Arts & Entertainment

In 1988, a band called Avant Garde was trying to make waves in the metal scene, lead by singer Kevin Ridel and guitarist Rivers Cuomo.
July 10, 2003 at 12:00 am

July 10, 2003 at 12:00 am

The first time I heard "Victory" from Puff Daddy's No Way Out I got so energized that I went to the gym.
July 10, 2003 at 12:00 am

It seems the French have a little longing for America in them after all. It's true--we may have taken their fries, their toast, even their kisses, but after one viewing of Jet Lag, there's no denying that they want to steal something from us: a quality Hollywood-esque romantic comedy.
June 26, 2003 at 12:00 am

I felt a bit defensive tonight. At some point in every conversation I've had, I had to throw up my arms in a mock defensive posture and say, "No, really, I'm not kidding.
June 26, 2003 at 12:00 am

I used to write song lyrics in the love letters I would write to my girlfriend senior year of high school. The lyrics were never anything really important, they were from something like Blink 182's "Going Away To College," but I thought I was poet laureate of Northeast Philadelphia. I miss doing that.
June 26, 2003 at 12:00 am

Hip-Hop musicians have never felt a particular tie to the album format. Some purists might have a problem with that, but in some cases, it can work out quite well.
June 26, 2003 at 12:00 am

Emma (Kate Hudson) is a chic twenty-something trying to make her way as a stenographer in Boston. Alex (Luke Wilson) is a brilliant author whose computer is destroyed by the pair of Cuban criminals coming to collect the $100,000 he owes them.
June 19, 2003 at 12:00 am

During a short hiatus from the Dave Matthews Band, famed violinist Boyd Tinsley has put together an evocative new solo album, True Reflections. Surprisingly, Tinsley's skills as a violinist take second place to his raw, emotive vocals, as he demonstrates a new side of his musicality to audiences.
June 19, 2003 at 12:00 am

If dropping out of the crosshairs of conservative America has disappointed Marilyn Manson, he's not showing it.
June 19, 2003 at 12:00 am

Director Scott Roberts' first movie, The Hard Word, is the movie Guy Ritchie should have made last summer when he was otherwise busy destroying his career with the Madonna bomb Swept Away. Originally filmed under the title Blood and Guts, this hyperactive Aussie crime-flick bombards the audience with a jumble of new and re-used ideas that somehow add up to a very enjoyable film.
June 12, 2003 at 12:00 am

This is the most difficult Metallica album I have ever listened to, and I have listened to them all more times than I care to admit.
June 12, 2003 at 12:00 am

Any mention of The Eels conjures up thoughts of quirky, playful, and oftentimes beautiful music. With songs appearing in the movies Shrek and Anniversary Party and their hit single "Novocaine for the Soul," The Eels show their pop influences but with a dark twist. Their latest release, Shootenanny!, is a venture into heavy blues territory, done according to the old Eels formula.
June 12, 2003 at 12:00 am

If you've ever been to a packed, standing-room-only concert, you've felt the nauseating swell of excitement and terror one can encounter while being pressed up against the body in front of you as the entire crowd sways from one direction to the next, independent of your own control.
June 12, 2003 at 12:00 am

We've been getting movies from World Wrestling Entertainment for about a year now. Apparently, Vince McMahon -- yes, we're going to assume that the WWE owner himself ships out the videotapes -- thinks that Penn students are a prime market for shoulderblocks, bodyslams and pinfalls. We didn't agree, until now.
June 5, 2003 at 12:00 am

In elementary school, I never understood Canada. After all, it certainly wasn't America, so I wondered what exactly they did up there.
June 5, 2003 at 12:00 am

New wave might be thought of as a sound of the past, but with his debut album, Ethiopian-born Kenna shows that it can be very current.
June 5, 2003 at 12:00 am

It's always refreshing to hear a band not afraid to bring plenty of different styles into its playing, and Soulive is just such a band.
May 29, 2003 at 12:00 am

As a heist movie The Italian Job is more predictable than a holdup at Commerce Bank, but it proves that knowing what happens next isn't a sin.
May 29, 2003 at 12:00 am

Where the hell is my Fugees CD? Somehow, in the midst of the final exam frenzy, I seemed to have misplaced a musical masterpiece.
May 29, 2003 at 12:00 am