As any chef knows, fresh spices can make all the difference. That dusty jug of nutmeg you bought at Costco five years ago may not be your best bet for french toast on Sunday morning. But what about the musical equivalent — the Spice Girls? It’s been more than a decade since they took the [...]
Archive for January, 2008
A Little Spice
January 30, 2008
Lost, Truckers, Into The Woods
January 28, 2008
“Lost” returns this Thursday — can somebody give me an Amen! With the exception of “Pushing Daisies” it’s been a pretty lean television season so far. Of course the ongoing writers strike has a lot to do with it. Most current shows have run out of new episodes, “Lost” has a few in the can [...]
Hasty Decisions
January 25, 2008
So, pass the brie Chaz, Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has picked their Man and Woman of the Year. And not just some vulgar street performers Bev, a couple of Oscar winners.
Yes, actress Charlize Theron is the Woman of the Year — yawn.
Christopher Walken is the Man of the Year — smile.
They’ll get their [...]
Gone Too Soon
January 23, 2008
As an actor Heath Ledger had chops. Fearless and subtle, brawny and gentle. He worked without a net, taking roles that both solidified his popularity and pushed his artistic limits. It didn’t always work. The charm he radiated in “A Knight’s Tale” felt forced in “The Brothers Grimm.” But who would have guessed the wide-eyed [...]
Pops High School Musical Competition
January 17, 2008
Here’s a link to the Boston Pops website if you’re a high school student who’d like to take a shot at singing with the Boston Pops.
http://www.bso.org/bso/index.jsp;jsessionid=43LV4IGRWCDJWCTFQMGCFEQ?id=bcat5220105
Good luck, and let me know what you think of the idea. I’ll have some thoughts in the weeks ahead.
Also, look for my review of the musical “Spamalot” in “The [...]
Music Notes
January 17, 2008
Heads up for fans of The Black Crowes. The brothers Robinson will bring their big sound to an intimate setting in March. The band plays the Somerville Theatre on Wednesday March 5. Tickets go on sale Friday, and they will go FAST. It’s a very special show because it comes just [...]
Spamalot In The Hub
January 17, 2008
Silly is in short supply in Boston right now. The winter’s been rough, fuel prices are brutal, street parking has been reduced to an arctic version of the Hatfield/McCoy blood feud. Everyone really needs to lighten up — enter “Spamalot.”
And not a moment too soon!
This rousing, ridiculous, unholy mess of a musical dares you not [...]
Music Matters
January 15, 2008
It’s the Tuesday after a snowstorm, time to look around and appreciate the beauty of the snow fall … before it all turns to grey crud! Hey! Great name for a punk rock band, Grey Crud.
Anyway, I’ve got some musical notes for you this morning. Tonight at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, two [...]
Quick, It’s Friday
January 11, 2008
Just a few things to toss at you before you toss a few back watching the Patriots on Saturday.
See – “Perespolis” – a graphic novel turned into a feature length animated movie. Yes, you’ll have to read subtitles, and No you shouldn’t miss it.
Get – tickets to see Nada Surf at The Paradise on [...]
Keep On Running
January 9, 2008
There’s talk that actress Katie Holmes will give the Boston Marathon a try this coming April. I’d take an excruciating climb up Heartbreak Hill over down time with Tom Cruise too! Seriously, she seems like a sweet kid, no threat to Meryl Streep’s legacy, but a sweet kid. Why she ever hitched her wagon to [...]
