Thursday, May 10 2007
Ike Reilly Assassination: We Belong to the Staggering Evening
Not just a best-of-year record, but maybe an all-timer.
Wednesday, May 9 2007
Away from Her (2006)
Both careful and contrived, Away from Her paints marriage as a series of losses, fulfillments, and compromises, infinitely rewarding and painful.
Wednesday, May 2 2007
Brando
Brando is most original and inspiring when it looks at Brando's other work. As Bobby Seale remembers, "If I said, 'Constitutional democratic civil human rights,' I mean, it lit him up."
Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position
A bold, romantic album touched by a rare imagination and an indefinable magic -- pop music at its most deliriously inventive and exciting.
Tuesday, May 1 2007
Feist: The Reminder
Whether listeners take the plunge with Feist into her emotional depths is almost immaterial: The Reminder is an exceptional album that should be experienced solely on the merits its stunning musicality.
Friday, April 27 2007
Essential Classics - American Musicals (1945)
This is a conformist America as it was defining itself in the mid 20th century, a young superpower looking backwards for grounding. The characters are brash and loud and charismatic.
Thursday, April 26 2007
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg's extraordinary documentary, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, which premieres on HBO tonight, traces the case that divided Winston-Salem for 20 years.
Wednesday, April 25 2007
Bloody Panda: Pheromone
Don't let the name fool you; this is some of the most riveting doom metal you'll hear all year.
Friday, April 20 2007
God of War II
The God of War franchise is as over the top as an action movie -- there's no point in warning you not to try this at home, because you can't.
