AltWeeklies Wire
Gary Shteyngart Writes Another Smelly Booknew
Gary Shteyngart's 'Super Sad True Love Story' tries to be many things. But primarily, it's the finest piece of anti-iPhone propaganda ever written, a cautionary tale full of distracted drones unwilling to tear themselves away from their little glowing screens long enough to make eye contact, let alone an actual lasting connection, with another human being.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
08-04-2010 |
Fiction
Tags: Gary Shteyngart
"Down in Front": "Crazy For You, But Not That Crazy," "Get Busy Living," "Spankmaster and Servant"new
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Every Molly Has an Emo Albumnew
On the brash, brilliant, and thoroughly vexing Say Anything.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
01-25-2007 |
Music
The Backlash Variationsnew
On the endlessly repeating freeze/thaw cycle of the Cold War Kids.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
01-18-2007 |
Music
Pop Geniusnew
A power-pop majesty for the majestically powerless.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
01-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Never Hear the End of It, Sloan
The Iron (Duncan) Sheiknew
A soft-rock titan unveils a brilliant exit strategy: Broadway.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
01-11-2007 |
Music
Harlem Globetrottersnew
Exuberant "world crossover" stars build us an awestruck bridge to Ethiopia.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
01-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Schommer
Sketches of Painnew
Miles Davis' estranged firstborn son speaks, softly but angrily.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
11-30-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Just Like a Womannew
Look, then listen to the beguiling, gender-bending excellence of Death Vessel.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
11-09-2006 |
Concerts
Tags: Death Vessel
Walk Unafraidnew
Yo La Tengo briefly convince us that New Jersey is for lovers.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
10-11-2006 |
Concerts
Tags: Yo La Tengo
Out of Step, Out of Timenew
Black Flag, white guilt, and blood-red noses collide in self-congratulatory documentary American Hardcore.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
09-27-2006 |
Music
Dancing With Themselvesnew
We go inside the hilarity and guilt of Stairway to Stardom, NYC's Web-resurgent amateur reality show.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
09-13-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Start Making Sensenew
We examine the beauty but hollow humanity of micromanaged Mac rock.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
08-30-2006 |
Music
Get Busy Livingnew
The moans on Dylan's latest aren't exactly of the morbid death-rattle variety.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
08-23-2006 |
Music
Sweet Naive Emotionnew
There are many dangers of using Matthew Sweet as a guide to picking up chicks.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
07-26-2006 |
Music
