Happy Robots Smiling People - Cruiser

Advantages: Four Superb Tracks
Disadvantages: Some Weaker Songs

...around the World. Sceptics however believe that the Webcam theory is flawed and these broadcasts were the result of a cleverly organised publicity stunt from her Record Company. Whichever version of events that you choose to believe is now pretty much irrelevant since this stunt led to the re-release of "I wish I was a punkrocker (with flowers in my hair) and earned her a major record deal with EMI. Second time around this Single topped the UK Charts and spent ten consecutive weeks at the top of the Australian Charts. Striking whilst the Iron was hot as the saying goes, Sandi quickly followed up this Single success with her debut Album called "Smile, It confuses people." It is very rare that I would consider buying an Album simply on the strength of hearing just one Song from an Artist that I knew nothing about but on hearing... Read review

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Advantages: Fun film with a strong voice cast and good animation
Disadvantages: In the face of stronge competition, it doesn't quite match up

...When "Robots" was released in 2005 I headed off to see it in the cinema. I have to admit in the sea of animated films offered by the likes of Pixar and Dreamworks in the last five years I had practically forgotten seeing the film when I met my husband and he happened to have the dvd in his collection. In the time we've been together I've watched the film at least 3 times and it never fails to raise at least a little giggle. THE PREMISE This Twentieth Century Fox animated film was directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha who have been involved in the fabulous Ice Age films. As suggested by the title, it is set in a world where everyone is a Robot, as are their pets. Rodney Copperbottom is the beloved only child of hardworking parents who are forced to provide him with a serious of hand-me-down-parts, including some teenage... Read review

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Advantages: Sopme decent bouncy pop music
Disadvantages: A few too many ballads, which aren't her strength

...Sandi Thom's route to musical stardom is very much a traditional one, albeit updated for the internet age. Whereas unsigned or upcoming bands used to hit the road and tour until they became successful, Sandi Thom played her "21 Nights From Tooting" tour entirely from her home, broadcasting to audiences via the internet on Myspace.com. If the rumours are true, she was attracting stadium sized audiences by the end of this period, with "crowds" of up to 70,000 people tuning in, but there is now some doubt over this. Whether true or not, I wasn't overly distracted by the hype, even though I was aware of it, which in itself is a novelty for me. Usually, if something is hyped this much, I tend to avoid it, but this time I was swayed by the sheer quality of the debut single, which had me humming it for the best part of a week the first... Read review

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