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by Guest/Previous | 17/05/2010 · 12:00 pm

MUSIC REVIEW – Brothers by The Black Keys

By Joseph Viney

Brothers The Black Keys

The Black Keys took their name from a turn of phrase uttered by a friend of the band. Dan Auerbach (vocals/guitar) and Patrick Carney (drums/production) would often hear their mutual acquaintance, a diagnosed schizophrenic, deem people he did not like as “…black keys”. For a long while now it has been fair to say that those who didn’t enjoy their blend of old school blues, heavy rock and lo-fi sensibilities also suffered from a debilitating mental illness. Taking their lead from such acts as The Sonics, Captain Beefheart and the White Stripes, Black Keys have effectively carved out their own niche and built up a dedicated fan base. As well as this they have been given free reign to conduct themselves as they see fit.

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GAME REVIEW – WET (Xbox 360)

By Stewie Sutherland

WET Cover

It was a dark, scary night… you know the kind. Most of the lights are off in the house. Somewhere outside, a noisy owl is hooting. Trees close by are shaking in the wind and scratching at the windows. Everything had been played, and played to death, so yours truly thought “I’ll see what’s available to download for free.” As you can expect, not a lot. Exhausting the XBL marketplace, I checked out the PSN store and saw it in a lonely folder, an underdog if you will: WET – The Demo.

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GAME PREVIEW – Halo Reach Multiplayer Beta (Xbox 360)

By Stewie Sutherland

HaloReachBeta

The Electronics Boutique near me has good people working in it. They give me fun information all the time, sometimes when I don’t even ask them for it! Recently I heard them saying that Halo: ODST was walking out the door. Why? Because a rush of people wanted to play the new Multiplayer Beta of the upcoming game Halo Reach, and the lesser-liked Halo 3 prequel was needed to run it. Fun because it’s true. Back in its hey-day, more than a million people played Halo 3 online within 24 hours of its release. These days, it’s earned the new moniker of Galo (not pronounced Gah-lo either). As a first person shooter, it has fallen from its former glory.

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by Guest/Previous | 06/05/2010 · 12:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – Iron Man 2

By Duncan Voice

IronMan2Poster

I’m a bit of a superhero nerd, and thankfully Hollywood has had a pretty decent run of super-movies as of late (ignoring The Spirit of course). Iron Man 2 is no exception and is a fairly enjoyable addition to the genre, albeit with more of the same product placement and director Jon Favreau trying, and failing, to be funny.

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Tagged as Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man 2, Jon Favreau, Marvel, Mickey Rourke, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L Jackson, Scarlet Johansson, War Machine, Whiplash