Jun 30, 2001 Music Sleeps with the Fishes by Pieter Nooten, Michael Brook (Review) Sleeps with the Fishes is adept at taking what should be morose music and converts it into something resplendent.
Jun 30, 2001 Movies Ching Siu-tung’s Duel to the Death Is a Mind-Blowing Tale of Martial Arts (and Exploding Ninjas) (Review) Let the masses have their Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I’ll take Duel to the Death any day.
Jun 23, 2001 Music Le Carillon by The Autumns (Review) These songs are pure filigree, the musical equivalent of rococo art, completely concerned with ornamentation and flourish.
Jun 22, 2001 Music David Donson by Summum Bonum (Review) Set yourself the easier task of locating the only good British weirdo album of the “grunge” era.
Jun 22, 2001 Music Ultramania by Seo Taiji (Review) Although clearly influenced by bands such as Limp Bizkit and Rage Against the Machine, he remains a one-man show.
Jun 22, 2001 Music Bleep to Bleep by The Micronauts (Review) The sound of a great technical group squeezing every last valid bit of amusement from a synthetic sound.
Jun 22, 2001 Music World Domination by Freaky Flow (Review) There’s no doubt that there will be drum and bass/jungle fans that will eat World Domination up.
Jun 22, 2001 Music Splinter by Sneaker Pimps (Review) Overall this album is fantastic and it’s a great pity that it’s only a limited release.
Jun 22, 2001 Music Forbidden Love EP by Death Cab For Cutie (Review) Forbidden Love is a hopeful sign that the band’s new album this fall will be just as resonant.
Jun 16, 2001 Movies Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann (Review) While the visuals are inventive, don’t expect much from the dialogue and story, no matter how universal.
Jun 4, 2001 Music Remnants of a Deeper Purity by Black Tape for a Blue Girl (Review) A monolithic album that must be appreciated for its sheer breadth and scope, and moments of heart-wrenching beauty.
Jun 4, 2001 Music As One Aflame Laid Bare by Desire by Black Tape for a Blue Girl (Review) As for actually sitting and listening through the entire album… though it is quite beautiful, this could be intimidating.