The standing ovation at the Twin Cities IMAX on the opening night of Batman Begins was echoed across the country. This ain’t no Burton-esque phantasmagorical adventure. This ain’t no cheesy fast food marketing opportunity. Batman has indeed begun, and from now on, there’s no stopping the Dark Knight.

Gone are the patented Joel Schumacher NippleSuits, cod […]

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“Sometimes I just want to (makes strangle motion),” says Brad Pitt’s John Smith character to his marriage therapist.
This quote pretty much sums up Mr. and Mrs. Smith in one quote.

It portrays both the theme of the film (basically a married couple trying to kill each other), and also the lack of spoken dialogue necessary to […]

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With a picturesque chordal intro segued into the progression for “Venus in Cancer,” Amusement Parks on Fire’s debut album kicks off with determined youthful spirit that only builds as the album unfurls like whole leaf tea bud steeping in sultry cup of talent.

Totally absent is the aura of conformity, marketability and need to disguise their […]

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Here’s a high-level recap of the new White Stripes album for those of you studying for the SATs:
Load:Metallica::Get Behind Me Satan:White Stripes

Just like Metallica’s break from their fan-embraced roots during a critical time for the band members, the new Stripes album is following suit and is going to piss off a lot of White Stripes […]

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From Winchester to Manchester to Leeds, Rob McVey, guitarist Doug Morch, bassist Aidan Banks and drummer Matt Dabbs think you stupid Americans should perk up and check their band Long-View out. And I do, too.

After releasing three EPs with good sell-thru in the UK, the group dropped their first full-length, “Mercury” in July 2003 […]

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