Sometimes you find heroes and villains in the strangest places. Take for instance THE KING OF KONG – A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS. It’s a well made documentary about the world of competitive video gamers. By gamers, I’m talking about people who almost obsessively play 1980’s, 8-bit graphic, stand-up Atari classics. “Grand Theft Auto? No thanks,…
NO END IN SIGHT
When I was young, I remember having a story book of Aesop’s Fables. As I sit and write twenty-something years later, I can remember many of them, not because of the morals they taught me, but because of the interesting tales I was told. The attention to storytelling is what has begun separating the well-crafted…
U2-3D
As a huge fan of a largely-commercial band, you can sometimes feel like you’ve seen it all. Then you get surprised and end up seeing something special.
SHINE A LIGHT
Say what you will about this band being “so old” – they still put on a kick-ass show.
AIR GUITAR NATION
If you’ve ever listened to rock and roll, at one point you’ve played an imaginary guitar to an imaginary audience. You might be a geek, a loser, and utterly musically talentless…but for three minutes or so, you are Eddie Van Halen. You are Eric Clapton. You are Slash, Edge, and Flea all rolled into one.…
File Under ‘Favorites’ : THE LAST WALTZ
It’s Thanksgiving Weekend here in Canada, which for me means lots of time spent with my family. Going back to the house I grew up in reminds me of all kinds of different aspects of growing up. For instance, the wide array of movies my parents rented me that got my love for films going.…
Reaction: JOY DIVISION
What a difference a week makes. Last Saturday, I sat down to watch Anton Corbijn’s CONTROL knowing precious little about Joy Division. This week, I went with friends to watch the documentary JOY DIVISION ( * * 1/2 ), and felt like somewhat of a seasoned expert as I watched much of the same material…