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Early Thoughts: Bruce Springsteen’s “The Promise”
With The Promise, Bruce Springsteen treats fans to a peek into the vaults from one of his richest artistic periods -- but does it live up to its title
Read More »Fandango: George Lucas Faces Jon Stewart — A Report From “Star Wars” Celebration
To some, he is the Flanneled One. The Bearded One. Baron Papanoida. The Maker. To others, he is a former mythmaker who has since surrendered any pretense of creative integrity in a fool’s quest
Read More »Rekkids: Elvis Costello & the Attractions, “The Ultimate Gangster”
I currently have 1,884 albums on my 160GB iPod. I will listen to them all, in no particular order, and write about them. Punch the Clock is an album often dismissed by die-hard Elvis
Read More »Early Thoughts: Sucky Punch (Really, Zack Snyder? Really?!)
My first inclination upon seeing the teaser trailer for Zack Snyder’s upcoming film Sucker Punch was to post a series of boob jokes to Twitter. That’s not surprising. My response to most things is
Read More »CD Review: Liz Phair’s “Funstyle” — Great, When It’s Not Shit
The news spread across my Twitter feed late yesterday afternoon like a pixelated wildfire: 1) Liz Phair had a new single out; 2) It was fucking horrible. These things are true. Liz Phair does
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