The Beasties and me
When I informed a friend of mine that the first Beastie Boys album in six years was to be released this month, I was shocked and appalled by his instant response.
When I informed a friend of mine that the first Beastie Boys album in six years was to be released this month, I was shocked and appalled by his instant response.
The first season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" was great, the second is classic.
Bloomington may have a bumping music scene, but it also hosts a lively writing community driven by academia and plenty of creative people willing to write down their thoughts through various facets of literati.
Lately it seems hardly a weekend goes by when Ben Stiller is not starring in a new movie.
Before I talk about coolness, we should clear things up. I am not cool. I am, in fact, a nerd.
There's nothing more pathetic than an aging hipster," recalled Dr. Evil in "Austin Powers."
Assembling and releasing a solid compilation disc for a band that's had dozens over the course of its 40-plus year career is no easy task.
If the creatures from a psychedelic-colored Dr. Seuss book jumped off its pages and picked up a fiddle, guitar, bass, banjo and drums, they would call themselves the Snake Oil Medicine Show.
I believe if bands could pro-create, the Killers would be the love child of Interpol and Hot Hot Heat, who were listening to New Order during courtship.
Henry Roth (Adam Sandler), a marine veterinarian in Hawaii, lives the swingin' life of a bachelor.
Even though it seemed like an eternity, "The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season" DVD was well worth the wait.
Steven Spielberg's "The Terminal" is a filmmaking exercise in the sublime and effortless.
Josh Davis, also known as DJ Shadow, has got to be one of the most respected scratch DJ's in music today, and it's easy to understand his international acclaim when you get to hear him play a non-stop, fist-pumping scratch set for a stunned London crowd on his newest release, Live! In Tune and On Time.
It's a good idea to change a movie around when doing a remake, but this particular case strays far away.
Even though it seemed like an eternity, "The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season" DVD was well worth the wait.
Henry Roth (Adam Sandler), a marine veterinarian in Hawaii, lives the swingin' life of a bachelor.
If the creatures from a psychedelic-colored Dr. Seuss book jumped off its pages and picked up a fiddle, guitar, bass, banjo and drums, they would call themselves the Snake Oil Medicine Show.
Assembling and releasing a solid compilation disc for a band that's had dozens over the course of its 40-plus year career is no easy task.
There's nothing more pathetic than an aging hipster," recalled Dr. Evil in "Austin Powers."
One of the many inherent problems with music criticism is expectation.