On first listen, The Republic Tigers are a slightly uptempo ethereal kind of aural sex. “Made Concrete” reminds me of older Beta Band (circa “High Fidelity”) with so much to say that they have to add a few extra kick drums to the overall beat in order for they lyrics to not sound forced. And it’s delicious. The melody in the background swims against the electronic programming of the drums.

“The Contortionists” is reminiscent of the kind of 70’s era ambient-esque that Air produced for the movie “The Virgin Suicides.” Circling piano medleys and the chorusing of voices makes this one a winner as well. Of course, i’m a sucker for some good chill out sounding stuff.

The myspace tracklisting was somewhat cut of, but i’m assuming the next track was called “Buildings and Mountains.” It’s got a folksy driving feel to it with a steady kick from the drums moving it along. The effects on the vocals aren’t overdone, which is nice as a lot of bands of late have relied too heavily on excess electronics. The Republic Tigers meld it nicely so that neither the live instrumentation or the electronics being used take the front or back seat. Both gel together beautifully and without overpowering each other.

“Sinkin Annie Down” was probably the most memorable song for me, primarily because newer bands refuse to take cues from older soul records from the early to late 70’s. There is a chorus round that opens up this song that’s absolutely astounding and beautiful.

This is a band that will take a certain amount of open-mindedness to enjoy. If you like the later Radiohead releases, you’ll definitely be able to enjoy this. Don’t expect outrageous guitar solos or the infusion of punk/funk/dance that seems so prevalent in new bands now. This is one to sip mojitos on the porch to some sunday afternoon.

Out of 5 Spliffs possible, I give this a 7 Spliff rating. It’s just that good (and they’re Kansas City local! BIG UPS!)

The Republic Tigers can be heard on their myspace site at: Myspace.com/therepublictigers. Their new site, TheRepublicTigers.com is in the works now too.

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Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is NASCARs best and fastest racer from the moment he gets to drive in place of some random guy, but his whole world comes crashing down when he is in a wreck. and he has to come back and try to beat the french driver that has been winning in his absence from raceing. This movie is a perfect example of Will Ferrell’s comdey. there is about 10 to 15 mins. of him running around thinking he is on fire, in his underwear of course. and all kinds of nonsense that will keep you busting up the entire time. Yeah its true it has absolutly no point at all, it’s really more like a lot of SNL skits tied together by a really crappy daddy issue plot, and I loved this movie for it. Also surprisingly John C. Reilly who plays Cal Naughton Jr. was just as funny as Ferrell. Talladega Nights Comes at you like a Spider monkey! so I give it a 9.5 out of 10. and ill be going to see this one agains im sure.

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Explosions ring out in markets, mosques, cemeteries, and public streets. Missiles rain down on civillian populations, and soldiers, militants, guerillas, jihadists, and international police lay in ambush. Chambers loaded, safetys off, with a cold distant stare, they wait.

The ideological war between the Judeo-Christian West and the Islamic Near-East is teetering on the edge of no-return. With neither side in the Iran V US match-up willing to back down on the nuclear issue, it’s just a question of who strikes first.

The major difference between this and the Iraq war is that there will be no denying this war at home… Americans are trying desperately to live their lives as normally as possible, but when this war expands to include virtually every muslim nation on earth, the US, UK, Russia, and EU will find themselves involved in a war on a far greater scale than any war in the past… and the worst part, the only way for the west to win is resort to tactics that are simply attrocious to western ideology.

Unless we’re willing to selectively violate the rights of the people based on their religious beliefs, we’re not going to be able to identify a terrorist until after he has commited an act of terrorism.

I don’t support profiling. I don’t condone racism, or religious discrimination, or discrimination of any kind… but the war on terror can’t be won as long as it’s fought in terms of a war on terrorists. The only way for the west to win is to change it to a war on Islam. This war is “winnable” because it’s a whole lot easier to identify a Muslim than it is to identify a terrorist.

I don’t support this idea. I’m not recommending it, or trying to say I want to see a war with Islam. I just think it’s the military strategy that we’ll see Dubaya and friends employ. We’ve already seen the start of the transistion from the war on terror to the war on Islam. When the UK busted the 2 dozen suspected terrorist who supposedly planned on blowing up trans-atlantic flights, President Bush said we were at war with “Islamic Fascists” instead of radical terrorists or similar language from earlier statements.

I believe this to be the beginning of the transition. When Iran’s nuke deadline expires and the EU and Russia prevent economic sanctions, the US will be left with no choice but to use its military to send a message to Iran. When this happens, the whole of the Islamic world will come to the defense of Iran. At this point the west can redefine the war officially, and start effectively exterminating the enemy and anyone living within 100 mile radius.

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