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Too True from from the Talented Dum Dum Girls

November 20, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 3 minutes On the cover of Dum Dum Girls’ third album, singer-guitarist Dee Dee Penny stalks the bluelit night looking like a vampire Pat Benatar. That’s the music’s vibe, too: sleek, tough, pouty indie pop streaked with […]

Features

Furious 7 Trailer As Amusing As It Is Cheesy

November 3, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 2 minutes httpvh://youtu.be/Skpu5HaVkOc Universal Pictures has debuted the first full-length trailer for “Furious 7,” the next installment in the successful “Fast and Furious” franchise. So six movies and a host of celebrities later, we finally caught our […]

Features

First Impressions of Microsoft’s New Forza Horizon 2

September 24, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 7 minutes To the untrained eye, Forza Horizon 2 looks like a racing game. It’s got fast cars. It contains a formalised system for deciding the fastest combination of car and driver over a specified distance. But […]

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Lifestyle

Paul Walker To The Finish Fast 7 With the Aid of CGI

March 24, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 2 minutes Universal Pictures will use CGI to replace the late Paul Walker in the Fast and Furious 7 movie. Universal may also make use of voice effects in some cases where audio for Walker’s character Brian O’Conner […]

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Games

On A Scale of 1-10 Just How Good Is Need for Speed?

March 14, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 4 minutes 3/10 Car fetishists and appreciators of extremely loud noises will surely get their rocks off during NEED FOR SPEED, the film adaptation of the EA video from the director of ACT OF VALOR. (I think “film […]

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Music

Orange Blossoms Embodies Sound of Real Florida

February 12, 2014 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s hard to define a sound or song that’s wholly evocative of Florida, the real Florida at least…not the tourist frequented beaches or family friendly resorts but the real grassroots parts of Florida that keep […]

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Movies

Rush Is Ron Howard’s Homage To Great Racing Movies

September 27, 2013 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 4 minutes PLOT: Two-time Oscar winner Ron Howard takes the daunting task of covering the nearly decade-long rival between British Formula 1 racer James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Austria’s Niki Lauda’s (Daniel Brühl) race to become world champions. […]

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Paradise Valley Is An Introspective American Journey

September 16, 2013 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 6 minutes So, as it turns out, John Mayer wasn’t just having a bit of fun with last year’s Born & Raised, the singer-songwriter’s sixth studio album, was in some ways a natural progression following his increasing love affair with […]

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Bad Books Catchy New Single Gains Deserved Traction

August 13, 2013 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 3 minutes We’ve Been Impressed with Bad Books for Some Time But With New Single Forest Whitaker Gaining Radio Airplay The Secret Is Out Born from the friendship of Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull, Bad […]

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Tech

Is Flytecam A Legitimate GoPro Alternative?

June 26, 2013 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 4 minutes Upstart Flytecam Looks To Offer An Attractively Streamlined GoPro Alternative Whether you need another option or not, Flytecam is a 1080p POV video camera that’s looking to compete. It has specs that land it between GoPro’s lowest […]

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Music

She & Him’s “Volume 3”

May 7, 2013 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 3 minutes This Week We Review Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward’s Just Released Today, She & Him: Volume 3. Does It Measure Up? Yes. All I know is that I’m tired of being clever/Everybody’s clever these days,” sings […]

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Movies

Iconic Formula 1 Rivals Battle In Ron Howard’s Rush

April 27, 2013 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 3 minutes New US Trailer for Ron Howard’s Formula 1 Racing Movie Rush Starring Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde and Daniel Bruhl Last week we saw the first international trailer for Ron Howard’s upcoming formula one racing biopic,RUSH, and […]

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