2008 Woodie Awards
Miracles are not the only thing audiences have to count on in Miracle at St. Anna. Director Spike Lee has been engaging audiences around the world for over 30 years. With movies like Malcolm X, Do The Right Thing and Jungle Fever, Lee has managed to cover all the bases of filmmaking.
Few films can boast being a 'soundtrack movie' but Clark Gregg's adaptation of Pahalniuk's genius Choke is certainly a runner-up. It's a toss up as to whether Gregg actually pulls off the scattered plot-lines with cinematic grace or not (The L Magazine summed it up when they described some scenes as flimsy Scrubs-esq flashbacks).
At the Roseland Ballroom on Sept. 20, My Bloody Valentine reemerged after 16 years to play only their second North American show in that amount of time (the first one being three nights before) and revealing themselves as the geniuses everyone thought they were, just as loud and spectacular and moving as they were supposed to have been, if not even more so.
The Go Station Passion Before Function Pop this CD into your stereo and the statement makes itself heard loud and clear: The Go Station is going to take you on a whirlwind ride fueled by adrenaline and soul that never abates until the last note is sung. Passion Before Function isn't anything innovative or groundbreaking, but the issue is moot in light of the sheer spirit the group's melodies exude.
Magician David Blaine completed his latest stunt last week, testing his endurance by hanging upside down from a wire five stories high over Central Park's Wollman Skating Rink. For 60 hours, Blaine, had to hang upside down without a net to break his fall or food for nourishment.
13 years. It's been 13 years since the legendary rock gods, Queen, put out an album. Now you may be thinking, "Queen? But isn't Freddie Mercury dead?" You would be correct. So how exactly do you create a new Queen album without the late great Mercury? Well, first of all, you do not attempt to replace him.