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The Virgins Have a Sweet but Short-Lived Impact
As part of
the Nylon's Magazine Tour, The Virgins performed at the Fine
Line Music Café on Friday the 13th. Also hitting the
stage that night were She Wants Revenge, Be Your Own Pet, and Switches.
The probably-not-so
Virgins, with their ‘60s vintage style, charming boy-next-door looks,
and charisma, hit the stage with hits like "Rich Girls" and "Public
Affair," which is now the song on my MySpace profile.
Wanted: Action Flicks with Swagger
Wanted comes on like a batshit crazy mash
up of a dozen other genre movies but manages to stand alone as something
more by the time it reaches its frenetic and bloody conclusion.
Rock the Garden
A small army of bicycles standing
guard outside the Walker Art Center glints like miniature sunbursts
while lines stretch like anxious snakes down the sidewalk. The sold
out crowd of 7,500 brave hour long entry waits, sunburns, and sweat for
Rock The Garden and a chance to see indie pop's brightest talents.
This Space for Rent
After six million three hundred and seven thousand two hundred minutes, Rent's lease on life will expire in the Big Apple this fall. In the Mini Apple, aka Minneapolis/Saint Paul, it will expire in a few days. Through June 22nd the touring company of the iconic musical will be at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts before packing up its things and leaving for good...at least until the next national tour. I'm excited to be joined by Emily Stagg who saw the show with me at the Ordway, as we dissect
Ryan's Daughter — So Misunderstood
The response from critics was so harsh it allegedly kept David Lean away from the director's chair for 14 years. Pauline Kael's oft-discussed review is so scathing it makes you wonder if Lean put gum in her hair or something. And while The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and Doctor Zhivago were enormous films to follow up on, the response to the 1970s film, Ryan's Daughter, has nearly become the stuff of legend. But was the response justified? Or is this a case of critics banding
