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She & Him By Shane Handler on May 12, 2008 Zooey Deschanel (She) is best known for her roles in Elf and Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, while M. Ward (Him) is regarded as a guitar vitruoso amongst the new-wave of More » 0 Comments | Email This
Carlene Carter By Doug Collette on May 12, 2008 It’s been some years since Carlene Carter began her music career consorting with Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds and The Rumour back in 1979. In fact, Stronger is her first album of More » 0 Comments | Email This
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Portishead By Chuck Myers on May 09, 2008 Lots of people are complaining that Third doesn't sound like Portishead. These people are smoking crack. In fact, they're probably trying to smoke crack through their ears, which means the crack More » 0 Comments | Email This
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