TOM WAITS is suing Warner Bros. over the royalty rates for downloads of his early recordings. Somewhat similar suits have been filed by voice artists from classic Disney films when those movies…
Read MoreTHE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS:NO SPOILERS: Imho, Ebert got it right this time. Batman Begins works as a movie with “more emphasis on story and character and less emphasis on high-tech action,” though…
Read MoreBATMAN BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT:It's currently rating 85 percent on the Tomatometer, though the “elite” opinion listed there is only at 50 percent. Roger Ebert gives it four stars: “I said this is…
Read MoreELENI MANDELL may break through to a wider audience thanks to Cole Porter and the French Hotel. My review of one of her concerts is right here on the site. You can…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:…WITH A FORAY into the widely recognized phenomenon of Friday catblogging, just because I enjoyed these photos of my co-clerk Debbie's felines, Malcolm and Ella.FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: Test your knowledge…
Read MoreWELCOME TO CHICAGO:…as captured in “lost” photographs by the legendary Stanley Kubrick. The State Lake theatre is long gone; there's a Borders there now.KIRSTY MacCOLL: The reissue of her Titanic Days album,…
Read MorePATE NEWS: So I work on the site daily, but I have to find out that the boys put out a hip-hop record from Craig O'Neill?ON THE PITCHFORK: Details on the forthcoming…
Read MoreUNDER A BLOOD RED SKY, twenty years later. A look back at a historic gig.THE WHITE STRIPES' new album gets a 7.3 on the Pitchfork.INXS is searching for a new singer on…
Read MoreSWEET EMOTION: Aerosmith's Steven Tyler received an honorary degree from U Mass on Friday.IF CLAUDE PATE could cover the Bee Gees' “Nights on Broadway,” I suppose I can't fault Billy Corgan too…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:YOUR FRIDAY TIME-WASTER: The addictive bounce of Poom.FREE DOUGHNUTS AT KRISPY KREME TODAY to celebrate National Doughnut Day.THIS WEEKEND, I'm fulfilling requests. If you don't know what I mean,…
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