Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (Columbia/Legacy)
Based purely on musical standards, Folsom Prison is a great album which captured Johnny Cash at his best.
October 2008
Jesu | Why Are We Not Perfect (Hydra Head)
Electronic drum beats click and fuzz with a sort of retro aesthetic which is neither charming nor interesting.
Land of Talk | Some Are Lakes (Saddle Creek)
The album starts strong musically, as if I may have stepped into an older Cursive album.
CMJ Music Marathon | 10.21-25.08
CMJ is a place to see and be seen—by new fans, maybe an industry bigwig or two.
Force Field PR CMJ Showcase | 10.23.08
Needless to say, Force Field PR is definitely doing it.
Of Montreal | 10.24.08
It was maybe the best thing ever.
InuYasha Season 5 (VIZ Media, T)
Since this is a boys’ anime, there’s lots of fighting and demons and some great historical battle scenes.
Changeling (Universal Pictures, R)
To say Jolie gives a fantastic performance is to sell her short.
Ashes of Time Redux (Sony Pictures Classics, R)
The upside is that I do like films that have a strong visual aspect to fall back on.
Happy-Go-Lucky (Miramax, R)
To paraphrase H.G. Wells, if anything is possible then nothing is interesting.