Month: June 2006

Killing Molly

Print Reviews

Eric C. Novack’s earthy novel is grist for the mental mills of street intellectuals. His Killing Molly has Tom “Tearaway’ Schulte reminiscing over the lean comforts and late-night coffeehouse scenes of beatnik bachelorhood.

Pawnshop Roses

Interviews

Sometimes, you have to weed through the junk to find the treasure. Well, here it is. Brittany Sturges meets Pawnshop Roses.

Cold Comfort Farm

Print Reviews

A classic of British parody gets a dazzling new facelift to match its yet thriving appeal, and Ian Koss happily discovers the old girl still delivers a sharp bite.

Brian Kenneth of Fooling April

Interviews

Straight out of the Philly music scene, Fooling April is probably one of the best kept secrets–and not for long. Brian Kenneth talks about the band’s summer plans, American Idol Underground and the worst karoke songs ever.

Thursday

Thursday

Music Reviews

A City by the Light Divided (Island/Def Jam Records). Review by Brittany Sturges.

Big 10-4

Big 10-4

Music Reviews

Testing the Atmosphere (Universal). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Brock Dain

Brock Dain

Music Reviews

A Little Bit of Everything (BDR Productions). Review by Kyrby Raine.

The Notorious Bettie Page

Screen Reviews

How does a good church-going girl from Nashville end up launching a bad-girl look that’s still imitated fifty years later? Carl F Gauze fills us in on this biopic of the rightfully (if unwittingly) notorious Bettie Page

Fall Out Boy

Event Reviews

The “Black Clouds and Underdogs Tour” brings Fall Out Boy, All American Rejects, Hawthorne Heights and other teenage poster pin-up popstars to Tampa’s youth, to their parents, and to Jen Cray.

The Medium

Interviews

With the release of their new album, Teetering on the Edge, New Jersey’s the Medium chatted with Brittany Sturges about their first show, the Battle of the Bands, Prince and – oh yea, their favorite fruit.

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Dark Water

Dark Water

Screen Reviews

J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.

The Shootist

The Shootist

Screen Reviews

John Wayne’s final movie sees the cowboy actor go out on a high note, in The Shootist, one of his best performances.