This is the last tour the Pogues will ever do. Again. And as a farewell tour it’s worth seeing. Shane MacGowan’s voice is positively astounding. He can barely stand, his speech is absolutely unintelligible, there’s not a tooth in his…
Comic Book Mini-Reviews, March 2011
Herculian by Erik Larsen (published by Image Comics) Wow. An oversized thing that looks on the surface like about the most generic superhero comic book imaginable, but inside is anything but. I’m a little torn, on the one hand wishing…
Americana Chronicles: Arlo Guthrie, 1970-1976
Growing up, there was always music around the house. My parents and older siblings had extensive record collections, and there was a huge variety of styles and genres to explore. To this day I’m obsessed with music, still listening and…
Coming Soon: Winnie The Pooh.
Later this year, Disney is releasing a new Winnie The Pooh theatrical feature, and the more I see leading up to it, the more excited I am. A new poster was released last week, and like the first two (and…
“Cashino” at the Laurie Beechman Theater
Cashino is a stage show that is part (live) mockumentary about a lounge act and part actual lounge act. The show opened with a projected video that felt a touch long and a touch slow — largely because I was…
Album Review: Radiohead- “The King Of Limbs”
On Friday, Radiohead released their new album for download. I bought it, and had every intention of playing it and writing up a quick review. And then after my first listen, I didn’t have a lot to say except “well,…