Archive for the 'General Review' Category
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I’m enjoying my spring break at home. So come back next week for more reviews and other tidbits.
The only thing I think I can review fairly is HBO’s John Adams miniseries. Part 1 (Join Or Die) and Part 2 (Independence) aired this past Sunday on HBO. Basically, disappointing. I thought it [...]
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Tags: Ben Franklin, Boston Massacre, engaging, HBO, History, Hype, Independence, John Adams, Laura Linney, Miniseries, Part 1, Part 2, Spring Break
Bishop Allen Covers Fugazi @SXSW
Yes, yes it is true. I did not see that coming. These indie sweethearts finished off their set in Austin this year with Fugazi’s Waiting Room. They even seemed to mock Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto’s vocal stylings. Who would have thought a Brooklyn light-hearted indie band would ever listen to or cover a D.I.Y. [...]
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Tags: indie, Fugazi, Waiting Room, Bishop Allen, SXSW, post hard-core, Ian MacKaye, Guy Picciotto, brooklyn
I saw the Mountain Goats just a few months ago in October at Studio B with a very good friend of mine, Caroline. It was a pretty great show. John Darnielle, the songwriter and lead vocals of the Mountain Goats entertained the crowd with his well-known banter and ended with an encore of “I Saw [...]
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Tags: 4AD, accoustic, Autoclave, Darnielle, folk, Heretic Pride, indie, Mountain Goats, Song Review
Be Kind Rewind
After about a year of hearing about it, it was finally released. Last night, I went to go see Be Kind, Rewind, the new Michel Gondry film. I was relieved that it wasn’t all fluffy clouds floating in the air (as in The Science of Sleep) or time confusing (like in Eternal Sunshine of The [...]
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Tags: Be Kind Rewind, boring, Film Review, films, Ghostbuster, Gondry, Jack Black, Jerry, Mos Def, movies, Schwimmer