If Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid had picked up the mic in college, they might have looked something like Jarell Perry and Brandon Contreras.
Author Archives: Alex Goodman
Soundbite: Lacuna Coil
Now on its fifth studio album with “Shallow Life,” Italian import Lacuna Coil has landed on a neat little formula: Layer some dense, gothic metal guitar, throw in a propulsive beat and turn up the bass, then unleash the stunning voice of Cristina Scabbia, one hell of a secret weapon. Forget what you thought about metal being a man’s world. You don’t need testosterone when you can sing like this.
Screen Scene: “Goodbye Solo”
Solo should have known he’d pick up someone like William sooner or later.
Soundbite: “Insurgentes”
It must be tough being the front man of a highly innovative rock band these days.
Screen Scene: “Gomorrah”
American mobster movies are all about the people. The lead characters are emotional, loud and larger than life, and more often than not they’re Al Pacino. They give the most memorable faces to organized crime ““ the faces of people such as Tony “Scarface” Montana and Don Corleone. No one forgets the Godfather. But despite […]
Screen Scene: “Taken”
For the young people, at least, Hollywood has ushered in a new era of action movies.
Screen Scene: “”Frownland”
The indie genre ““ that refuge of hipsters and creative souls, defined by lo-fi production and defiantly unconventional content ““ is in dire need of a savior.