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Music

Beck + The Flaming Lips
Theres been lotsa chatter in print, on the tube
and elsewhere about The Rolling Stones latest spate of shows constituting
the tour of 2002.
Really?

Bumbershoot

Wilco
Hit-And-Run...
On Some Of This Years Bumbershoot
Bands
Bumbershoot--a.k.a.The Seattle Arts Festival,
held each Labor Day Weekend on the 74-acre grounds of the Seattle
Center-- seemed observably, immediately different in this 32nd edition.
Even a semi-experienced Bumbershooter wouldve been struck
by the cost- cutting measures evident at this years fest,
from the fewer (and, with a few exceptions, lesser) musical acts,
to having to shell out a buck for the previously free schedule as
one stepped through the entrance gates.

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Kinky
Peppy Cross-Cultural, Cross-Genre
Approach Launches Kinky Toward International Stardom
Im always partial to bands that are
truly refreshing and effective in the way they combine otherwise eclectic
styles--and these guys are masterful musical alchemists. But thats
only part of their appeal. 
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The Vines
Ripening On The
Vines:
The Hype Holds Up (Well, Sort Of) To
effectively examine The Vines phenomenon--including the magic carpet
ride of Hype theyve swooped in on--I guess you dont
have to be an enormously discerning, experienced (OK, old)
and sometimes-cynical rock fan, but it sure helps.

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