Cozy Cole’s Bossa Nova Utopia At Birdsall House In Peekskill
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FAVORITE NEW BAND: THE ZEN ARCADE
From the ashes of The Strypes comes The Zen Arcade, the best damn band around. And don’t they look great…
TEENAGE KICKS: THE UNDERTONES
Even if The Undertones had only written “Teenage Kicks,” the band would stand as one of the most important Punk…
KEELEY COMPRESSOR REVIEW
I had a feeling that this would be the right choice, but the Keeley Compressor Plus has exceeded my expectations.…
GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT AND BAMI
Capsules Blog, Documentary, FIVE STARS, LGBTQ, Music, Rock 'n' Roll, Women Filmmakers, Women's Cinema
Stunning. Exhilarating. Honest. Fearless. Grace Jones’s status as one of the most important cultural artists of the 20th and 21st…
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI — THE CRITERION COLLECTION
African American Cinema, Capsules Blog, Criterion Collection, Drama, FIVE STARS, Music, Political History, Politics
Barnburner. It speaks volumes that the two best films of 2020 were based on plays (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and…
Wishing every one a very Bossa Christmas! Here’s Roberto Menescal’s “Little Boat.”
Wishing every one a very Bossa Christmas! Here’s Roberto Menescal’s “Little Boat.” Cole Smithey.
WEEKLY SOLO BOSSA NOVA BRUNCH AT BIRDSALL HOUSE IN PEEKSKILL
Reservations are recommended. Welcome all! See you at the BIRDSALL HOUSE!
I STAND ACCUSED — ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS
One of my all time favorite Elvis Costello songs is “I Stand Accused” (from his GET HAPPY record). This great…
MADE IN SHEFFIELD
The industrial city of Sheffield, England was the birthplace for the electronic pop explosion of cool post punk bands such…
ROCKETMAN
Hindered by faulty construction and lax editing that tires out the audience long before its two-hour run time passes, “Rocketman”…
ECHO IN THE CANYON
This beautiful musical performance/documentary love letter to Los Angeles’s mid ‘60s Laurel Canyon music scene that gave rise to The…
ECHO IN THE CANYON
This beautiful musical performance/documentary love letter to Los Angeles’s mid ‘60s Laurel Canyon music scene that gave rise to The…
ROCKETMAN
Hindered by faulty construction and lax editing that tires out the audience long before its two-hour run time passes, “Rocketman”…
FOCUS ON CANNES 2019: JEANNE —BRUNO DUMONT
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Man alive! Brunot Dumont is one of Cinema’s most inventive, and innovative, auteurs. Dumont’s films transport the viewer to unknown…
MADE IN SHEFFIELD
The industrial city of Sheffield, England was the birthplace for the electronic pop explosion of post punk bands like “Vice…
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
“Bohemian Rhapsody” achieves its dramatic goal of celebrating the unforgettable music of a groundbreaking rock band whose omnisexual lead singer…
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Dramatic liberties are taken. Pet peeves will be had. I wish they had used the [actual] clip of Freddie Mercury…
ZAZ — JE VEUX
Damn if this thing don’t swing! This trio throws down with an exquisite acoustic performance. Love, love, love this trio!…
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