The lights go dark in the Troubadour, the crowd intermixed with twenty-somethings and middle age hipsters start screaming, Katie White and her partner in crime Julian “Jules” De Martino took to the stage, and completely blew the whole crowd away with their high-octane performance. After an exemplary opening set from synth wielding fellow duo Kaneholler,
Today the International Online Film Critics’ Poll announced its winners for the 4th biannual awards for excellence in film. Founded in 2007, the IOFCP is the only biannual poll of film critics from all around the world (over one hundred critics from USA, UK, Italy, Spain, Canada, France, Mexico, Australia, India, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa,
At first impressions, the NAMM show is a bit of sensory overload. Music companies in the fields of guitar craft, accessories, strings, pro-audio, synthesizers and so on, all coalesce for the largest trade convention for the music industry. The National Association of Musician Merchants (NAMM) puts on annual conventions all around the world, but at
And tonight, ladies and gentlemen, WeTV’s “Marriage Boot Camp” treated us to a glimpse of what it would have looked like if Natalie had been on “The Hills.” And then as the night grew late and they all got drunk, we had a snapshot of how Heidi would have done on “Bad Girls Club.” It
Jennifer Aniston does something completely different in this potboiler of a psychodrama and succeeds marvelously. From the opening shot of Jennifer Aniston in Daniel Barnz’ simmering psycho-drama you know you are not watching “Friends” anymore. Aniston is made up to the hilt with the best prosthetics since Steve Carell’s nose in “Foxcatcher” and when it
Not as violent as the title would imply, this is a sterling essay in inner strength. The story is set in New York City in 1981, in what we are told is the most violent year in the city’s history. Before we go any further, it should be noted that J.C. Chandor’s wonderfully transporting story
Kim Richards is officially off the wagon, as portrayed in reality color on BravoTV’s “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” tonight. But she didn’t just slip off it – she freakin jumped. Pain pills and making an ass of yourself in front of everyone including the cameras. Just makes you wonder what she’s like when the
One of the best parts about The Decemberists is that much of their music references folklore, and their music gives you that vintage old storytelling type of feeling. Unfortunately that charm got lost somewhere in their seventh studio album, “What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World.” To say that this album is not good
Renowned critic Greil Marcus once cited Sleater-Kinney as the most important group in Rock history, a declaration more bold than any for a band. This not so diffident writer has to agree with that notion. For twenty years, the women of Alt-Punk outfit Sleater-Kinney have been kicking ass and taking names. Their genesis came from
So it’s official. Kristen on BravoTV’s “Vanderpump Rules” is cray-cray and it’s time for Ariana to get a restraining order. Or a bodyguard. Kristen’s interpretation of her conversation with Tom in Miami goes to show how totally delusional she is. “Tom and I finally spoke about our relationship and about the breakup – it was