Archive for January 21st, 2008
Cloverfield
Part-giant monster movie, part-9/11 parable and part-faux documentary about the toll that catastrophic death takes on humans, ‘Cloverfield’ is, more than anything else, a damn intense ride for the entirety of its lean 78-minute running time (not including ending credits).
Movies about giant monsters wreaking havoc on unsuspecting populaces are certainly nothing new, but they are [...]
Monterey Festival Jazzes up Barclay
Jazz enthusiasts young and old flocked to the Irvine Barclay Theatre last Thursday night to watch some of the industry’s top performers show off their chops as a part of the Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour, one of the longest running and most successful jazz festivals since the music’s incarnation.
The ensemble, featuring Benny Green [...]
Pizza, Mice, Sharks
With a cable dangling from his mouth, Luke Fischbeck writhes in ecstasy on the floor. A desert landscape on the wall behind him morphs into flashing close-ups of trees, bushes and cacti. The speed changes with the music, a surge of electronic bass and distortion the artist controls with cables connected to his laptop.
He offers [...]
More Muscle Brings More Excitement to the New American Gladiators
Just like anyone who watched the original ‘American Gladiators’ in the early 1990s, I was thrilled to hear the show was making a comeback
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Opposites Attract in Magnetic Fields’ ‘Distortion’
After a busy decade in the 1990s that saw the Magnetic Fields release six LPs, including the ambitious triple-album ’69 Love Songs,’ Stephen Merritt’s bunch returns with its second album since the turn of the century, ‘Distortion.’ The title is indicative of the record, as the usually simplistic band is drowned in a wall of [...]
Starr in the Sky with ‘Liverpool 8′
Ringo Starr, everyone’s favorite Beatle for silliness and comic relief, has at long last returned to EMI Music to release his latest record, ‘Liverpool 8.’ After a long hiatus of nearly 23 years away from the record company that held the hands of certain British invaders since 1952, Starr had ‘Liverpool 8′ released by EMI [...]
Apple Enthusiasts Get Their ‘Mac’ on at Expo
Steve Jobs is the man who brought us the joy that is the iPod and gave us the iPhone. The man behind Apple recently threw Macworld 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, revealing many of Apple’s latest technological advances to the public from Jan. 14-18. Over 50,000 people pre-ordered tickets to the event, [...]
The Paradox of Pakistan
If you drive through the streets of Lahore, Pakistan, you will fear for your life
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