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An Unsettling Family Story
Isn't this just a diabolical plot to trick us into printing "rictus"?: The cover art for today's story "Death in the Family" [Oct. 13] is one of...
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The Concretes were reportedly named after the most prevalent building material in their hometown of Stockholm. A better moniker for the symphonic pop band might've been the...
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The Grudge bears the imprimatur of Sam Raimi, but alas, neither his sense of fun nor his smarts. The wunderkind director behind the Spider-Man and Evil Dead franchises has...
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SUN 10/24
Two things distinguish writer Alice B. Toklas in the public's mind. One is her longtime lesbian affair with Gertrude Stein. The other is The Alice B. Toklas Cook...
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The Bone Man of Benares. Terry lives like a vagrant in Sweden, sleeping in parking lots in his underheated Volkswagen bus. During a 22-below winter, to warm up, he pays...
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With minimalist, staccato slabs of guitar, barked vocals, and a penchant for drop-D tuning, noise-rock juggernaut Helmet in many ways can take the blame for creating a...
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If you aren't familiar with Bishop T.D. Jakes, it could only mean you're white or, like much of the entertainment industry and American media, generally clueless about the...
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ONGOING 10/20-31
Earth-dwelling art aficionados and socially conscious activists can get together for the ambitious kickoff exhibition from the Natural World Museum, a new...
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If I were a high school principal on graduation day, I'd cut the commencement address and just play this record at top volume, because Jimmy Eat World taps into the...
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Commentary by Gregg Rickman (greggr1@mindspring.com). Times compiled from information available Tuesday; it's always advisable to call for confirmation. Price given is...
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FRI 10/22
When the Pacific Art Collective invited me to read my poetry this summer at this thing called a "PAC Session," I reported to the Hotel Utah to find a bohemian...
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The decision to use a popular-music soundtrack instead of traditional orchestral arrangements for your feature film can sometimes be disastrous (we're looking at you, Phil...
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THURS 10/21
A 15-piece orchestra, classically trained singers, and an internationally renowned production team make it sound like a serious opera. But though Hell: A...
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On her spare, sensuous third recording, Malian singer Rokia Traoré expands her vision of an inspirational new-world folk music that connects with listeners of all ages....
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I'm sitting in JFK airport, hungover from four days of nonstop gallivanting, unshaven, smelly, trying to piece it all back together amid the buzz and bustle of travelers and...
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The Onion has a joke that replays again and again in my head whenever I get into my car. It's a list, in essence, of what we all will finally take out of our cars when we get...
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The Drive-By Truckers are the kind of band that makes big-city sissies wish they'd grown up in the South. And for those who did, the act's music is an authentic...
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NYC MC and Anti-Pop Consortium member Beans
stands as the finest example of what used to be called
glitch-hop -- a late-'90s/early-'00s subgenre that attempted to temper...
