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Roxanne Blanford

Roxanne Blanford is a writer, marketing communications professional, copywriter, and versatile storyteller.

Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights

DVD Review: Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights on Sony Home Entertainment

by Roxanne Blanford Ed Gonzalez
October 27, 2003

It’ll take you at least double this crummy film’s running time to get through the DVD’s genuinely cute Dukesberry interactive wonderland.

Kill Hannah, For Never & Ever

Review: Kill Hannah, For Never & Ever

by Roxanne Blanford
October 14, 2003

Kill Hannah’s major label debut is a worthy addition to the melody-driven, heavy rock releases which largely shape the genre today.

Edie Brickell, Volcano

Review: Edie Brickell, Volcano

by Roxanne Blanford
October 14, 2003

Volcano dabbles in pseudo-edgy rock but it’s primarily a disc of gentle melodies and flowing, meandering imagery.

Rancid, Indestructible

Review: Rancid, Indestructible

by Roxanne Blanford
September 18, 2003

Rancid’s sixth full-length release is a bold continuation of the neo-punk band’s brazen yet accessible style.

John Mayer, Heavier Things

Review: John Mayer, Heavier Things

by Roxanne Blanford
September 10, 2003

John Mayer may have titled his sophomore disc Heavier Things, but don’t expect the album to rock you like a hurricane.

Morcheeba, Parts of the Process

Review: Morcheeba, Parts of the Process

by Roxanne Blanford
August 11, 2003

Parts of the Process is an apt title for this greatest hits collection from British electronica/trip-hop trio Morcheeba.

Dave Gahan, Paper Monsters

Review: Dave Gahan, Paper Monsters

by Roxanne Blanford
August 9, 2003

Dave Gahan is a true rock n’ roll survivor.

Junior Senior, D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat

Review: Junior Senior, D-D-Don’t Don’t Stop the Beat

by Roxanne Blanford
July 27, 2003

The album takes the listener on a dance-pop, electro-soul, and new wave-infused musical journey.

Star Trek: Nemesis

DVD Review: Stuart Baird’s Star Trek: Nemesis on Paramount Home Video

by Roxanne Blanford Ed Gonzalez
May 13, 2003

The collection of extras on this DVD should keep fans of the franchise creepily enticed for hours on end.

Friday After Next

DVD Review: Marcus Raboy’s Friday After Next on New Line Home Entertainment

by Roxanne Blanford Ed Gonzalez
May 11, 2003

The hearty amount of features will keep die-hard fans occupied until two Fridays from now.

Analyze That

DVD Review: Harold Ramis’s Analyze That on Warner Home Video

by Roxanne Blanford Ed Gonzalez
May 6, 2003

It’s sad but not surprising that the best part of this Analyze That package is the dorky mob game in the features department.

Joe Strummer Memorial Party (New York, NY – March 10, 2003)

Joe Strummer Memorial Party (New York, NY – March 10, 2003)

by Roxanne Blanford
March 10, 2003

A grassroots punk rock tribute to the late punk icon, Joe Strummer, at New York City’s premier underground venue, CBGB’s. What could be more fitting?

Jeffrey Gaines, Toward the Sun

Review: Jeffrey Gaines, Toward the Sun

by Roxanne Blanford
February 9, 2003

Jeffrey Gaines is a true believer in embracing life’s opportunities at every turn.

Jesse Malin, The Fine Art of Self Destruction

Review: Jesse Malin, The Fine Art of Self Destruction

by Roxanne Blanford
January 21, 2003

Malin’s attempt at Dylanesque balladry falls short of the lofty goal and what remains is a less than adequate approximation.

Common, Electric Circus

Review: Common, Electric Circus

by Roxanne Blanford
December 18, 2002

Common channels the ghosts of Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison to achieve a post-gangsta rap hybrid unlike anything else out today.

Star Trek: Nemesis

Review: Star Trek: Nemesis

by Roxanne Blanford
December 11, 2002

Could it be true? After so many years of bloodshed and war, can peace between the Federation and the Romulans actually be at hand?

Analyze That

Review: Analyze That

by Roxanne Blanford
December 4, 2002

The film is burned by endless slow patches and, ultimately, feels painfully routine.

Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights

Review: Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights

by Roxanne Blanford
November 26, 2002

Wait for Eight Crazy Nights to be released as a rental and watch it without shame in the privacy of your own home.

Matchbox Twenty, More Than You Think You Are

Review: Matchbox Twenty, More Than You Think You Are

by Roxanne Blanford
November 24, 2002

More Than You Think You Are could have just as easily been called If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It.

Friday After Next

Review: Friday After Next

by Roxanne Blanford
November 18, 2002

Friday After Next makes for a not-completely-unbearable way to spend an hour and 25 minutes.

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