BATMAN 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,…
Read MoreEVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING: Improv Everywhere stages its own rooftop U2 concert.A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS emerge tonight from the “Where Are They Now?” file to perform “I Ran” (of course)…
Read MoreIS THERE A BUSTLE IN YOUR HEDGEROW?THE SONOGRAMS OF CLASSIC RECORDS: Airwindows, a CD mastering outfit, shows you what classic records look like to help sell their services.SLEATER-KINNEY'S Carrie Brownstein tells the…
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