7/20/2009
A successful homage to a great failure.
Who is Ed Wood? According to the 1980 "Golden Turkey Awards," he has the distinction of being the Worst Director of All Time. That's not an honor to be taken lightly, and Tim Burton's biopic serves as a well directed, well acted look into the man with the dubious honor. The film traces Ed Wood's...
7/13/2009
The first reaction of anyone listening to the latest release of Fleeting Joys might be surprise after learning that it is not a new My Bloody Valentine album. It's true, they do borrow quite heavily from My Bloody Valentine's "shoegaze" sound ? the dreamy, ethereal male-female vocals, the droning...
7/13/2009
Stiff Little Fingers sound angry, and with good reason. Religious and political fighting has been a part of Ireland's history, and the violence that comes with it. "Inflammable Material" is the quintessential angry punk album. It's easy to see where a band such as Green Day took their lessons...
7/13/2009
At first listen, Crystal Castles' debut album may sound like a series of pixilated noise and sounds reminiscent of video games from the '80s, and in a way, it is. But add to that the urgent, sometimes yelled vocals and the driven, pulsating beats and you have an album full of catchy, danceable...
6/30/2009
Famed musician and producer will attempt to buy failed music magazine.
Musician and producer Quincy Jones, who founded Vibe Magazine, announced that he plans to try and buy back the magazine, though not in print form. Vibe announced on Tuesday that it would be shutting down amidst declining readership and mounting debts.Jones was quick to announce he is currently in...
6/30/2009
The TV pitchman's funeral will be heldin Pittsburgh where he grew up.
The funeral for Billy Mays, the TV advertiser and star of the Discovery show "Pitchmen," will be held Friday in Pittsburgh, the Washington Post reports.
6/30/2009
Those who bought tickets for the late singer's concertswill be issued refunds.
According to MTV.com, the 750,000 holders of tickets for Michael Jackson's upcoming concert series at the O2 Arena in London will be issued refunds upon request. AEG Live, the concert promoters, have announced that fans may go online to MichaelJacksonLive.com anytime before August 14 to receive a...
6/29/2009
Crystal Stilts' "Alight of Night" sounds like a bunch of moody twenty-somethings who went into a garage and recorded their rendition of a Jesus and Mary Chain album, which to a large degree is the case. This is not a carbon copy however, and the low-fi, garage rock sound is something all its own,...
6/29/2009
If Dinosaur Jr. is proof of one thing, it's that comebacks are not only possible but beneficial. Facing differences and arguments between its bandmates, notably the controlling nature of front man J. Mascis, Dinosaur Jr. went on hiatus. As if never having broken up, they came out with 2007's "...
6/29/2009
Look up the definition of "sad" in the dictionary, and you might find Beck's picture. You might have similar luck with "remorse," "regret" and anything else that speaks to the reflective melancholy of "Sea Change." Beck is known as a virtuoso with words, a creator and purveyor of the avant-garde...
