Reelin' in the YearsPhotographs of me from the beginning until the present. Me and Mom in Hartford.This is me at six, the year my mother, stepfather, and I arriv-ed in Anchorage from Hartford by way of Boulder. If I'm notmistaken, the photo was taken the day we got in. And in caseyou're wondering, we drove the whole way (from Colorado).Me and Onyx in the apartment on Garfield Street.Here I am 10 years later with Marina Reisinger upon our grad-uation from West Anchorage High School. That's me on the right.I ditched that red dress shortly thereafter. Cue the Police: "Rox-anne, you don't have to put on the red light / Those days are ov-er / You don't hav

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I'm in Love with [the] Radio OnClick here for author/screen-writer Rudy Wurlitzer's appre-ciation of Christopher Petit'sRadio On. Here's an excerpt:Radio On represents a melancholy requiem from another time, another place. It slides into view with a mut-ed and yet precise focus, a film exist-ing within its own definitions, mining its own seam as itponders its own mysteries. Despite or rather because ofthe film’s relentless and rigorous fluidity, the journey goesnowhere in particular, at least not in terms of geographyas it circles endlessly around itself, arriving at questionsand emotional roadblocks that, one slowly realizes, willnever be answered. I

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Up for the Down StrokeVarious Artists, Broth-ers on the Slide: The Story of UK Funk, Dis-cotheque/SanctuaryTo paraphrase the PointerSisters, by way of Lee Dorsey,"I know they can make it / Iknow that they can / I know darn well / They can work it out." Yes! Everyone knows Britain digs the funk, but the Queen's citizens can dish it up, too. Or somecould between 1971-76, the years covered by this compilation.Truth be told, I was unfamiliar with most of the acts on this 2005 release, other than the Equals (featuring Eddie "Electric Ave-nue" Grant), Labi Siffre, Joe Cocker, and the Average White Band.As for poet/activist Siffre—represented by the bass-hea

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Welcometo the NewNew WaveTeedo, "You Are My Girl" EP, ICBM Records [4/8/08]Click for mp3s of "You Are My Girl" and "Shut the Door on the World"Atrocious cover art—and band name—aside, this EP is better thanexpected. On "You Are My Girl," Teedo gives glam-era Bolan andBowie an '00s update. Theodore Bilecky handles the falsetto stuffwith finesse, while his band mates crank out the space-age disco.Dominated by Saeko Terano's synth work, "Shut the Door on theWorld" has more of a new wave vibe. This four-track release—threeoriginals and one radio edit—serves as a taster for the Brooklynquintet's second full-length, set to be released later this year.Cross-

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When the Shillelagh Meets the HoodPart Eight: From Ireland With LoveThin Lizzy, Thin Lizzy, Deram/Decca (1971)Me mother is Irish and me father is from Rio. I haven't seen him since I was four. He's a real lover. He loved them and left them. I think that's the only thing I learned fromhim. Being a black in Dublin wasn't a problem. The Irish never showed me any prejudice. Besides, I'm a big lad and I'd deck anybody who said anything nasty to me.-- Phil Lynott (from John Tracy's liner notes)Click here for part sevenAh, but what if Lynott hadn't been a "big lad"? If Micks gavehim a hard time, and he couldn't give as good as he got, Lynottmight've left th

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Colossal Search ResultsEvery few months, I check Google to see where my re-views (and other pieces) are ending up. Here are some of the more interesting results.Allen Moyle:Amazon review ofNew Waterford GirlAOL Music:AMG review of Joy Division - The First Peel SessionAwesome 80s:Amazon review of Who's the Boss?[They also feature my Golden Girls review.]The Cirque Tribune: Amazon review of Cirque du Soleil - SolstromFlixster:Amazon review of UndergroundAbout the film, this kind gentleman adds:I'm in agreement with the great Kathleen C. Fennessy when I say that Underground isn't for the faint of heart. It's loud, it's long and it's sad. I might also add

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Monsieur ValentineThese are the reviews(and assignments) I'mworking on this month.Amazon CDs: After almost six months off, I should be covering CDs again soon...Amazon DVDs: Beautyand the Beast - The Final Season [three-disc set] (post-Linda Hamilton), Family Ties - The Third Season [four-disc set], CurbYour Enthusiasm - The Complete Sixth Season [two-disc set](I also reviewed the first three seasons), The Last Emperor - Criterion Collection [four-disc set], Miss Julie - Criterion Collection, National Geographic - 6 Degrees That CouldChange the World, and American Meth (narrated by ValKilmer, who played a meth addict in The Salton Sea).Amazon Theatric

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