Clerks
Synopsis: Just Because They Serve You…Doesn’t Mean They Like You. If you’re in the market for what ‘The Detroit News’ called “A lively comic adventure,” CLERKS delivers with wholesale hilarity! […]
Tag Archives: Rock
Purple Rain
Synopsis: A young man (Prince) with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn’t all […]
The Pick of Destiny
Synopsis: An Epic Quest. A Magic Guitar Pick. A Chance to Put the D in Destiny. Witness the birth of Tenacious D, the greatest – and craziest – rock band […]
A Fire Inside: ‘Decemberunderground’
When A.F.I. released ‘Sing The Sorrow’ in 2003, it was after a decade of building a rabid underground fanbase around the world. But, now, for the first time, the band […]
Madonna: ‘American Life’
In light of Madonna’s tremendous ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’, which we discovered and reviewed earlier this year, we felt compelled to seek out her previous effort, ‘American Life’ – […]
Various Artists: ‘The Other Side-New York-Fischerspooner’
A few plaintive howls from Bloc Party’s “Helicopter (Sheriff Whitey mix)”, and the mood is set for… a primal, unbridled release. Such is the tone of ‘The Other Side – […]
Depeche Mode: ‘Playing The Angel’
Scepticism is always my first feeling when someone mentions Depeche Mode these days. Ever since ‘Songs Of Faith And Devotion’, DM have simply not sounded like themselves. In fact it […]
Ozzy Osbourne: ‘Under Cover’
With the recent release of the 4CD boxed-set ‘Prince Of Darkness’, Ozzy Osbourne enthusiasts were treated not only to yet another cash-grabbing retrospective, but also to a variety of rare […]
H.I.M.: ‘Razorblade Romance’
What do you get when you cross Michael Hutchence’s rock posturing with some adolescent satanic imagery? Why, none other than Finland’s own H.I.M. (which deceptively stands for His Infernal Majesty, […]
The Cure: ‘Seventeen Seconds’
From the first few moments of solitude on “A Reflection”, The Cure’s ‘Seventeen Seconds’ sheds much of the image forged on their first disc: here is a band that no […]
Various Artists: ‘…Imaginary Songs’
As discussed in last week’s column, there is a tremendous difficulty in meshing varying styles and/or artists to great effect on any type of compilation. The Cure tribute album ‘Imaginary […]
New Order: ‘Waiting For The Sirens’ Call’
When New Order announced the release of a new album, after a prolonged hiatus which saw all its members go down decidedly different routes, I was both happy and uncertain. […]
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