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Intimate theater feels like Buffalo

"Two to the Head" is described as a "modern Cain and Abel tale," and that is exactly what it is. It is a tale of two competing brothers that takes place in a modern auto garage in Buffalo.


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No American idiots

In Europe, and especially in their native England, Muse is used to playing huge arenas in front of huge sold-out crowds of die-hard fans.


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As relevant as disco

Hanin Elias, the former member of Atari Teenage Riot, goes positively Trent Reznor on her third solo album, "Future Noir." The one exception is the track "Burn," in which her vocals sound like the Japanese female duo Cibo Matto.


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The Best Weezer album of 2005

The High Speed Scene rocks harder, a lot harder, than Weezer. Maybe not as hard as Weezer ten years ago, but they blow the hell out of the new "Beverly Hills" song by Weezer that's on the radio these days.Fast, cleanly produced, and filled with hooks, the debut CD from San Francisco's The High Speed Scene is probably the best album that won't be heard or written about anywhere.Except here, of course.Pop-punk has become a curse word for both rock critics and fanatics.


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"Mo' money, less problems?"

Those familiar with the work of Danny Boyle, director of "Trainspotting," "The Beach" and "28 Days Later" will be surprised by his newest work, "Millions."The three previous films were designed to scare or shock the viewer.


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'Kafka on the Shore'- Haruki Murakami

"Cause if you take every single person who lacks imagination seriously, there's no end to it," says Oshima, a genderless character from Haruki Murakami's acclaimed new novel, "Kafka on the Shore."Go to a local bookstore, browse the shelves of new fiction and see if Oshima's observation isn't correct.


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Sometimes techno doesn't rock

Chab's first worldwide original album, "Dubs, Edits and Whiskey-Coke," will be released on the little-known Saw Recordings label March 7.Until now, Chab, a.k.a.


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