Last night Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax performed their first Big 4 show on US shores. I wasn't there but heard from a few friends that were and well, let's just hope the itinerary is expanded. antiMUSIC will have some in-depth coverage of the tour from my friend Tom Trakas. I'll be sure to report back once the review and a few interviews are done.
In the meantime, if you didn't see my review from the Big 4 simulcast last year, you can check it out HERE.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
The Legends of Laughter at the Park Ridge Public Library
Post college the greatest gift I ever received was a few film classes I took at the University of Chicago. Rather amazingly, over the next few years, different film historians (notably Michael Wilmington and Roger Ebert) I saw a slew of silent films, with entire courses dedicated to the art form. Most people grumble about silent films, but here's the truth, you have no idea what you are missing out on, especially the works of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.
Without these three men, film would not be what it is today. They made the medium of film more popular than ever, created innovations not previously seen and their films are truly timeless. Whenever I throw on one of my DVD's or catch a film on Turner Classic Movies, I can't help but smile endlessly. There is sweeping innocence to the stories and performances and you can't help but be swept up in the characters and films...if you give them a chance.
If you have any interest, go to the Park Ridge Library every Thursday from now until June 2, entitled "Legends of Laughter". Matthew C Hoffman, a long standing employee of the library, is hosting a wonderful series of silent films at 6:30pm every Thursday nights. Matthew is well educated on the films and the size of the audiences is growing with each passing week. I can't recommend the series more highly. Steamboat Bill, Jr. is this coming Thursday April 14th and is one of the most enlivening of Buster Keaton's films.
For more information go to the Legends of Laughter website HERE.
Also check out the Park Ridge Library website with info on the series HERE
Without these three men, film would not be what it is today. They made the medium of film more popular than ever, created innovations not previously seen and their films are truly timeless. Whenever I throw on one of my DVD's or catch a film on Turner Classic Movies, I can't help but smile endlessly. There is sweeping innocence to the stories and performances and you can't help but be swept up in the characters and films...if you give them a chance.
If you have any interest, go to the Park Ridge Library every Thursday from now until June 2, entitled "Legends of Laughter". Matthew C Hoffman, a long standing employee of the library, is hosting a wonderful series of silent films at 6:30pm every Thursday nights. Matthew is well educated on the films and the size of the audiences is growing with each passing week. I can't recommend the series more highly. Steamboat Bill, Jr. is this coming Thursday April 14th and is one of the most enlivening of Buster Keaton's films.
For more information go to the Legends of Laughter website HERE.
Also check out the Park Ridge Library website with info on the series HERE
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
One year ago today...
Lorenza Ponce, best known for playing violin with Sheryl Crow and Bon Jovi, released Soul Shifter, a wonderfully exotic and sultry collection of songs. I did a in-depth review which can be found HERE and HERE.
The album has gotten better with time and you can't go wrong in purchasing it. You can buy it here or here.
Here's a sample of my review:
Ultimately Soul Shifter is an endearing record because the songs paint precise visions and the musical trimmings help form the images in our minds in an experience that is downright cinematic. The sequencing puts the themes into a widescreen perspective where they expose themselves to us one by one like mini chapters of her life. Yearning, needing, confidence, brutal honesty and in the end optimism infuse the thematic composition of Soul Shifter which is more than a mere collection of songs but ten revealing vignettes with depth that share a lineage with one another.
Read the full review here.
The album has gotten better with time and you can't go wrong in purchasing it. You can buy it here or here.
Here's a sample of my review:
Ultimately Soul Shifter is an endearing record because the songs paint precise visions and the musical trimmings help form the images in our minds in an experience that is downright cinematic. The sequencing puts the themes into a widescreen perspective where they expose themselves to us one by one like mini chapters of her life. Yearning, needing, confidence, brutal honesty and in the end optimism infuse the thematic composition of Soul Shifter which is more than a mere collection of songs but ten revealing vignettes with depth that share a lineage with one another.
Read the full review here.
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