Elf Power runs the genre gamut on their sixth full-length release Walking With The Beggar Boys, and has discovered at least one infallible musical truth: variety is the spice of good music. For the most part, the band dabbles in the safe and subtle realm of poppy drum beats and cyclical lyrics and harmonies. And […]
I always thought of Himsa as a strictly hardcore band—they seem to come through town on hardcore/punk package tours—as they will again on Friday, April 16th with Bleeding Through at Rock Island. I never really gave them much thought—but this CD is. . ..Metal!
I love a good singer-songwriter. I think it all started by watching my mom and her sisters get drunk off of wine and Hamm’s beer, and then dance around the house while Blonde on Blonde spun on the record player. The album, along with rampant alcoholism, is just a few of the things I have […]
When we got this CD in I have to admit, I laughed. I couldn’t help but think of Looney Tunes’ Sylvester and Tweety, and the cartoon where Tweety catches the cat hanging there trying to get to his cage, pulling off each little “pitty” who went to market, until he, “Ran out of pittys!” What […]
Goodbye Lenin! (2003, Wolfgang Becker) The trailer for “Goodbye, Lenin!” made the movie seem like it would be broad comedy, so I was surprised at how serious it actually was. Director Wolfgang Becker goes for the laughs occasionally, but manages to retain the humanity and social critique. Alex (Daniel Bruhl) wanted to be a cosmonaut […]
Rollermania Skids Out Of Control This past week, KB was contacted by Drew Burleson who is with one of the bands, The Symptoms, who were scheduled to perform at the monthly event Rollermania event last Saturday at Roll-A-Rama, which has been put on by Alliance Plastique. It seems like things didn’t go as planned, and […]
