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The myth of the Wild West has mutated over the past half-century. Where once we thrilled to the wholesome exploits of the Lone Ranger, now we wallow in the mesmerizing...
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When The Bitch schedules her peregrinations around South Beach to include three parties and some holiday shopping, it is not possible to be fabulously late to each soiree....
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In an unfortunate confluence of the Hebrew and Christian calendars, Hanukkah begins at sundown December 25, which means that we Jews will have to deal with the ol' "Hanukkah?...
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The Amazing Race: The Seventh Season (Paramount)
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0 (Universal)
The Biggest Loser: The Workout (Lions Gate)
Bob the Butler (First...
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'Tis the Season ...
To be biased: Although addressing the topic of religious displays would be fine, Mariah Blake made absolutely no effort to be unbiased in her story...
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The dance music festival season has traditionally begun in Candyland. Held at Nocturnal this year, the Candyland event has been around even longer than Winter Music Conference...
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Although he first landed on the scene in 1989 with his classic Frankie Knuckles collaboration "Tears," another decade would pass before Satoshi Tomiie implanted himself in the...
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DJ Tom Laroc has thousands of records, and every Thursday he brings more than 2000 of them to the Pawn Shop to spin a seven-hour mix that encompasses everything from hip-hop...
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With the exception of a handful of songs — most notably 1999's "Yo Se Que Es Mentira" ("I Know It's a Lie") and 2001's "Dime Corazón" ("Tell Me, My Love") —...
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Although he took his musical apprenticeship with the legendary Junior Wells, an evening with Albert Castiglia isn't just another cruise through the blues. A consummate...
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Mary J. Blige knows her listeners turn to her for drama, and that's a problem. Her awareness of her misery-queen status bogs down her seventh album, The Breakthrough, which...
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Whether we're talking about her demonic warble, which soared like a transcendental battle cry above her band's shambolic, proto-punk arrangements, or her unkempt andro-butch...
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These tracks constitute a genre only if Louis Jordan and Frank Sinatra are part of one called Dad's Music and Ashlee Simpson and Raffi are grouped in one called Lil' Sis....
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DJ/promoter/ journalist James F!@#$%^ Friedman clearly knows what it is to spread himself thin — it becomes his aesthetic on his DJ mix Go Commando with James F!@#$%^...
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All rolling, smoldering foam considered, savory see-ya "Broken Drum" stood out as one of Guero's more thoughtful moments. None of this understated rumble is lost in...
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Akon has personality beyond his reedy tenor, which is why he has more hits than Mark Morrison and Kevin Lyttle combined. He also avoids hysterics, but this drab ballad —...
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A Nate Dogg hook is like an extra-large pinch of Essence of Emeril. His cool-as-the-other-side-of-the-pillow, soulful-stoic menace can kick any well-appointed banger up a...
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Is there any woman who wants to hear that sex with her is like your mom's home cooking? I doubt further comparisons to cash, adulation from fans, and that new car smell are...
