The Lottery
Two words: Maura Davis. A name, actually. Davis and her brother Keely launched Denali, a morose and tangled band with Maura — the archangel-voiced female…
Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
I miss Rainer Maria. I wish they would come back. I used to love them, I used to love Look Now, Look Again. The dueling…
SIFF 2005 reviews
Alpha below, max rating **** Jump: A-C | D-K | L-R | S-Z 2046 **½In Wong Kar-wai's latest, a newpaper and pulp fiction writer has…
Parallels
One of my favorite shows on TV for the longest time was VH1's I Love the 80's. Sadly, I could waste an entire ten-hour stretch…
Élan Vital
There's one thing that always pops into my mind when I hear Pretty Girls Make Graves. Farm equipment. Yes, farm equipment. Makes perfect sense! Let…
SIFF 2006 mid-festival report
Following my second of five SIFF screenings one recent Sunday, and after a quick glance at a highlighted Excel printout detailing my movie-packed upcoming week,…
It Would Be Nice To Wake Up
"Couple" bands can be an iffy prospect, often falling into the kind of obsessive, closed-circuit "let's bathe each other in scented oil and write sappy…
AstroPOP! for June 2006
Your monthly imaginary horoscope told in album reviews!Gemini (May 21 - June 21) The duality of Gemini can be a dark and painful thing, as…
Paparazzi Lightning
Paparazzi Lightning is the second full-length release from Austin duo Ghostland Observatory. It's tough to believe just two dudes create this monstrosity of sound. They…
Can You Dig It?
Thee Emergency's Dita Vox is pure rock and roll hotness. She's all woman, no argument from me, but her vocals evoke brains, intensity, strength, and…