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‘Charlie’s Angels’ director not first to switch from music videos to film

0Though “Charlie’s Angels” marks the motion picture directorial
debut of McG, you already know his work. He is the latest (and, for that
matter, lamest) director to take the Nestea plunge from the world of music
[...]

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Music by Graham

0Jerry Hoffman
Limp Bizkit
“Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water”
Flip/ Interscope
A robotic computer-generated voice opens up Limp Bizkit’s enormously anticipated “Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water,” stating, “this [...]

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Wake up! Big Matt and Dave aim to electrify your mornings

0Jerry Hoffman
It’s Tuesday, just before 7 a.m., and everyone in their right mind is asleep.
Outside, it’s cold and dark, and a thin layer of frost coats the windshield of every car.
Even most insomniacs can find within themselves the strength [...]

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Free music is great, let Napster die gracefully

0The idea was revolutionary in its simplicity. Free music? Where do I sign up?
But from the time Lars Ulrich turned in hundreds of thousands of his fans who
had helped themselves to his music through the controversial file-sharing program
Napster, the debate over the merits of free music, artist’s rights and art
vs. commerce have raged and divided [...]

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Oops! Britney Drives Us Crazy …One More Time

0AUBURN HILLS – The whirlwind that is the Got Milk? – sponsored Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour breezed through the Palace of Auburn Hills Tuesday night, leaving in its wake thousands of starstruck little girls and heartbroken young adult males on its way to Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena this coming Sunday.
The sold-out [...]

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ETC INTERNET EXCLUSIVE: Fiona Apple review

0Everyone’s favorite angst fueled alt. poet sullen girl Fiona Apple strolled into Detroit’s sold out State Theater Friday Night riding an army of strange buzz that left fans wondering just which Fiona would show up.
Would it be … the Fiona who stormed off stage a few nights prior in New York City citing poor sound? [...]

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Toys ‘R’ Us stops Diesel in first-round action

0Sarcasm (2) vs. Hooded Sweatshirts
(15)
The JC Penney parking lot in Inkster, MI
The sun shone uncharacteristically bright upon the
[...]

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Rain doesn’t even stop Pumpkins fans

0ANN ARBOR – The chilly air and the torrential downpours that plagued most of Ann Arbor for the majority of Thursday afternoon were no match for the warmth inside some 500 Smashing Pumpkins fans’ hearts as they bared the elements for the chance to meet and greet their heroes, one-on-one, at a special Tower Records [...]

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