July 2013
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My Little Corner of the World: Memories of Maxwell’s
It was 1997 and I felt like an ass. I’d moved to Hoboken from central Jersey three years earlier. It was closer to my job, closer to my East Village girlfriend, and there was Pier Platters and Maxwell’s: a world-class record store and one of the best rock clubs anywhere. Except Pier Platters—which was on […]
Movie Review: The Way Way Back
3 stars out of 5 There are worse ways to spend 103 minutes. It’s a likable enough movie, to be sure: Summertime, lazy beachfront community, confused teen, mom’s jerky boyfriend, simmering trouble at home, attractive girl next door. Oh, there’s a water park too. The trouble is, I wanted to love the movie. And I […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/30/13
EPISODE #87: MAXWELL’S The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Honorable mention: The Schramms — “Torn in Two” Health & Happiness Show — “How To Breathe” The Mekons — “Hard To Be Human Again” The dB’s — “Neverland” Saw at Maxwell’s three times: Kate Jacobs — “George Says” Bern & the Brights — “As Long As […]
Happy 10th Anniversary, R.I.P.!
Bob Hope was dead, and I was feeling kind of responsible. It was Monday, July 28, 2003. Word had filtered in that the 100-year-old funnyman had finally passed away just the night before, after famously outliving his New York Times obituary writer. A couple of weeks earlier, my photo-editor friend David had given me a […]
Movie Review: Big Star—Nothing Can Hurt Me
4 stars out of 5 OK, I’m counting this as a new movie I saw in the theater this year. But don’t tell anybody that I really watched it “on-demand” in the comfort and privacy of my own home. Hey, this is the new world we live in. Schlep to Manhattan in the heat, humidity, […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/23/13
EPISODE #86: FOUND The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Benny Goodman Orchestra with Charlie Christian — “I Found a New Baby” Velvet Underground — “I Found a Reason” First Aid Kit — “I Found a Way” They Might Be Giants — “I Found a New Friend” Dressy Bessy — “I Found Out” Luluc — “I […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/16/13
EPISODE #85: LOST The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ólafur Arnalds — “Lost Song” Chet Baker — “Let’s Get Lost” Jenny O. — “Get Lost” Tom Waits — “Get Lost” Arthur Russell — “A Little Lost” Morrissey — “Lost” The Ropers — “Lost” The Mary Onettes — “Lost” Maybe It’s Reno — “Baby’s Lost in […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/9/13
EPISODE #84: DIRECTIONS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Danielson Famile — “Fetch the Compass Kids” The Fall — “Hit the North” The Bats — “North by North” Allo Darlin’ — “Northern Lights” George Usher — “Somewhere North of the Sky” Electrelane — “To the East” Julian Cope — “East Easy Rider” The Ramones — […]
Movie Review: This Is the End
3.5 stars out of 5 Wow, that Seth Rogen really enjoys the marijuana, doesn’t he? OK, we get it. Can we retire that as a comedic concept now? Thank you. That being said, Rogen and his buddy Evan Goldberg have slapped together a very entertaining, consistently funny movie with This Is the End. Not as […]
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