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Ancient Astronauts, We Are to Answer

I have had this album on repeat in my car and elsewhere for the last couple of weeks now. Periodically I switch back to some 60′s on the radio or some other CD’s I need to listen to, but then I throw this back in. My process for review is like this. I listen several times, some thoughts come to me, I start to write them down, I read

 
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Drive A, “Loss of Desire”

Even a day or two can pass without listening to this album and there is still a faint remnant of a song stuck in my mind. Most prominently so “Loss of Desire”, the title track, does this. After a while, eventually it fades completely and I am onto some different music. Then I find the CD in my car again and the cycle continues. Loss of Desire is the

 
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Mastodon, “Crack the Skye”

From the moment this record starts, you can sense that it is going to be a journey through space and time, the space and time of another dimension: sound. And what a bad-ass journey it is. The fourth full length release by the heavy/thrash/hardcore/tech-metal outfit from Atlanta, Georgia is full of synaptic pressure and release. As with Mastodon’s previous releases, this album is a concept album, something that is

 
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Aimee Allen, “A Little Happiness”

This was an interesting album to listen to, I had to repeat it many times on many different occasions across many different moods, and I can honestly say I had a different opinion of it every time. A slight departure from Aimee’s earlier music, A Little Happiness aims to be a more upbeat compilation of arrangements centering on a variety of topics, many of which relate to relationships. On

 
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Queensryche Show Review – Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI

May 5, The Intersection. Why were there so many people here? I had only seen The Intersection sold out a few times. I mean, there was a line of people out the door at least 45 minutes prior to the doors opening. You may have thought it was one of the American Idols, but you would be wrong; it was for Queensryche. You remember the band from the 80′s?

 
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Flakes – Movie Review

As a huge Zooey Deschanel fan, I make it a point to see whatever she is in. That was my basic reasoning for choosing this movie to watch, I did little to find out more about this movie prior to actually watching it. All I really knew was the premise of a sort of cafe down south that only serves cereal. In this film, Zooey stars as Miss Pussy

 
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He’s Just Not That Into You – Movie Review

Published on 22 June 2009 by in Film Reviews

In 2004, a little self-help book made a big splash. Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo wrote a joint effort explaining the meanings behind the post-date rituals that certain men go through in order to distance themselves from the certain women they don’t desire. Their tough-love tome was a popular smash that resulted in a New York Times Bestseller, an appearance on Oprah, and a short-lived talk show for Greg.

 
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The Proposal – Movie Review

Published on 22 June 2009 by in Film Reviews

The Proposal is the story of ice queen Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock – Speed, Demolition Man) and her lackey, Executive Assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds – Van Wilder) who hatch a scheme to keep Margaret in the USA after her Canadian visa expires. Faced with deportation and losing the job she loves, Margaret convinces her bosses that she has been dating her assistant and that the two are engaged

 
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