloe | May 4Pearl Jam is probably the worst band name in history. Nonetheless, it's a good name for its latest album, Pearl Jam.
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When punks grow old
John Bear | May 4I just realized that I like NOFX for the same reason I hate the Rolling Stones. Both bands are old and way past their prime. The members look like they have been to hell and back. Their new music pales in comparison to their older stuff.
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Column: The blame game is the leading college sport
Joe Buffaloe | May 4I feel so sorry for you, John. You're getting a world-class education for a fair price. You have a forum to voice your opinions, however asinine, through this newspaper. If you somehow graduate, you'll be qualified for numerous high-paying jobs. Boohoo.
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Kool Keith reclaims his title
John Bear | May 2The pervert general of hip-hop returns. Kool Keith is arguably the weirdest MC ever to grab a microphone. He changes names more than J-Lo changes husbands. His most popular album didn't even come out under his name.
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Duo's soulful hip-hop rides on quirky sound
Abel Horwitz | May 2It is hard to define an album that refuses to be defined. How do you look at a collaboration between two of the most creative minds in music today and not be wowed by the sheer existence of it, let alone the talent on the album St. Elsewhere?
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Long-awaited CD won't disappoint
Allison Patterson | May 2The wait is finally over. 10,000 Days, Tool's sixth release and the first since 2001's Lateralus, is probably this year's most anticipated album. And it comes out today.
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Dolls' mellow sound allows lyrics to shine
Debra Au | May 2Like many fine wines, the Goo Goo Dolls seem to get better with age. Blessed with the gift of reinvention, this trio from Buffalo, N.Y., has been able to musically sustain itself for over a decade by creating several top-selling records and gaining critical appraise. Its latest venture, Let Love In, is sure to be another chart-topper.
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9/11 film a gripping tragedy
Chris Narkun | May 2If you've read anything about "United 93," the first major Hollywood film to deal directly with the events of Sept. 11, 2001, you've almost certainly been subjected to this question: Is it too soon?
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Models strut with dogs on catwalk
Marcella Ortega | May 2Thrift store owner Chachi Redondo said she is not a salesperson. "I'm a matchmaker," she said. "When I see something fabulous, it needs to go to a new home." Redondo's store, Now and Then, sells new, vintage and reconstructed clothing as well as shoes, jewelry, records and books.
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Competition lets lobo fly
Joe Buffaloe | April 27We all know that wolves can howl. But they might be able to fly, too. Albuquerque will be represented at Red Bull Flugtag Arizona in Tempe on Saturday by the team El Vuelo Del Lobo, which has built a flying apparatus in the shape of a wolf.
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From clubs to hit soundtracks
Marcella Ortega | April 27In four years, the 88 has gone from passing out free CDs in front of night clubs to performing on national television - without the help of a major record label.
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Movie sticks a solid landing
Joe Buffaloe | April 27"Bring It On" is the essential cheerleading film of the century. If you are like me, you are waiting for another one. Only with gymnastics instead of cheerleading, and a Sum-41-esque punk-rock attitude.
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Bringin' it back to 9 Mile
April 27Rusty Rutherford stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. But it is all muscle. He's white on the outside, black on the inside and black from the waste down, he said.
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Too good to be one-hit wonder
Debra Au | April 27I cannot deny it. I'm a sucker for a guy who can play the piano. Daniel Powter may not be one of the first names to come to mind when thinking of contemporary artists who don't rely on big bands, but Powter is getting there. The Canadian has been enjoying recent success in Europe - even being compared to Elton John - and is now playing his piano for those of us on the other side of the ocean.
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Punk label releases Christian album
John Bear | April 27In what is surely a sign of the apocalypse, Alternative Tentacles has released a Christian punk album by a band called Knights of the New Crusade.
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Edgy MC doesn't fear conservatives' wrath
Chris Narkun | April 26When I read that Raymond "Boots" Riley described his hip-hop duo's album, Pick a Bigger Weapon, as "a little edgier," I immediately put it on the must-listen list.
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Column: Summer films will sizzle
Abel Horwitz | April 26It's that time of year where the big-budget action films and surprisingly funny comedies finally emerge from the sludge that is generally known as a weekend at the movie theater.
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'Sopranos' becomes sappy soap opera
John Bear | April 26The horrible sting of disappointment sears all five of my senses like an eyelash a millimeter too close to a crack lighter. The new season of "The Sopranos" is terrible.
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Book on Bush a waste of paper
Joe Buffaloe | April 26It's easy to complain about politicians. Nowhere is this easier to discern than at a bookstore. The amount of political books representing the extreme right and the extreme left would almost lead you to believe the majority of Americans vote.
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Flooding Popejoy with gospel song
April 25UNM choirs are mixing ancient texts with modern music in a performance called Gospel Mass and Gospel Magnificat. Music professor Bradley Ellingboe prepared the women's choir and University chorus to perform two pieces composed by UNM's composer-in-residence Robert Ray from the University of Missouri.
