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Andrew Lipke: Motherpearl and Dynamite
Andrew Lipke Motherpearl and Dynamite Rating: 1.5 Label: Mad Dragon Records WXPN in Philadelphia is the area’s most prominent non-commercial radio station, broadcast from the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. There’s not a
Read More »JCVD
JCVD Dir: Mabrouk El Mechri Rating: 3.5 Peace Arch Entertainment 96 Minutes Though Mickey Rourke’s turn in this winter’s The Wrestler may be the most anticipated return of a washed-up ’80s movie star, Jean-Claude
Read More »Interview: Raymond Raposa of Castanets
Raymond Raposa is difficult to pin down. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he does not seek fame nor does he buy into the indie fanboy world created by the internet. When I requested an
Read More »Ludacris: Theater of the Mind
Ludacris Theater of the Mind Rating: 2.0 Label: Def Jam If Theater of the Mind achieves nothing else, the sixth (as we are reminded again and again) of Luda’s records is a strange Moebius
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Brethren of the Free Spirit: The Wolf Also Shall Dwell With the Lamb
Brethren of the Free Spirit The Wolf Also Shall Dwell With the Lamb Rating: 3.0 Label: Important Records Appropriately named after a 13th century group of European heretics, Brethren of the Free Spirit sound
Read More »Otto; Or Up With Dead People
Otto; Or Up with Dead People Dir. Bruce LaBruce Rating: 2.0 Strand Releasing 94 Minutes Years ago, when I was more into the horror genre, I remember being unnerved when I first saw George
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Deerhunter: Weird Era Cont.
Deerhunter Weird Era Cont. Rating: 3.0 Label: Kranky One thing is very clear: there’s a reason that Bradford Cox and company chose to have Weird Era Cont. to be the second surprise disc to
Read More »Beyonce: I Am…Sasha Fierce
Beyonce I Am… Sasha Fierce Rating: 2.5 Label: Columbia Records Beyonce Knowles went solo in 2001 after being the face and voice behind Destiny’s Child and since then, she has consistently remained at the
Read More »Rediscover: Primitive Radio Gods: White Hot Peach
Rediscover: Primitive Radio Gods White Hot Peach 2000 Rediscover is a series of reviews highlighting past releases that have flown under the radar and now deserve a second look. Four years after Primitive Radio
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