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Stuart HendersonAbout Stuart Henderson Stuart Henderson, PhD, is a Toronto-based historian, professor, musician, pacifist, and journalist. He is the singer-songwriter for the independent folk-rock band Ghostwalk Creek. His forthcoming book is Making the Scene: Yorkville and Hip Toronto in the Sixties and he is presently at work on a history of censorship and the naked body in Canada. Reviews MusicVarious Artists: The Rough Guide to: Ultimate Musical Adventures[9.May.08] :. The most successful world-music-for-dummies label that isn't Putumayo!  MusicConstantines: Kensington Heights[8.May.08] :. Beautifully recorded, and alive with the unpredictable energy that drives their killer live shows, Kensington Heights demonstrates the band’s maturity, and their well-earned confidence.  EventsBlitzen Trapper + Fleet Foxes[7.May.08] :. Blitzen Trapper seem to know just how good they are, and revel in their tightness, their intensity, and their passion. This is a live act it’s hard not to enjoy.  DVDsMarc Ribot: Marc Ribot [DVD][7.May.08] :. In this too-brief biographical film, French documentarian Anaïs Prosaïc aims to unravel the mystery surrounding this complicated artist  DVDsFine Dead Girls[6.May.08] :. As a meditation on the tragedy of a broken community and on the viciousness of Croatia’s recent fascistic past, this is thoughtful and incisive, if unremittingly bleak. DVDs Black, White + GrayMusic Farmer's Market: Surfin' USSRDVDs John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain: Remember Shakti: The Way of Beauty [DVD]DVDs Terry Jones: Medieval LivesMusic Various Artists: Our Side of TownMusic Caribbean Jazz Project: Afro Bop AllianceEvents Drive-By TruckersDVDs A Global Warning?DVDs En La CamaMusic Daniel Lanois: Here Is What IsFeatured Article DVDsThe Inner Life of Martin Frost[27.Mar.08] :. A dark, slippery love story, a meditation on the risks of embracing one’s muse, a study of the author and his/her “creation”, a quiet reflection on the nature of “human understanding”, this film is many things at once. Music Mark Fry: Shooting the MoonMusic Steve Dawson: Waiting for the Lights to Come UpEvents Charlie Hunter TrioFeatured Article DVDsMiss Julie[22.Feb.08] :. Much of the power of Strindberg’s staging comes from the juxtaposition between a celebration of life, sexuality, and freedom without, and the claustrophobic horrorshow within. Music Jason Collett: Here's to Being HereMusic Free Form Funky Frëqs: Urban Mythology Volume OneDVDs The Gods of Times SquareMusic Nick Cave and Warren Ellis: Music from the Motion Picture The Assassination of Jesse James by the CoMusic Too : Get Off the StageMusic Beth Nielsen Chapman: PrismMusic Various Artists: Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6Music Olivier Ker Ourio: OverseaMusic DJ Axel: Breaking the LawMusic Playaz Circle: Supply and DemandMusic Patty Larkin: Watch the SkyMusic Biréli Lagrène Gipsy Project: Just the Way You AreDVDs In the Heat of the NightMusic Fancey: SchmanceyMusic The Hard Lessons: B & G Sides Vol. 1Music The Temptations: Back to FrontDVDs She's Gotta Have ItDVDs The TenEvents The Fiery FurnacesDVDs Christmas Time In South ParkPopMatters Pick DVDsTwin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition[29.Nov.07] :. With crisp performances throughout (especially from Kyle MacLachlan, in a role he was born to play), unforgettable settings and cinematography, and inventive, uncompromising scripts from episode to episode, Twin Peaks makes for uncommonly rewarding repeat viewings. DVDs A Mighty HeartDVDs 20 to Life: The Life and Times of John SinclairFeatured Article DVDsI Was Nineteen[14.Nov.07] :. In Germany during the final days of the Second World War, peace is hard won, and hatred and distrust linger as the film comes to its close. But, who is the enemy here? DVDs AllegroDVDs Species IVDVDs Babel: Lest We Be UnitedDVDs Greys Anatomy - Season ThreeDVDs The Camden 28DVDs All My LovingDVDs Howling with the AngelsDVDs Myrna Loy and William Powell CollectionDVDs Life After Death: The Movie - Ten Years LaterDVDs The Abandoned (2006) |
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