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Kids These Daysnew
'Scott Pilgrim' features exciting action, superior music and enjoyable characters.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-12-2010 |
Reviews
The Grownup Noise: Shall We? (Self-Released)new
Boston's The Grownup Noise are anything but noisy For them, maturity means a contemplative focus of sound They're a band that revels in the beauty of a simple melody delivered with minimal enhancement for maximum emotional effect—it's grown-up in its precision...
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-11-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Grownup Noise
Carissa's Wierd: They'll Only Miss You When You Leavenew
Though Carissa's Wierd's arrangements got more complex as they progressed and added members, there is a hushed beauty that runs throughout these songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
08-06-2010 |
Reviews
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Seashell Radio: Not the Same Old Thingnew
Call it a democracy: Seashell Radio is the product of its members varied and diverse musical backgrounds
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Seashell Radio
Paris, With a Bulletnew
Jean-Pierre Jeunet's odd revenge-caper film is gorgeous, but overloaded with unnecessary elements.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
08-05-2010 |
Reviews
The Love Language: Librariesnew
Recorded entirely by Stuart McLamb and producer/engineer BJ Burton, 'Libraries' shimmers with the same intricate aura of a Bruegel painting, a symphony or a novel.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Love Language
A Modern Familynew
There's one glaring problem with 'The Kids Are All Right': The fact that the film had to end.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Kids Are All Right
Setting Sun: Fantasurrealnew
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Gary Levitt, who plays most of the instruments on the latest full-length CD from his project Setting Sun, is adept at contrasts.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Setting Sun
Thieves Like Us: Again and Againnew
The music of Thieves Like Us is saturated with the unmistakable sounds of new wave -- specifically, synth sounds straight out of Joy Division, New Order and The Cure's sound banks.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-30-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Thieves Like Us
Never Satisfiednew
Ariel Pink has come a long way since his early home recordings.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-30-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ariel Pink
Cruel and Unusualnew
Paul Rudd and Steve Carell deserve better material than they get in 'Dinner for Schmucks.'
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-29-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Steve Carell, Dinner for Schmucks
The Tangelos: Greatest Hitsnew
There's a careful balance of folk-rock, soul and country in these 11 tunes, written by singer and guitarist Joshua Butcher.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-29-2010 |
Reviews
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Eric Who?new
If you're a huge Eric Cantona fan, you're not going to want to miss Looking for Eric, which may be the best Eric Cantona-oriented movie of the last five years If, like the vast majority of the human race, you've never heard of Eric Cantona, and wouldn't care about him even if you did know what he was famous for, then Looking for Eric might be a harder sell...
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-28-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Looking for Eric
Family Mattersnew
The Ozarks come off as another universe altogether in Winter's Bone, a momentous achievement for director Debra Granik, and a showcase for the talents of relative newcomer Jennifer Lawrence and character actor John Hawkes Lawrence plays Ree Dolly, a 17-year-old living in a rundown cabin in the woods...
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-21-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Winter's Bone
Ahead of Its Timenew
There is something new to dissect and digest in almost every scene of Christopher Nolan's Inception, a film made with so much bravura that it's hard to dismiss any part of it A near-perfect heist movie, a near-perfect sci-fi movie and a near-perfect film noir, Inception is the work of an absolute clinician in total control...
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
07-21-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Inception
