Friday, February 24, 2006

Windom Watch

March is shaping up to be quite a music month:

Thu, Mar 9: Books on Tape (Los Angeles) + Windom Earle + Mark Black @ Gus' Pub

Sat, Mar 18: North By North End - Karaoke Brunch curated & hosted by Jeff Coll and Stephan MacLeod. Sing for TOAST (toast by Stephan MacLeod) @ Gus' Pub ($1.99 brunch, does NOT include coffee/11AM-1PM)

Sat, Mar 25: Akron/Family (New York) + Windom Earle @ Stage Nine. $7/10pm

Sat, Apr 1: [Expletive] the Junos w\ The Sweet Tenders, BA Johnston, the Jeff Coll 5, Mr.Plow (Vancouver) @ Gus' Pub

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Cult

What You Didn't Know About Scientology
by Mark Owen

Dueling Reviews

On "Magnificent City" by Aceyalone Accompanied by RJD2 [Project Blowed/Decon; 2006]

"Aceyalone's most accomplished album...[he] hasn't felt this vital in ages, and RJD2's creative winning streak continues unabated." - Nathan Rabin (A.V. Club)

"This should be great...[it's] lazy and inept, devoid of force and inspiration and chemistry...We deserve better from these guys." - Tom Breihan (Pitchfork)

Monday, February 13, 2006

Column

Atlantic News Perspective #168 (Feb 13, 2006)
New ministers, paclitaxel production problems and driving yourself to emergency.
By: Iain K. MacLeod

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Unfrying Things

ThinkFilm has acquired all worldwide rights to "Strangers With Candy."

"At this important stage of our company's development, we were looking for a film that combined all of the best qualities of 'Crash,' 'Brokeback Mountain,' and 'Capote.' "'Strangers with Candy' has ethnic slurs, clandestine gay sex, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. What more could we want?" said THINKFilm's head of U.S. theatrical, Mark Urman | IndieWire

Monday, February 06, 2006

Column

Atlantic News Perspective #167 (Feb 6, 2005)
Documenting a trade mission, Nigerian bank scams and focusing on small houses.
By: Iain K. MacLeod