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(01/18/07 5:00am)
It doesn't take long for the hype of a new year to start. Sometimes it even seems that the "next big thing" is right behind Santa Claus, coming down the chimney to offer up a new album in return for blind, unadulterated appreciation. It is often hard to separate the bands and artists that really will have an impact on the musical world from those musicians that are destined to end up in the bargain bin at Sam Goody. Luckily, the Scene is fairly confident that the following artists, ranging from veteran emcees to promising freak folk bands, are going to be justifiably hyped as 2007 unfolds.
(12/04/06 5:00am)
"Emo Boy Volume 1"
By Steve Emond
SLG Publishing
176 pages
Now available
(11/16/06 5:00am)
On Tuesday night the 9:30 club came alive with the performances of two raucous powerhouses, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead and The Blood Brothers. The bands showed the audience what it means to be showmen in the world of loud, fast, rock music.
(11/02/06 5:00am)
From the warped mind of Sacha Baron Cohen comes the controversial mockumentary "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." This movie is just what one would expect from everyone's favorite Kazakhstani friend, Borat.
(10/30/06 5:00am)
Halloween can mean many things to many different people. For some, it's about living in a world for one night of total fright and horror that would make Ted Bundy shiver. For others, it's about guilt-free, candy-induced comas and stomachaches. But for others, it's about assembling costumes that are so scandalous that they make grandmothers and schoolmarms across the nation cringe.
(10/30/06 5:00am)
To some, Halloween is merely about candy, horror movies and general debauchery. But to others, the holiday can only be properly celebrated with the appropriate tunes. For folks tired of "Monster Mash," the following is a smattering of the most blood-curdling jams that will provide a soundtrack to any Halloween party, or even any night spent brooding alone in your dorm.
(10/19/06 4:00am)
Large crowds gathered at the Black Cat last Saturday to hear indie rock favorite Minus the Bear play a sold-out show. As the crowd filtered in, Chicago post-rock trio Russian Circles opened up the night with their brand of heavy post-rock that is akin to Isis and Explosions in the Sky. The band set feet tapping and heads banging and their heavy metal-esque riffs were a good, energetic start to the evening.
(10/12/06 4:00am)
Going on 10 years now, Wolf Eyes has been approaching listeners with their confrontational style of music. They play intensely loud, which has lead many to classify them as "noise." The members of Wolf Eyes, however, would tell you that the term is inaccurate when describing their brutal sound.
(10/05/06 4:00am)
It's fall and for many television audiences that means channel surfing through a bunch of terrible new sitcoms. With the upcoming fall television season, Comedy Central looks to improve upon its already fine animated programs such as "South Park" and "Drawn Together" with the hilariously disturbing animated sitcom, "Freakshow."
(10/02/06 4:00am)
Fresh off the release of the critically acclaimed "I'm Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass," indie legends Yo La Tengo came to the 9:30 Club last Monday in hopes of stirring up the crowd and sending them into a dance frenzy. Unfortunately, the crowd had other plans, and except the sporadic drunkards dancing throughout the audience, there were hardly any signs of excitement.
(04/27/06 4:00am)
Wow, where does one even begin with a movie like "Goal! The Dream Begins?" The movie looks good from the trailers: A young Mexican immigrant from Los Angeles gets his big break and chases a dream to play professional soccer in Europe. The beginning of the movie even starts out pretty cute with shots of him playing soccer in real L.A. locations, like MacArthur Park and East L.A. College. However, once the main character, Santiago Munez, starts talking, the movie goes downhill.
(04/20/06 4:00am)
In the music world today, the term "punk" seems to be used very loosely. Thanks largely to the explosion of "alternative" culture in the '90s, ideas of rebellion and anti-establishment become a joke and now can be safely purchased for the reasonable price of $18.99 at the local Hot Topic. Yet if there were any band that embodied the spirit of progression, revolution and punk, it would be the Swedish hardcore act Refused.
(04/20/06 4:00am)
Since the debut of George Lopez, comedy has seen a number of Hispanic comedians come onto the scene. Carlos Mencia is one of the leaders of this movement and is also nothing like George Lopez. For those who love George Lopez for his show about family values in a Hispanic family, Carlos Mencia may not be heartwarming for them.
(04/13/06 4:00am)
Nestled deep within Northern Virginia, right off Interstate 66, is a small historical town named Falls Church, Va. Falls Church has two metro stops, one for the East and one for the West. If one were ever to find themselves getting off at the East Falls Church Station along the blue or orange line, one might automatically think to themselves, "Dammit, I've gotten off at the wrong stop and landed right smack dab in the middle of Pleasantville, America."
(04/13/06 4:00am)
It's a hassle to get to Tyson's Corner without a car. Both the East and West Falls Church Metro stops (orange and blue lines) have buses that go into Tyson's Corner, but all of this seems a bit much. Currently, there is project to add a new rail line to the D.C. Metro system that would make this trip more convenient.
(04/13/06 4:00am)
Every five seconds, a so-called "musician" is born in New York. The question is, how does one distinguish themselves from the sea of frauds and mediocrity and rise above it all? The answer: "Be awkward."
(04/06/06 4:00am)
Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain
Comedy Central
$19.99
Grade: B
(04/03/06 4:00am)
It's been almost four years since the hit animated movie "Ice Age" was released to the acclaim of critics and viewers alike. "Ice Age" was one of many in a slew of animated flicks that appeal to both adults and children. Thanks largely to the success of movies like "Shrek," "Ice Age" drew in a huge crowd at the box office, quickly becoming one of the favorite movies of 2002. It was even nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Film.
(03/23/06 5:00am)
In the past three years, there's been an increase in indie movies with main characters that need to "find themselves" - see "Garden State" and "Lost in Translation." In "Winter Passing," writer-director Adam Rapp puts on his own spin, basing the movie around family love rather than oddball or quirky love. The result is so honest and poignant one would have to be heartless to not find this movie pleasing to the soul.
(03/09/06 5:00am)
"I like everything to happen fast, like a car crash," said Todd Drootin, mastermind behind the Los Angeles force that is Books on Tape. Books on Tape is difficult to wrap one's head around at first. Their music is something that Drootin describes as "electronic noise rock," but it goes so much further than that.