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FlashForward: Season One, Part One

March 5, 2010, 11:43 am

It’s not a stretch to say that popular culture is obsessed with conspiracy theories — just look at our news …

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The Legend of the Seeker: Season 1 DVD

November 9, 2009, 10:55 pm

ABC’s Legend of the Seeker is a television fantasy series loosely based on author Terry Goodkind’s famous Sword of Truth …

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Josh Garrels – Lost Animals

October 27, 2009, 9:08 am

Rating: /10

Josh Garrels’ new Lost Animals represents for the Indiana native another move towards the prolific—a collection of 10 tracks that …

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Q-Tip – Kamaal the Abstract

September 10, 2009, 5:26 pm

Rating: /10

Q-Tip delivers. Set to finally release this month, barring unforeseen snafus and acts of god, Kamaal the Abstract will be …

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Nate Leslie – Whose Fault the Grammar?

August 30, 2009, 9:46 am

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As far as music is concerned, Chicago’s western suburbs boast the usual gamut of minstrels: cover bands, starving singer-songwriters, and …

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J Dilla – Jay Stay Paid

July 2, 2009, 9:29 am

Rating: /10

Few figures in hip-hop are as revered as J Dilla. Even after his untimely death in 2006 at the young …

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Doves – Live @ Vic Theatre

June 3, 2009, 8:26 am

Jimi Goodwin celebrated his birthday in style on May 29, when Doves came to the Vic Theater in Chicago and …

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Taken

May 21, 2009, 11:34 am

Liam Neeson stars in the most recent vengeance movie, Taken, a film that serves no other end than the reminder …

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Jimmy Eat World – Clarity Live

May 12, 2009, 12:43 pm

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Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity (1999) played a significant role in their success, and remains this critic’s favorite of their albums. …

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Quantum of Solace

April 30, 2009, 11:51 am

I remember walking out of the theater back in 2006 after seeing Casino Royale and thinking, Bond is back. Daniel …

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