Thursday, November 3 2011
‘Maxwell Street Blues’ Is a Toe-Tapping Time Capsule
Viewing Maxwell Street Blues paradoxically stirs simultaneous emotions of melancholy and elation. Much like what happens when singing the blues.
Friday, June 17 2011
Ford & Lopatin: Channel Pressure
A work of heroic heritage -- reorganizing an era that is too often dismissed as sterile.
Monday, June 13 2011
Colin Hay: The PopMatters Video Interview
The former Men at Work frontman sits down with PopMatters to talk about the passing of his father, adding humor to dramatic songs, and how he wish he got rid of that fluteline all those years ago ...
Thursday, July 15 2010
‘Hot Tub Time Machine’: Jump In, But Hold Your Nose
If you liked The Hangover, are a fan of any of the leads or enjoy the kind of humor associated with Apatow-style films, Hot Tub Time Machine may be for you.
Wednesday, September 2 2009
Adventureland
A hugely enjoyable blend of humor and agony that captures the confused, painful, but open-ended state of late adolescence.
Wednesday, August 26 2009
My Name is Will: A Novel of Sex Drugs and Shakespeare by Jess Winfield
Have you ever wondered what William Shakespeare would have been like if he had been a graduate student at Santa Cruz in 1986?
Tuesday, April 24 2007
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
Ronnie James Dio's tenure in Black Sabbath was brief, but it resulted in some of the greatest songs in heavy metal history.
Wednesday, April 18 2007
Truth, Justin and the American Way #1-5
'70s and '80s nostalgia trend in comics? This series is soaking in it!
Monday, April 9 2007
Super Paper Mario
It is Super Paper Mario's quick wit, above all, that makes it such a joy to play.
