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couple of folk tracks before her Hogg (Burt Reynolds), when he soulful voice belts out a sad, plans to transform the land into Sandi Thom is not your emotional story in "Lonely a coal mine. average folk singer with a Girl" with an -. With help If wi like R&B "The Dukes of Hazzard" from their uncle guitar. Her album, "Smile ... sound. It Confuses People," might not It's tough not brings big names to the big Jesse (Willie "Fantastic catch your eye on the record to crack a smile screen adaptation of the long- Nelson) and Four," 20th store shelf, but it's well worth at the playfully running television series. cousin Daisy Century Fox, a listen. Its enjoyable, eclectic sarcastic lyrics Duke cousins Bo (Seann Duke (Jessica 2005 mix has reflections of Alanis of "What If I'm William Scott) and Luke Simpson) Morissette and Sheryl Crow. Right," which (Johnny Knoxville) are involved they try t According to MySpace, Thorn's pokes fun at far¬ in selling illegal moonshine. formulate a plan to save the music is folk rock and pop, but fetched ideals The movie starts with a county, with road bumps moonshine around Jackass: Number Two: in reality, every song has its about marriage, and "The delivery to a married every coiner. own style. Some beg for feet Human Jukebox," which tells woman in which Luke finds The movie entertains Starring Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn Paramount Pictures. 1006 to tap along while others are of a karaoke aficionado. her irresistible, that is, until through crazy car chases, quite calming. To top it off, the album her father and husband come Daisy in her short shorts and The album is lyrically driven won't grate on ears with home. The men chase the Duke cowboy boots, grown men by Thorn's poetic and amusing profanities. It's clean and still cousins all through the county getting beat up, and Uncle Personally, I don't associate thrills, served as a reminder to the lyrics. The meanings behind highly entertaining. in Bo's car, the "General Lee," Jesse's funny lines. with people who wouldn't jump "Jackass" crew of the risks that at the idea of come with the her songs run the gamut. Hints shooting at them all the while. chugging beer with profession. With of her political and economic —Kari Nelson Later, the Duke family —Lauren Weber their rectum or being thrown to two near-catastrophes shown in comes mako sharks with a fishhook the opinions emerge in the first together against Boss movie, it doesn't seem far off 0-®-®-®-© ®-®-®H®-® through their cheek. I mean, does to guess there were many that the type of person who wouldn't didn't make the end cut. fish for an anaconda in a pit of Despite the controversy balls really exist? over the reckless bunch of big Back for the action that only kids, they pulled through with a handful of boys are after is $29,002,002 at the box office Dickhouse Productions' "Jackass: opening weekend, proving that streets of Chicago, his viewers contract with Columbia in 2001. Number Two." Let me tell you, although "Jackass: NumberTwo" a wouldn't be despise him, throwing every It then toured with bands such as it's laughing matter. your grandmother's type of fast Linkin Park and Ringleader Johnny Knoxville pick, there has to be someone food at him Run DMC. joins old favorites Steve-O, Bam with an interest in seeing what imaginable. If you haven't heard of the Songs on Margera, Chris Pontius, Preston these boys would do next. Rumors of a third One would think life would He lives in Lostprophets, I suggest that you the album to Lacy, Jason Acuna (best-known "Jackass" listen for are "A as Wee movie are be complete as a celebrity the shadow of get right on that. Simply said, "A Beautiful Man) and Ryan Dunn. settling, and I'm with a $250,000 salary. In the his father, a these guys rock. Town Called Lie," 30 Granted, "Jackass" is the not lying when I say that if movie "The Weather Man," it's Pulitzer Prize The band's third album, Hypocrisy" Seconds to type of movie that you either Dickhouse doesn't pull through with a not the case for David Spritz winner, whom "Liberation Transmission," is a and "The New Mars, 2005 appreciate or resent. If you're trilogy, it will have bigger (Nicolas Cage). he tries to good blend of rock, alternative Transmission," up to see the branding of bare problems on its hands than butts with an iron the He's the weatherman on an match up with and a little bit of new wave and both of which shaped like frequent medic assistance sure to have a man's lower needed average broadcasting station, throughout the movie. is please any fan of those just the right balance of rock regions, then by the "Jackass" bunch

— but his life isn't anything to His ex-wife hates him, his genres. The songs have a fun beat and punk. You can understand I'm sure you'll do fine with the only kidding. scenes. If be admired. kids are distant and his life is that will make you want to crank the lyrics and perhaps even agree remainder of the you're one to squirm at While He aspires to rise to th£ going down the tubes. As he up the volume and rock out. with them. "Jackass: The Movie," sights of pain or the occasional top of the broadcasting world sorts through personal issues, Lostprophets hails from "Liberation Transmission" is spurred the occasional laugh vomit, it's probably best you but lacks serious motivation. David must balance his work Wales, forming in 1997 after a a great album and deserves to be but mostly half chuckles, this stray from the theater and enjoy He wants to be on a better and the death of his father. few members reassembled from recognized as just that. new creation topped the first the more made-for-TV stunts this station, improve his life and broken-up punk band Public by far. There is no downtime group pulls in its MTV version. —Caitlin White between the- get some satisfaction. —JeffKell Disturbance. For a while, the band dangerous yet Every day of David's life has was a well-kept secret in Britain hilarious stunts. —Anna Heidecker a negative vibe. As he walks the ®-®-®-®-® until it landed an American ®-®-®-®~® Steve Irwin, recently killed in the midst of his own wacky ®-®-®-®-f) Dj SHADOW NEW RELEASES THE OUTSIDER UMVD LABELS. 2006

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