Author Archives: Dominick Duhamel

Scarlett Johansson Sings Tom Waits: A Play In One Act. Johansson pushes through the swinging door of a small New York coffee shop. Her face is hidden beneath large, square sunglasses and a scarf wrapped around her head, tied at the chin. She spots Woody Allen fidgeting at a coffee table in the corner and […]

Last week, Jeff Tweedy punched one of his fans in the face. The eager concertgoer had made his way onto the stage and was about to give the Wilco front man a kiss on the cheek when Tweedy freaked out, grabbing the fan by the throat and laying him flat. Blame, in this case, is […]

Beirut The Troubadour Saturday, Oct. 21 Few members of the audience waiting in the crowd for Beirut knew exactly what the night had in store for them. Since becoming the beloved adoptee of indie-music blogs worldwide and garnering more Neutral Milk Hotel comparisons than is fair or relevant, Zach Condon, the 20-year-old face of Beirut, […]

For every artist that breaks into the public eye, at least 10 are doomed to obscurity, despite having ample talent and a unique approach to music. In a city that endorses only the commercially sound, it’s rare that these voices are given a chance to be heard. But Arthur Magazine is fighting to change that. […]

You know why I’m a fan of Lester Bangs? Not because he’s the greatest music journalist to ever have written, not because he stuck it to Rolling Stone by getting fired and starting his own magazine, and not because he was a cooler-than-cool character in “Almost Famous.” I love Lester Bangs because as far as […]

Opening bands have it tough. At any given concert, the vast majority of the people in the crowd are there for the headlining band and couldn’t care less about the groups that play beforehand. Even those who show up early and wait in line until the doors open are usually fans of the headliner, albeit […]

There’s one line in particular from Lupe Fiasco’s new album, “Food and Liquor,” that I really like: “I’d like to thank the streets that drove me crazy / and all the televisions out there that raised me.” It may not be poetry, but it’s clear that the rising MC has an above-average awareness of what’s […]