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Going Attractions
Going Attractions
Going Attractions

To date, director April Wright’s documentary Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie has played in 40 theater–both indoor cinemas and drive-ins. Wright stopped at some 500 sites when making ...

 
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7 Seconds photo by David Robert
7 Seconds photo by David Robert
7 Seconds photo by David Robert

After taking a break from touring and recording, the hardcore punk band 7 Seconds went back to the studio. Earlier this year, the guys released Leave a Light On, their first studio effort in years. The albumwas produced, engine...

 
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Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos

Singer-songwriter Tori Amos admits she doesn’t really have a home. “I just bop around,” she says via phone from New York, where she was  “I do have a place in Cornwall, which is where the studio is. It’s not my home. I’m a gues...

 
Beer
 
Clown Shoes Crunkle Sam
Clown Shoes Crunkle Sam
Clown Shoes Crunkle Sam

When sampling Barley Wines and Double IPAs I am frequently reminded that the distinction between these two styles can be somewhat blurred.  I recently put together a sample round of a few fine examples of each style at my local...

 
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Boyhood
Boyhood
Boyhood

Writer-director Richard Linklater spent 12 years making Boyhood, a new film that centers on a Mason (Ellar Coltrane), a 12-year-old boy whose parents (Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke) have recently divorced. Linklater filmed ...

 
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The Fray
The Fray
The Fray

Propelled by a catchy, Coldplay-like title track, The Fray’s 2005 debut became a double-platinum hit. While the guys haven’t experienced the same level of success since they’ve kept at it and their new album Helios is their mos...

 
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Blue Coupe
Blue Coupe
Blue Coupe

Formed in Phoenix in the late ‘60s, the Alice Cooper Group was one of rock’s most influential acts; it essentially introduced the term shock rock into the modern lexicon. Lead guitarist Glen Buxton, rhythm guitarist Michael Bru...

 
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A Brony Tale
A Brony Tale
A Brony Tale

In A Brony Tale, director Brent Hodge and executive producer Morgan Spurlock explore a unexpected phenomenon, namely that so many men love the cute, cuddly and colorful equine creatures featured in the cartoon series My Little ...

 
Album Reviews
 
Susan SurfTone
Susan SurfTone
Susan SurfTone

Both surfing and surf rock are commonly associated with, well, dudes. But Susan SurfTone, who’s played guitar since age nine (she picked up her first one in 1964), has been a figure in instrumental surf rock for the better part...

 
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Billy Joe Shaver by Jim McGuire
Billy Joe Shaver by Jim McGuire
Billy Joe Shaver by Jim McGuire

On Long in the Tooth, his first studio album in six years, Billy Joe Shaver sounds as feisty as ever. Set for an August 5 release, the album features some of his most memorable tunes. A Corsicana, Texas native, Shaver, who turn...