We will be reviewing anything that we find interesting from the present, the past or even the future, including films, bands, art, and literature.

We will be reviewing anything that we find interesting from the present, the past or even the future, including films, bands, art, and literature.

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Dusty Bookshelf – CRASH – 1973 – J.G. Ballard

by Tony Shea December 18, 2019

Now that I live in New York, I imagine I will have more time for reading, since the Fall and Winter seasons promise to be dark and rainy and cold (thank goodness), as opposed to the perpetually sunny days of Los Angeles that naturally dissuade you from staying indoors with a good book. And since […]

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A Hologram for the King – Tribeca Film Festival – Review – C

by Tony Shea April 22, 2016

A Hologram for the King is a film where every moment that transpires on-screen feels like it has been vetted by a mid-western test audience in a multiplex—and surely it has. Director Tom Tykwer (who perhaps unbelievably directed the absolutely thrilling Run Lola Run) has put together an old-fashioned kind of film you have probably […]

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Silver Screams are Triumphant

by Tony Shea January 17, 2016

Silver Screams finished the last leg of their tour last night in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, playing a triumphant show at The Grand Victory. The rowdy crowd was more than ready for the band’s raucous blend of hardcore/post-punk/rock and roll. And the band did not disappoint, tearing through their set with absolutely ferocious efficiency, sprinkling in some […]

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Thumbnail image for Poet Brent Short Releases New Collection – Review – A+

Poet Brent Short Releases New Collection – Review – A+

by Tony Shea June 14, 2015

Brent Short has released a new collection of poems entitled The Properties of Light and it’s fantastic. For more than twenty years Short has quietly been going about the business of becoming one of America’s finest poets, honing and refining his craft. You won’t hear his name mentioned in the same breath as Robert Hass […]

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Mad Max: Fury Road is F#%&ING Amazing!

by Nate "Chops" Johnson May 17, 2015

I just walked out of a screening of Mad Max: Fury Road. What…did I…just see?! Writer/director George Miller dropped the proverbial mic on all action car chase thrillers. Nothing else compares. French Connection car chase? No. Bond car chases? No. Fast and Furious car chases? HELL NO!

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The Church – The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA – REVIEW

by Sean Koepenick March 22, 2015

image via Jim Alger Thursday night and it was the return of Aussie rockers The Church. Even though there was a major line-up change, the band’s fans were out in full force as this was a sold-out show. After a quick stop for Mexican food and ‘ritas at Border Café, we were off to the […]

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Lucy – PPV Roundup

by Tony Shea January 24, 2015

Lucy is absolutely awesome. Having earned nearly $500 million at the worldwide box office by now, the most recent offering from writer/director Luc Besson to hit Pay-Per-View is non-stop fun, a thrill-ride that doesn’t let up, escalating its essential awesomeness until the screen abruptly goes black. Along the way, the audience is treated to a […]

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Thumbnail image for Fat Drunk and Bipolar – Review – “A”

Fat Drunk and Bipolar – Review – “A”

by Tony Shea December 14, 2014

Lynn Bryan Johnson’s Fat Drunk and Bipolar is a memoir that reads like Dennis Johnson’s (no relation) Jesus’s Son if it were written by Billie Letts of Where the Heart Is fame, which is to say that is a brass tacks “recovery” story that manages to achieve a kind of joy through sorrow, elevated by […]

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Thumbnail image for Monogold at Glasslands – This Bloom – Album Release – REVIEW – A+

Monogold at Glasslands – This Bloom – Album Release – REVIEW – A+

by Tony Shea November 17, 2014

On a Saturday night that saw freezing temperatures on the East Coast, Monogold brought the heat to Glasslands in Williamsburg, firing up a sold out crowd who had come for the release of the band’s newest album, This Bloom. Hailing from Brooklyn, Monogold is a three-pice unit consisting of Keith Kelly on lead vox, guitar […]

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Robyn Hitchcock – Live at Arts at The Armory – Somerville, MA – REVIEW

by Sean Koepenick November 16, 2014

photo via Brad Searles So this week it was an artist I hadn’t seen in a few years-Robyn Hitchcock. It was an early show, so my concert comrade Brad and I stopped into Highland Kitchen first to grab some grub, along with some adult beverages. Then it was off to the venue, one that I […]

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The Damned – Live at The Royale, Boston, MA – REVIEW

by Sean Koepenick October 29, 2014

The Saturday night right before Halloween and what better way to spend it then a night with The Damned? As we wait patiently for a documentary about the band to emerge, punk rock fans were treated to this incendiary triple bill: The Damned, T.S.O.L. and The Briefs.

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Thumbnail image for Silver Screams – Creep Joint Scratch – Review

Silver Screams – Creep Joint Scratch – Review

by Tony Shea October 17, 2014

There’s a pile of cd’s (and manuscripts) in my office that will more than likely never be reviewed. Partially because I no longer have a CD player, except in my car, but mostly because I have psychic blinders on. The pile could be a chair or a table—inanimate. But then the Silver Screams new EP, […]

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Stiff Little Fingers – Live at The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA – REVIEW

by Sean Koepenick September 25, 2014

Another crisp fall day here in the Boston area, and when most people were packing their lunch for Monday morning, I decided to go see one of Ireland’s best bands. If you thought I was talking about U2-you must be high on crack!

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