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My Chemical Romance Outwits the Gathering Gloom Patrolnew
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys is a concept album set in 2019, where street gangs battle a Big Brother-ish corporation. And, yes, it's already inspired a line of jackets, a mythical spinoff band called the Mad Gear and Missile Kid, an ongoing series of Perils of Pauline-ish videos, even an upcoming Killjoys graphic novel.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
04-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts Takes Post-Rave Culture into a Semi-Improvised Futurenew
What do ravers do when they grow up? They move beyond glow sticks and dance DJs, and embrace a more adventurous intersection of technology and art. They supplement the music with film, exhibits and education. They ditch the under-the-radar venues, and file for proper nonprofit status.
And if they're in Boulder, they create Communikey.
And if they're in Boulder, they create Communikey.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Marc Weidenbaum |
04-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Grappling with Demons in 'Win Win'new
Win Win is director Tom McCarthy's most accessible yet subtly subversive film to date, one that manages to both celebrate the virtues of middle-class America while laying bare some unpleasant human frailties.
Tags: Tom McCarthy, Win Win
High Levels of Drugs Found in Cattle Linked to Dairiesnew
When test results released last year by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service showed extremely high levels of drugs and antibiotics in cattle from dairies across the nation, the federal agency announced it would launch a series of tests to address a potential problem. The Idaho dairy industry decided to preclude the FDA action with some unofficial testing of its own. Yet records of the testing are inaccessible and records of their strategy meeting don't exist.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-07-2011 |
Animal Issues
Dan and Letha Melchior Maintain Creative Resolve in the Face of Sicknessnew
Serious illness pushes everyone into the health care tangle, but artists -- especially musicians -- are often hit hardest. Holding a job with decent health care in the U.S. often serves as an impediment to touring, recording or proper practicing.
Roddy Walston Bangs the Twangnew
Growing up in southeastern Tennessee, singer/keys man J. Roddy Walston was always surrounded by pianos. The experience helped shape his approach to mixing rock 'n' roll with related styles of Southern music.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Booth |
04-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: J. Roddy Walston, Roddy Walston
An Ex-Marine's Fight to Save Bradley Manningnew
Ex-Marine Jeff Paterson is on a crusade to help the suspected WikiLeaks source, and has led a campaign that has raised $125,000 for his legal defense.
East Bay Express |
Rin Kelly |
04-07-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Fitz and the Tantrums Dig the Retro Vibenew
Michael Fitzpatrick is wowed by his indie rock 'n' soul band's whirlwind ascent from DIY upstarts in 2009 to SXSW's reigning fairy-tale royalty in 2011. If you haven't heard of L.A.'s Fitz and the Tantrums yet, you will. Judging by the retro-soul band's trajectory, mainstream success could be days away.
Charleston City Paper |
Andrea Warner |
04-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Great Heist of the State University of New York at Buffalonew
Across the country, public universities are being targeted for reform by business leaders and by politicians who speak for business leaders. Buffalo is no different.
'Source Code': Duncan Jones' 'Moon' Follow-up Reveals His Inner Romantic Optimistnew
Jones has wisely gone in the opposite direction of Moon with Source Code -- while it is very much rooted in science fiction, is a willfully optimistic, very nearly sentimental picture.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
04-06-2011 |
Reviews
Rush Delivers in Return to Greensboronew
You could easily argue that there's better music out there, that there are better performers than the three guys on stage Saturday night. Just don't say it with a Rush fan in earshot.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
04-06-2011 |
Concerts
Tags: classic rock, Rush
'Hanna' is One of the Most Captivating Movies of the Seasonnew
As conceived by director Joe Wright and writers Seth Lochhead and David Farr, Hanna builds its teenage-gothic enchanted cottage in the same international-spy subdivision as the Bourne films, The American, The Adjustment Bureau, etc., and instantly makes the majority of its neighbors look silly and hopelessly out of date.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
04-06-2011 |
Reviews
Randall Cox Plays Ringleader to a Curious Indie Rock Collaborationnew
After a lousy gig at the Village Tavern in February, local singer/songwriter Randall Cox realized that his indie-rock project the Green and Bold needed a quick kick.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Randall Cox, singer/songwriters
Charleston Galleries Commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennialnew
In commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, two of Charleston's most renowned art houses, the City Gallery at Waterfront Park and the Gibbes Museum of Art, are gearing up to host exhibitions that explore differing aspects of the war, from the battles themselves to slavery to the civil rights movement that emerged years later.
Charleston City Paper |
Lisa Ryan |
04-06-2011 |
Art
If You Think Kicks to the Crotch Are Funny, 'Your Highness' is For Younew
There is no point to this unforgivable excuse for a comedy, except, obviously, for Danny McBride to make his buddies (director Green, co-star James Franco) chortle over pot jokes and at least pretend to get himself laid.
Charleston City Paper |
MaryAnn Johanson |
04-06-2011 |
Reviews
