Film Review: 'Heart of a Dog'
Dogs have clearly become an avant-gardist’s best friend. First Jean-Luc Godard delivered a funny 3D valentine to a pooch named Roxy Mieville in "Goodbye to Language," and now the New York-based…
Lou Reed
Lou Reed Expanded Boundaries of Rock Music
From the remove of 47 years, it is difficult to adequately calibrate the impact of "The Velvet Underground and Nico," the 1967 debut album by the New York band fronted by Lou Reed, who died Sunday at…
Musicians, Fans Hail Lou Reed’s Legacy
Musicians and fans were quick to react to news of Lou Reed's death on Sunday, reflecting the widespread influence of the Velvet Underground founder.
Lou Reed Dies at 71
Lou Reed, the singer-songwriter whose darkly poetic recordings as frontman for the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist provided indispensable blueprints for punk, glam, noise rock and nearly…
Feature Doc on Songwriter Doc Pomus Gets Theatrical Release in October
After making the festival rounds over the past year, including New York's Stony Brook Film Festival where it won the grand prize in Aug., 2012, "AKA Doc Pomus," about the songwriter behind such hits…
Bottom Line co-owner Stanley Snadowsky dies at 70
Stanley Snadowsky, a music lover and savvy negotiator who co-founded and ran New York's Bottom Line nightclub and was KISS's first manager, died Feb. 25 in Las Vegas of complications due to diabetes…
Review: ‘Aka Doc Pomus’
A strong candidate for limited release, the pic thrusts a forgotten pioneer back into the limelight while illuminating a part of rock history.
Coachella music fest announces lineup
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced its 2013 lineup late Thursday evening, with headliners including Blur, the Stone Roses, Phoenix and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Review: ‘Anton Corbijn: Inside Out’
Dutch music-biz shutterbug and occasional helmer Anton Corbijn ("Control," "The American") is asked to lay down on the cinematic equivalent of a shrink's couch in Low Countries docu "Anton Corbijn…
Review: ‘Arthur and the War of Two Worlds’
Another blandly recycled storyline and a denouement that feels rather violent for tykes.
Review: ‘Palermo Shooting’
Twenty-eight pop songs go looking for a drama to accompany them in "Palermo Shooting," which suffers from being both pretentious and inconsequential.
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