Friday , May 3 2024

Tan The Man

Tan The Man writes mostly about film and music. He has previously covered events like Noise Pop, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, South By Southwest, TBD Festival, and Wizard World Comic Con.

Review: Broken Flowers

Often compared to his Lost In Translation role as fading actor Bob Harris, Bill Murray’s role as computer pro Don Johnston in the latest Jim Jarmusch film (Stranger Than Paradise, Down By Law), Broken Flowers, is similar in that the two characters are old and have fame that neither relishes. …

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CD Review: Kathleen Edwards – Back To Me

Is alt-country dead? If more people listened to Kathleen Edwards, people wouldn’t think so. Edwards helps give life to the genre by blending her style with her musical influences. The album’s opening track “In State” is one of the best songs that I’ve heard in a long time. The rhythm …

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Longwave – There’s A Fire CD Review

On its third album, Longwave tries to keep the old sound from its second album, The Strangest Things, while also experimenting with new stuff. As an alternative band, Longwave strives to rock, and while it succeeds in some moments, there are also a few missteps. The opening track “There’s A …

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Johnathan Rice – Trouble Is Real CD Review

At first listen, I thought I was listening to a John Mayer album by mistake. Mayer and Rice share an oddly similar voice, but I would characterize Rice’s as more rustic compared to the mushy Mayer. The opening track “Short Songs For Strings” is just instrumental music, which Rice uses …

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Review: El Crimen Ferpecto

El Crimen Ferpecto is to selling women’s clothes is what Alfie is to seducing women. Directed by Álex de la Iglesia (800 Balas), El Crimen Ferpecto (Ferpect Crime) tells the story of Raphael, a womanizing department salesman (Guillermo Toledo), whose life revolves around selling women’s clothes. His dream is to …

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Review: Rosemary Clooney – Ballad Essentials Review

Rosemary Clooney is probably most well known for her 50s pop songs like “Come On-a My House.” But her pop hits don’t do Clooney justice. She is a very talented and diverse artist, and this compilation of her best jazz ballads proves just that. Rosemary focuses on many types of …

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