Word: devils
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...Some Devil...
...could almost feel sorry for Mr. Matthews—few artists face the same comparisons he does on Some Devil, his first solo outing. These he neatly sidesteps by opting for a sound that is clearly distinct from Dave Matthews Band (DMB), recruiting a horn section and employing some lush string arrangements. Throughout, the spotlight stays resolutely on Matthews’ voice, by turns growling and sweetly falsetto...
Sure, baseball is a lot of fun if you’re a fan of one of seven teams—but if you bleed Devil Ray Green and Purple, you’re screwed before the season even begins. It shouldn’t have to be that way. Dynasties are designed like George W. Bush’s tax cut: the rich get richer, and the poor remain lower class citizens, relegated to viewing high society from the outside...
...frequently detoured to my local Virgin Megastore, subconsciously lured by the red neon lights and DVD sales. While I didn’t always have money for dinner, I was sure to buy such necessities as Coldplay albums and “urban fiction” novels (The Devil Wears Prada being a particular summer favorite). Penned by career women in their 20s and 30s, urban fiction often had its own shelf in bookstores, which quickly became my first destination...
Since Dewey is played by Jack Black, in whose short, round frame the Tasmanian Devil apparently resides--and since his friend is played by this film's writer, Mike White, who also scripted High Fidelity and TV's Freaks and Geeks, and since the director is Richard Linklater of Dazed and Confused fame--you might guess that The School of Rock is a skeptical, slackery satire with spasms of irony and angst. You'd be wrong. The movie is a joyous, sloppy, quasi-inspirational comedy that means to stride down the middle of the road, gathering all significant movie demographics...