MUSIC REVIEWS
Alison Moyet
the minutes
(Metropolis Records)
****
Musical heroes and heroines from our past often struggle to appropriate even a sliver of their past magic—not just against their most loved songs but, harder still, against our imaginations (which are often bathed in the golden and unforgiving glow of nostalgia). ...
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| Music Reviews: Daft Punk, Fleetwood Mac, Greg Friedman, The National, Sylvester, Vampire Weekend |
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| Music Reviews: Capital Cities, John Vanderslice, The Pigeon Detectives, Primal Scream, She & Him, Willy Moon |
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| Music Reviews: !!!, Husky Rescue, Laura Mvula, Little Boots, Miss Li, Snowden |
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| Music Reviews: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, British Sea Power, Charli XCX, John Grant, OMD, Youngblood Hawke |
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BOOK REVIEWS
Same-Sex Legal Kit for Dummies by Carrie Stone, JD and John G. Culhane, JD
2013, $34.99, 366 pages + CD
You know your rights.
You’ve watched enough TV to know that you have the right to remain silent. You have the right to party all night. You have the right sides of the bed, the sofa and seating arrangements at the table.
But kidding aside, what are your legal rights? In Same-Sex ...
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THEATER REVIEWS
A Man of No Importance
Lillian Theatre | 1076 Lillian Way, Hollywood
Through June 30 | goodpeopletheatte.org
The intimate 2002 musical, A Man of No Importance—an Outer Critics Circle Award winner and Lucille Lortel nominee—proves to be an astute choice for the debut offering of the Good People Theatre Company. The new organization’s Producing Artistic Director Janet Miller produces, directs, and provides musical staging for a memorable production of this subtly profound musical.
This slice-of-life ...
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FILM REVIEWS
20 Feet from Stardom
Starring Merry Clayton, Darlene Love, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger
Opens June 14
*****
There may be better documentaries released in 2013, but there will be none more rousing than Morgan Neville’s 20 Feet From Stardom. Neville—a music freak whose other docs include Johnny Cash’s America and ...
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| Film Reviews: The Kings of Summer, The Out List, Shadow Dancer, Star Trek Into Darkness |
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| Film Reviews: I Do, Java Heat, Frances Ha, What Maisie Knew |
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| Film Reviews: Fame High, Generation Um, The Iceman, Kiss the Damned |
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| Film Review: Deceptive Practice, In the House, Lotus Eaters, Midnight's Children |
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