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'The Chess Machine' Turns into a Soap Operanew
In his historical novel, Löhr's got an opportunity to lard his story with ideas about technology, deception, or gamesmanship, he instead settles for breathless and unsophisticated daytime-drama shenanigans.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
09-11-2007 |
Fiction
Luc Sante Sinks His Teeth into American Culturenew
The Sante on display in Kill All Your Darlings is the cultural critic; even the first-person essays that lead it off are much about the role society played into the author's early history.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michaelangelo Matos |
09-11-2007 |
Nonfiction
Monica Bellucci Knows What's in Store for Hernew
The Italian actress has become an international star -- and one who, rather than losing work after 40 as is the general complaint of American actresses, appears to be getting even more of it.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Haddon |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Don Cherry Quintet Asserts Its Skills on Live Albumnew
Ornette Coleman may have started the free jazz thing, circa 1960, but trumpeter Don Cherry was the Johnny Appleseed of Ornetteology, sharing and extending his boss's ideas on both sides of the Atlantic.
Metro Times |
W. Kim Heron |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
Nikki Sixx's Memoir has a Soundtracknew
The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack is a companion to Sixx's memoir, due out in September, but the music and the book each stands on its own.
Metro Times |
Janiss Garza |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
Akron/Family Just Wants to Have Funnew
The Brooklyn-based psych-folk quartet can't help it if sometimes it seems like the inmates are running the asylum when they play. After all, they get bored easily.
Metro Times |
Chris Parker |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Akron/Family, Love is Simple
Stevie Wonder Hits the Roadnew
The Motown icon explains why he's heading out on his first scheduled tour since 1995.
Metro Times |
Dave Schulps |
09-11-2007 |
Music
Tags: Stevie Wonder
Trendzilla: Toys, the New Chicnew
There's designer everything these days, including toys. The toys, however, are often affordable.
Tags: fashion
Why 'Torture Porn' Isn'tnew
Critics who can damn sure tell the difference between Basic Instinct and actual pornography seem unable to make the distinction between fantasy and reality when it comes to some of the best contemporary horror movies.
Dancing Lethargic is a Quirk in Progressnew
Laguna Beach visual artist/musician Keith Fox creates music with quirk that goes right up to the tipping point of wacky, but ultimately stays on the good side of odd.
OC Weekly |
Dave Segal |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dancing Lethargic
Cannibal Corpse's Cookbooknew
A review of the death metal legends catalog of raunchy, recipe-like lyrics.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
09-11-2007 |
Music
Tags: Cannibal Corpse, Kill
The 'Villain' of 'The King of Kong' Speaks Outnew
Billy Mitchell is trying to prevent history from being revised, and, he says, his reputation tarnished by the newly released video game documentary.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
John Linn |
09-11-2007 |
Movies
Trumpet Player Hugh Masekela Packs New Album with Gustonew
Recorded last year in Johannesburg, South Africa, Live at the Market Theatre is full of soul not just from Masekela and his band but from the audience as well.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
Lil' Brian Cuts His Creole Sound with Hip-hopnew
"We don't wanna be traditional, we just wanna jam." So runs the refrain of Lil' Brian's "Jam Y'all," and it could serve as this album's title.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
Former Los Skarnales Frontman Resurrects the Pachuca Boogienew
Felipe Galvan returns to the Houston scene with his new band, Felipe Galvan y Sus Carnales.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
