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Lee Ranaldo Speaks on Sonic Youth’s Future

Lee Ranaldo Speaks on Sonic Youth’s Future

The status of Sonic Youth has remained in question since members Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore announced their split after 27 years of marriage. Recently, guitarist Lee Ranaldo [...]

BERNIE
reviewed by Matthew Schuchman

BERNIE

Millennium Entertainment 104 min., dir. by Richard Linklater, with Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey Everything is bigger in Texas — and that goes [...]

Modest Mouse Announce Select US Tour Dates

Modest Mouse Announce Select US Tour Dates

Modest Mouse will be hitting the road in June for a brief tour through select cities along and near the east coast — including two [...]

TLC Reunion to Include Video, Vocals of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes – and Perhaps a Hologram

TLC Reunion to Include Video, Vocals of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes – and Perhaps a Hologram

Today, on the 10th anniversary of the death of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, the surviving members of TLC — Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” [...]

THE RUSSIAN WINTER
reviewed by Matthew Schuchman

THE RUSSIAN WINTER

Le Castle 94 min., dir. by Petter Ringbom, with John Forte, Brian Staz, and Victor Logachev Everyone wants to attain a high level of success, [...]

THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT
reviewed by Matthew Schuchman

THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

Universal Pictures 100 min., dir. by Nicholas Stoller, with Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, and Alison Brie Ever since the Judd Apatow crew broke apart to [...]

Destroy All Monsters: “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and “Freddy vs. Jason”
words by Kevin Munley

Destroy All Monsters: “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and “Freddy vs. Jason”

Both films do a great job criss-crossing the unique mythologies of each character in these entertaining intra-genre mash-ups.

CAROLINE AND JACKIE
reviewed by Matthew Schuchman

CAROLINE AND JACKIE

Blueberry Films 84 min., dir. by Adam Christian Clark, with Marguerite Moreau, Bitsie Tulloch, and David Giuntoli There will always be exceptions — but in [...]

ÉVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIE
reviewed by Matthew Schuchman

ÉVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIE

Ironbound Films 90 min., dir by Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Jeremy Newberger with Morton Downey Jr., Pat Buchanan, and Chris Elliot Our airwaves [...]

PYRAMIDS/HORSEBACK – A Throne Without a King
reviewed by Paul J. Comeau

PYRAMIDS/HORSEBACK – A Throne Without a King

Pyramids is a group that, prior to this recording, was almost mythical to me. I’d heard more about the band than I’d actually heard their [...]

10 Covers of Fugazi’s “Waiting Room”

10 Covers of Fugazi’s “Waiting Room”

During the band’s 15-year run, Fugazi cranked out seven full-length albums and hundreds of incredible songs. Yet it would be the very first track from [...]

RAGS & RIBBONS – The Glass Masses
reviewed by Chris Martin

RAGS & RIBBONS – The Glass Masses

Rags & Ribbons has put together an album of tunes that is a nice listen, but as a whole, The Glass Masses falls just a bit [...]

EXIT 7A
reviewed by Kevin Munley

EXIT 7A

Hammer & Saw Films 12 min., dir. by William Peters, with Angela Borrello, Ben Watts, Michael Mooney, and Joshua Heggie This unique horror short, written [...]

GRACELAND
reviewed by Matthew Schuchman

GRACELAND

84 min., dir. by Ron Morales, with Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, and Dido de La Paz There’s no place in existence that’s crime-free. While America is [...]

Kaia Wilson to Release “Two Adult Women in Love” on May 22nd, Touring With Amy Ray

Kaia Wilson to Release “Two Adult Women in Love” on May 22nd, Touring With Amy Ray

Kaia Wilson (Team Dresch/The Butchies/Mr. Lady Records) will release her latest solo album, Two Adult Women in Love on May 22, 2012 via Jealous Butcher [...]