Film Review: Fast & Furious 6

Tyrese Gibson (or likely a stuntman) in Fast & Furious 6
Tyrese Gibson (or likely a stuntman) in Fast & Furious 6

Ludacris sums up Fast & Furious 6 rather perfectly when his character says, “we’re talking vehicular warfare.”  Expecting anything less (or more) from a fifth sequel in an action franchise would be knuckle-headed.  At this point, the Fast & Furious franchise has all but given up on the sense of wonder and emotional release the first movie captured so well in its focus on muscle cars and street racing.  Carried on the muscular shoulders of Vin Diesel (now age 46, seriously!) and Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock, and to a much lesser extent Paul Walker, and guided by the action-trained eye of director Justin Lin, the sixth installment is a top notch action thrill ride but lacks heart.  Of course, ‘heart’ isn’t even close to what the filmmakers set out to capture.  Ready and rearing to continue making bank, Fast & Furious 6 puts the pedal to the metal and delivers a high-octane cinematic escape that is as entertaining as it is absolutely crazy! (see above image)

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 8/5/2010-8/11/2010

Born in Milpitas, Playing in San Jose.

I’m gonna go see the Old 97’s in 45 minutes… I actually am borrowing David Price‘s computer to do this, just so I get to the show on time! Peace out, yo!

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Album Preview: The Black Keys – Blakroc

No, not Blakroc City.  Just Blakroc.
No, not Blakroc City. Just Blakroc.

It’s called BlakRoc, and it has just got me all hot and bothered because it’s apparently real. Back on June 4 Jim Jones tweeted, “I’m on my way to meet the black keys a new rock n roll group then summer jam rehearsal lg.” However, there was no proof that anything was really happening in that studio. Were the Black Keys really holing themselves up in there working on a rap-rock fusion project? Continue reading “Album Preview: The Black Keys — Blakroc”