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Spotlight: Philadelphia QFest 09
A common theme always seems to emerge at any film festival. In this, the 15th Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film festival, now the Philadelphia QFest, which has evolved since its inception into a beautiful
Read More »Talbot Tagora: Lessons in the Woods or a City
Talbot Tagora Lessons in the Woods or a City Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Hardly Art I really hate reviewing things that don’t have much of an impact on me one way or another. I’d rather
Read More »Lights: Rites
Lights Rites Rating: 2.0/5.0 Label: Drag City Lights is the kind of band that’s a little difficult to categorize; their new album Rites is by turns psychedelic, bass-heavy dance, sometimes even experimental. Unfortunately, being
Read More »Second Chance: Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Forever
Second Chance Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Forever 1997 Bands are inevitably judged by the debut album- it’s a mission statement, breakthrough and labor of love all in one. But what of the sophomore album? Often
Read More »Funny People
Funny People Dir: Judd Apatow Rating: 4.0/5.0 Columbia Pictures 146 Minutes After reading Steve Martin’s recent memoir Born Standing Up, I couldn’t help but think it was a little odd that no one has
Read More »Concert Review: Metric
I’m a little embarrassed to admit that Metric rocked harder than I’d expected. Despite the fact that the band has a touch of dance punk, when I listen to Emily Haines sing on Metric’s
Read More »Mulberry: Austin, TX
360 Nueces Street Austin, TX 78701 512.320.0297 Here is the thing about birthdays: they just keep coming. I am no fan. I hate to be a party pooper, but are they not the single
Read More »Portugal. The Man: The Satanic Satanist
Portugal. The Man The Satanic Satanist Rating: 2.0/5.0 Label: Equal Vision Records Portugal. The Man is a five-piece rock band from Wasilla, Alaska–a town famed for its lipsticked bulldogs and Joe Six-Packs–with a penchant
Read More »The Polyamorous Affair: Bolshevik Disco
The Polyamorous Affair Bolshevik Disco Rating: 1.5/5.0 Manimal Vinyl A confession: growing up, I despised disco. Not in the “DISCO SUCKS” kind of way that causes grown men to behave the same way around
Read More »Shrink
Shrink Dir: Jonas Pate Rating: 3.0/5.0 Ithaka Films 104 Minutes Believe it or not, there was a time when we were pretty confident that teachers had all the answers, cops were never crooked and
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