CD Review: Beak> by Beak>

Beak>, a band from Bristol, England, released their self-titled debut CD just this month. The CD will be released in the States in November and it’s an awesome debut. The band is made up of Geoff Barrow (Portishead), Matt Williams (alias Team Brick), and Billy Fuller (Fuzz Against Funk). I decided I would listen to […]

Photos: Noah and the Whale @ the Crocodile

Noah and the Whale headlined at the Crocodile on Saturday night and for the second time this they year blew my mind. I saw them in April at Chop Suey and found their music and performance to be equally passionate. So I was not going to miss them when they returned here. From the despairing […]

Photos: Jay-Z @ KeyArena

Hip hop icon Jay-Z played a sold-out show at KeyArena last night. Jay-Z is brilliant – there’s basically nothing this guy can’t do. He’s a songwriter, singer, producer, fashion mogul/designer, smart businessman, performer. . . he’s the total package. He demands devotion indeed. Jay-Z’s also a swanky photo subject and photographer Marcella Volpintesta got these […]

Movies & Music: Peter Cook in Bedazzled

On no real regular schedule I am going to be writing a bit about music in movies – in any context I want. Any time I want. The first post on the site was about Ann-Margret’s scene in Tommy where she writhes around in beans. Perhaps others on here will offer some thoughts on movies […]