Author: J T. Ramsay
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If Don Quixote were a feminist…
There’s an interview with Pedro Almodovar on Volver that really changed my thinking about his characters. In response to why he writes such beautifully strong women into his films, he claims that it’s based on memories from youth, that women ran the home when he observed them as a child, even if men were either…
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You might call him slumlord of the dance.
Unless Jess, Ronan, Philip, Jack or Geeta pipe anything else directly into my ear via the blogosphere or the various outlets to which they contribute, I can safely say that Gui Boratto and Justice will probably be my token dance records of the year. I still need to hear the Field and Pantha du Prince…
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Even Norwegians will indulge in frippery now and then.
Shining’s take on King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man.” That is all. [MySpace]
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At least get them to waive the application fees.
Will the next album be called Boomerang or A.B.D. at UMich?
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Remember that some folks work on the weekend.
Remember how I was just bitching about the sorry state of affairs Music ’07? Well, I think I’m half right. The New Pornographers’ Challengers phones in more of the same mid-tempo pop they recorded for Twin Cinema. The best part of “My Rights versus Yours” steals the opening guitar chords from “Good Day Sunshine.” Check…