Interview: Amanda Palmer
Admit it. You need a little drama in your life. And with a new solo album and a theater project in the works, cabaret queen Amanda Palmer has plenty drama to spare
Interview: J*Davey
Ready for something different? Electro soul songstress Jack Davey and producer Brook are your guides through the sonic wilderness. Just don’t expect them to hold your hand
Interview: Zoë Bell
For professional death-cheater Zoë Bell, life is about more than just broken bones and knife fights. It’s also about being tied to the hood of a car. Put in a day at the office with one of the world’s greatest stuntwomen
Interview: Grand Ole Party
Grand Ole Party’s resident drummer/singer Kristen Gundred is full of surprises
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THE BLACK HOLLIES – Casting Shadows (0)
A mod rock revival never sounded so good. Are these guys even from the land that brought us Marmite, James Bond, and parliamentary democracy? No, they’re from New Jersey, the terra firma that gave us the first spreadable pretzel cracker, Queen Latifa, and back room dealings care of the Bada Bing. From the opening [...]
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RUN FATBOY RUN (0)
Originally published in Verbicide issue #25
Entertainment Films
100 min., dir. by David Schwimmer, with Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, and Hank Azaria
Upon this film’s release, a lot of critics pulled no punches in giving this comedy a bad review. After my own viewing of Run Fatboy Run, I’m convinced these so-called “experts” were only expressing their disappointment [...]
PATHOLOGY (0)
Originally published in Verbicide issue #25
Camelot Pictures
93 min., dir. by Marc Schoelermann, with Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, and Alyssa Milano
It’s always a shame when a potentially great concept is ruined by poor execution. Such is the case with the new horror/thriller, Pathology, a film that never fails to perk interest when described by word of [...]
WOLF PARADE – At Mount Zoomer (0)
Originally published in Verbicide issue #25
Any current fans of this Montreal indie rock band will not be disappointed with their sophomore effort. Although no great experimenting is present here compared to their first release, Wolf Parade shows much wisdom by holding off on branching out too much. The second album is often the most [...]
Do No Harm (0)
Originally published in Verbicide issue #24
It started as a project to document the abandoned symbols of our failed American infrastructure; steel mills and power plants that were left behind as technology shifted to adapt to the modern age. But as photographer Shawn May discovered more and more deteriorating state hospitals in 2006, he shifted his [...]
NUMB (0)
Originally published in Verbicide issue #24
Insight Film & Proud Mary Entertainment Productions
93 min., dir. by Harris Goldberg, with Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollak, and Mary Steenburgen
It appears that during his hiatus from motion picture appearances, Matthew Perry has been working on his game. After leaving audiences wondering for four years when their favorite “Friend” would come [...]
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the rundown
art
- Do No Harm
- Heart of the City
- Lost In The Moment
- Something Sketchy
- The Rise of Reason
- This Modern Life
comics
- Abstract Fantasy: Changes
- Abstract Fantasy: Dopey and Friendship
- Abstract Fantasy: The Truth Hurts
- Abstract Fantasy: The Meaning of Life
- Abstract Fantasy: Baby Eater
features
- Interview: Amanda Palmer
- Interview: J*Davey
- Interview: Zoë Bell
- Interview: Grand Ole Party
- Interview: Tiny Vipers
- Interview: Kepi Ghoulie
fiction
- Piss Testing
- Working Class Fool
- Blackout Casanova
- Self Defense
- Blues the Prophet, Jazz the Messiah
- Strangers on a Plane
reviews:books
- SILENT PICTURES by Pat Graham
- WAR MADE ME DO IT by Jfry Craig
- A SIMPLE DISTANCE by K.E. Silva
- THE ANTI-MATTER ANTHOLOGY by Norman Brannon
- THE CIA MAKES SCIENCE FICTION UNEXCITING #4 by Abner Smith
- PIPE FIENDS compiled by Barry Walsh and Marc Tison
reviews:film
- RUN FATBOY RUN
- PATHOLOGY
- NUMB
- WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER?
- BIKINI BLOODBATH
- THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS
