I have to say that for a long time, house music just turned me off. I started off listening to rave-style house music in the early 1990’s, but as the standard yet freaky synth anthems started to become more popular, the music started taking a back seat to the drug culture. This switch really pushed […]
MTV may have a show about the making of a band, but in the real world, musicians and artists have to make it completely on their own without the instant exposure of television or a music big wig fine-tuning their every move. After nine months of gestation, The Swayback is discovering how a band comes […]
LOST IN TRANSLATION–2003, SOFIA COPPOLA I adored Sofia Coppola’s first movie, The Virgin Suicides, so even without the insane amount of hype, I would still have been in a hurry to see Lost in Translation. And it doesn’t disappoint. Coppola has an eye for detail and an appreciation for small things that are practically unheard […]
4th annual Pikes Peak Lavender Film Festival – September 19, 20, 21 – Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center The festival offers 9 features and 9 shorts from Holland, U.K., Italy, Isreal, Canada, Taiwan(Mandarian), Germany, Australia, France, and the USA, featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight characters. The reception begins at 6:30pm the first night […]
