Elvis Costello Live @ The Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia : 10/28/99 By: Eric G. He may only vaguely resemble that angry young man that shot him into the public arena over twenty years ago, but Elvis Costello still breathes fire when it comes to performing. He took the stage at this old converted church in Atlanta, […]

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Eyes Wide Shut Directed By Stanley Kubrick Warner Bros. By: Eric G. Even if the story were atrocious (it is not) and the acting were terrible (it is not) this film would be amazing just as a visual spectacle. Stanley Kubrick, if he knew anything, knew lighting (he was a photographer for Look Magazine in […]

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The Faint Blank-Wave Arcade Saddle Creek By: Eric G. The Faint is a quartet that bows humbly to the sexually energized synth pop of the early eighties while retaining a dark, modern edge. Imagine if Blur’s Damon Albarn were the lead singer for Duran Duran around the time of “Careless Memories” and “Planet Earth.” The […]

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Fight Club Directed By David Fincher 20th Century Fox By: Eric G. Fight Club has all the right ingredients for an amazing film, but it left me feeling cheated and betrayed. Edward Norton plays a sad, self-absorbed insomniac obsessed with all that is material and superfluous, who finds refuge in attending support groups for serious […]

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Gardener New Dawning Time Sub Pop By: Eric G. I just saw what might have been Seaweed’s last show ever at Merge Record’s 10th anniversary bash, but at the very worst I can get a fix of Aaron Stauffer’s emotionally melodic vocals on his new band Gardener’s debut, New Dawning Time. The music is the […]

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The Gilroys S/T Mindwalk By: Eric G. Jazz/rock fusion is almost always a genre you want to stay far away from because it invariably ends up being really cheesy. The Gilroys are a five-piece ensemble comprised of guitar, bass, drums, piano, saxophone, and the occasional cello. The band incorporate aspects of prog rock and funk […]

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Go Directed By Doug Liman Columbia Tristar By: Eric G. In his follow up to Swingers, director Doug Liman plays it safe with a teen-infested version of Pulp Fiction. Sure, it’s less clever than it’s blueprint, but if you have to ape a film Pulp Fiction is not exactly a bad place to start, especially […]

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