Building Press Fri May 3 Blackbird This being one of those recklessly hip rags where popular entertainment is only embraced via the arms of irony, it should come as no surprise that I’m scribbling 350 words on the Building Press, an excellent though decidedly non-standard three-piece from Seattle. Just how non-standard? As in “no future,” […]
Bradley Steinbacher
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The Strokes are Coming!
Just Kidding: It’s French Kicks
French Kicks w/ Arlo Sun Feb 3 Blackbird This being a preview for their upcoming show, and this here rag not having been printed at Kinko’s, chances are you’ve already missed the pre-hype window for getting acquainted with the French Kicks. Their last record, a bloated EP called Young Lawyer, has been out for close […]
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Retar-Dad
Kid Good, Movie Bad
I Am Sam dir. Jessie Nelson Opens Fri Jan 25 Various I Am Sam is a truly awful title for only a marginally awful movie, which is to say that despite the poor moniker, this latest Hollywood take on the retarded is not a complete disaster. There are two reasons for this: a) Sean Penn […]
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the return of b rock
A B-Boy Fantasy
Yes, I was once a breakdancer. Yuck it up if you must, but back then, back when I was young (the ’80s), I was pretty fucking great. Maybe even the best breaker at the Boys & Girls Club. I could do it all–backspin, windmill, headspin (admittedly not my strongest move), bopping, footwork, etc. I spent […]
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Mercury Video Picks
Sweet Softcore Once upon a time, softcore meant much more than Skinemax. Oh, so very much more. There was true art behind it, you see. True beauty–beautiful tales, beautiful actors, beautiful photography. But now those days are gone, and all that remains of that golden era is the work of Radley Metzger, the übergenius of […]
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Mercury Video Picks
WHEN DVDs GO BAD DVD commentaries offer focused insight into the artistic process. But, perhaps more importantly, they also offer a chance for us, the viewers, to listen to inane directors and actors ramble on about their atrocious films. For example: Coyote Ugly (2000)–Jerry Bruckheimer’s Flashdance redux posits the question: What happens when a simple(ton) […]
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Hunk of Burnin’ Love
Silly Movie Boasts One Sexy Star
BRAD PITT SURE IS one sexy fella. I mean it meow! If I were gay–WHICH I AM NOT–I could certainly go for such a hunky lad like him. He’s no Jude Law, but then again, who is? Jude Law is a sexy, sexy guy. Brad Pitt is really more of a hunky, hunky guy. Together […]
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Fun With Drunks
From Peanut Butter to Polaroids
Pullout: “We’re Geeks and We Know It” Music Issue
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Cheap and Fun
A Penny Pincher’s Guide to Pleasure
Pullout: “We’re Geeks and We Know It” Music Issue