May 11-17, 2005.
Vendetta Red rock for the kids, not the scene.
Admiration is nice. At the very least, it can get your foot in the door. I’ve admired Blue Scholars since…
LIZ PHAIR Do you think it’s disgusting that every aging, irrelevant lard-ass in Motley Crüe probably hasn’t played Dr. Feelgood…
On the Boards struts its stuff in new digs and offers a season full of treats.
Koji Kondo, “Super Mario Bros. Theme” (NES). Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, “Super Mario Bros. Theme” (Warner Music Japan). Phish, “Super Mario…
CAT POWER, The Covers Record (Matador) If they ever make a movie about that Tuesday last November when you spent…
American theater has lost one of its most brilliant minds: Pulitzer- and Tony-winning playwright August Wilson, 60, succumbed to liver…
WEEZER Weezer (Geffen) Alterna-pop’s most clever bunch returns—dumb fun or empty calories? Islands, hash pipes, girlfriends, letters. All perfectly good…
Cornish Dance Theater Some of the best dancers in town have come from this program, which would itself be enough…
This week, I listened to albums so you don’t have to. . . .
Goldfrapp touch the tip of the mainstream.
This week’s specialty screenings and venues.
Tom Waits and Tom Petty: Still stubborn after all these years.
The week’s music calendar.
You don’t have to choose between prancing and pasta at the Century Ballroom Restaurant.
Dough-it-yourself
A few months ago I broke up with the second-biggest sociopath I’ve ever had the misfortune of dating. As embarrassing…
An homage to the writer, whoever he is.
Fania All Stars, “Viva Tirado” (World Music Network; originally released 1974). Basement Jaxx, “Oh My Gosh” (XL, U.K.). Lady Sovereign,…
