News 2008-03-25 Andanh.com

Film @ Noir 3/24/2008 5:15:52 PM
Opening night at the Boston Underground Film Festival
“It’s called The Wizard of Gore, it’s with the Suicide Girls in it. What did you fuckin’ expect?!”

Autumn of the patriarchs 3/24/2008 3:17:08 PM
The Boston Turkish Film Festival at the MFA
Maybe one shouldn’t judge a country by its movies. What if the US were to be evaluated by the standards of the top 10 films at the box office?

Sober as judges 3/24/2008 5:36:55 PM
Dropkick Murphys at Paradise Rock Club, March 17, 2008
He doesn’t chant, “Yankees suck.” Why should we?

Rock readings 3/24/2008 5:25:20 PM
Dean Wareham Lizard Lounge, March 21, 2008
When he dropped a kazoo he’d pulled out of his pocket for a solo, he simply apologized for the gaffe and then, with the crowd’s encouragement, continued with the song.

Boston boy 3/24/2008 3:35:56 PM
Brian Sullivan is Dylan in the Movies
For a brief moment recently, Brian Sullivan’s musical career came full circle.

Destination out 3/24/2008 3:34:04 PM
Leo Genovese tries to play what he doesn’t know; plus David Torn’s Prezens
In a town bursting with young musical talent, Leo Genovese might be the most explosive.

The Big Hurt: Neglected press-release roundup 3/24/2008 3:26:48 PM
Music news that only a publicist could love
Nothing shakes off the doldrums like a short vacation to the bottom of the press-release barrel.

Here and now 3/24/2008 2:21:53 PM
R.E.M.’s ‘back-to-basics’ disguise
No band ever made a late-career statement of purpose just by quoting “Louie Louie” — but it never hurts.

Home body 3/24/2008 11:45:05 AM
The Laurie Anderson world view
Laurie Anderson is the world’s pre-eminent performance artist — a musician, writer, and electronics and visual wizard.

Fleeting sounds 3/24/2008 3:53:51 PM
Remembering Tim Haslett, plus Morton Subotnick comes to town
This week saw the unexpected passing of Tim Haslett, a key figure in Boston’s underground music scene for many years.

Boston music news: March 28, 2008 3/24/2008 3:47:02 PM
Notes on Erin Harpe and Banned in Boston
Erin Harpe has stepped out of her role as lead singer of the electro-funk band Lovewhip to record Delta Blues Duets.

Boston gallery shake-up 3/24/2008 4:41:04 PM
Art on the move
Three of Boston's most important galleries are about to make major changes, and rumors exist that several others may soon move or close —signaling a major upheaval in the city's art scene.

Scare tactics 3/24/2008 2:44:11 PM
When comics were too crude for school
A steady ripple of anti-comics sentiment was crystallized in the early ’50s.

Bad-boy cool 3/24/2008 2:08:01 PM
‘Street Level’ at the ICA, plus Ranjani Shettar and David Claerbout
“People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access.”

Bring the drama 3/24/2008 2:51:19 PM
High School Confidential’s missed opportunity
In the current œuvre of celluloid adolescent misadventures, it’s difficult to find a show that stands apart.

War games 3/24/2008 12:37:45 PM
Army of Two fights the good fight — mostly
September 11 has featured prominently in books, movies, and TV shows, but video games have danced around the subject — until now.

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