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      <rating>No Rating</rating>
      <body>The third edition of Circuit, a DVD journal about music and musicians, will largely be of interest to the series' most faithful followers. Everyone else may very well find their eyes glazing over after listening to extensive chatter from sundry artists who express themselves much better in the studio. A clever piece about New York's best-known electronica maestro, Moby, finds the wry composer-performer taking a tour of Los Angeles and talking about his life and work to an inquiring chauffeur. It's fun, but would it have killed Moby to play a track, hum a tune, whistle? There's a bit more performance from the unique 311, though interminable discussions with a laid-back band spokesman (whose every other word is &quot;like&quot;) is tortuous fodder for obsessive fan zines. The eccentric Flaming Lips eschew conversation to appear in an exclusive, multitrack performance underscoring the audience-participation nature of their music. Hip-hopper Kool Keith goes shopping on Melrose (yawn), but things pick up once a piece on the eloquent Paul Westerberg gets underway. Also on hand: an excerpt from a Radiohead documentary, live performances by Mercury Rev and Cibo Matto (hey, that bass player looks a lot like Sean Lennon!), and videos from Underworld and Styles of Beyond. The program is thoroughly interactive (though even charting a nonlinear course doesn't make this issue any better) and is presented in AC-3 Surround Sound.</body>
      <contributor>Tom Keogh </contributor>
      <contriborg>Amazon.com</contriborg>
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   <item id="621-1104429195" type="review-release">
      
      <rating>***</rating>
      <body>This third volume of the interactive, multimedia music magazine Circuit once again features a collection of critically acclaimed artists, comfortably perched on the cutting edge of rock. Circuit 3 includes interviews and performances by 311, Cibo Matto, Moby, The Flaming Lips, Kool Keith, Underworld, Styles of Beyond, and Mercury Rev. The program also features an interview with Grant Gee, director of the Radiohead movie Meeting People Is Easy, along with clips from the film, and a look at a documentary about Paul Westerberg.</body>
      <contributor>Matthew Tobey</contributor>
      <contriborg>allmovie.com</contriborg>
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