The Bangles – Doll Revolution (Victor-Japan) Thirteen years on since the Bangles broke up… while on top of the charts and top of the world… here comes a reunion album that makes it seem like not a minute has passed since they went away. The group’s jangly-Byrdsy pop-rock feels every bit as palatable today as it … Continue reading
ANYTHING BUT LOVE (2003) Starring Isabel Rose, Andrew McCarthy, Cameron Bancroft, Ilana Levine, Victor Argo, Peter Appel, Bart DeFinna, Sean Arbuckle, Michael J. Burg, Matthew Lawler, Frank Senger, Josh Stamberg, Craig Wroe and Eartha Kitt. Screenplay by Robert Cary and Isabel Rose. Directed by Robert Cary. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Pictures. Rated PG-13. 99 minutes. … Continue reading
The Flaming Lips – Fight Test (Warner Brothers) The Flaming Lips have put together a nice, quirky body of work since catching our attention with “She Don’t Like Jelly” a few years ago. This covers-heavy EP is only going to add a footnote to their body of work, though. It starts off rather spectacularly with a … Continue reading
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY (2003) Starring Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Katerine Bailiss, Anika Noni Rose, Greg Siff, Brian Dietzen, Jason Yribar, Theresa San-Nicholas, Justin Gorence, Christopher Bryan, Kaitlyn Riley, Renee Robertson, Yamil Piedra, Marc Macaulay and Toi Svane Stepp. Screenplay by Kim Fuller. Directed by Robert Iscove. Distributed by 20th Century Fox Pictures. 95 minutes. … Continue reading
Marshall Crenshaw – What’s In the Bag? (Razor & Tie) It’s nice to see that over twenty years on from the self-titled debut album which had Marshall Crenshaw anointed the next big thing, Crenshaw is still releasing vital, passionate music. He never became as huge as the pundits said he would in 1982 when he had … Continue reading
A MIGHTY WIND (2003) Starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Catherine O’Hara, Harry Shearer, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Parker Posey, Jane Lynch, John Michael Higgins, Jim Piddock, Paul Dooley, Bob Balaban, Paul Benedict, Ed Begley Jr., Larry Miller, Jennifer Coolidge, Diane Baker, Jim Moret, Stuart Luce and Mary Gross. Screenplay by Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy. … Continue reading
Michael McDonald – Motown (Motown) Michael McDonald does have one of the finest white soul voices in the world. With the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan and over twenty years of solo work his instantly identifiable baritone became a part of the pop music lexicon. So, it makes a certain amount of sense that on his … Continue reading
Tom Verica American Dad by Ronald Sklar Tom Verica stars as family patriarch Jack Pryor on the NBC sleeper hit American Dreams. The role calls for the strong silent type: a challenge which is not always as appreciated as it should be in a medium that often displays the dad as the house fool. Here, Verica … Continue reading
Switchfoot Never Let Us Down by Sheila Lussier Pulling up to the legendary Roxy in Hollywood, I found a line wrapped around the block and down the sidewalk. It was made up of Switchfoot fans that had waited more than twohours in line for their favorite band to go on. The band’s tour manager brought me … Continue reading
Rosanne Cash The Rules of Returning by Jay S. Jacobs It’s sometimes funny the changes life puts you through. In 1990, Rosanne Cash was on top of the world. Her album, Interiors, was a crowning achievement in a career that had been on the fast track for over a decade. Cash had to overcome the blessing … Continue reading
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