2008

No, there isn’t a typo in the title of our latest search for obscure film gems. This week, we take a look at Breakfast with Hunter, a landmark cinematic achievement from award-winning documentary filmmaker Wayne Ewing.

For many years, Ewing had the distinct pleasure (and occasional nuisance) of being the next door neighbor to literary giant and the King of Gonzo Journalism, Hunter S. Thompson. Ewing managed to capture Thompson during many wild escapades in Hollywood, Louisville, and Manhattan but, more importantly, he was also able to film the legendary scribe at home in Woody Creek, Colorado, during long passages of peaceful, endearing moments that give strong evidence that Thompson’s public persona was just a mere smokescreen that often hid his much larger skills on the page and, in the end, betrayed and besmirched his historical record.

Read on for more about Wayne Ewing’s Breakfast With Hunter…

Here’s a brief rundown of some of the accolades and awards the former Robert Zimmerman has garnered over the years: multiple Grammys, an Oscar, Golden Globe, Rock & Roll Hall

Just when you thought you couldn’t possibly squeeze another festival into your busy summer concert calendar comes the news that influential indie-music label Sub Pop will be hosting a festival

This week’s Stormy Monday is the songwriter edition, and really just an excuse to plug two excellent albums released last week. The first is Jackie Greene’s Giving Up the Ghost

U-Melt triumphantly returned to their old stomping grounds last Friday and Saturday at the recently refurbished Sullivan Hall in NYC. In their first shows back since New Year’s Day, U-Melt started up where they left off by opening with Through The Prism – a song begun over two weeks ago during their residency in Boston.

Moving deftly through old favorites Marvin the Pussy, Air, and Folded, were placed the classic covers of Once In A Lifetime sang by keyboardist Zac Lasher and Cosmik Debris by drummer George Miller. Added to all this was the debut of a new tune: Twilight’s Song. Such tracks as Disclaimer/Disillusion segued into a hot Elysian Fields to end the second set. Finally, with the first night drawing to a close, the band sent the crowd dancing off into the night with the upbeat trance jams of Bubblehouse.

The second night can be summed up in three words: The Sullivan Palindrome. As a band known for dedicating an entire night to Frank Zappa or an entire set to Floyd’s Shine On You Crazy Diamond, to take six of their own songs and wrap them around each other in a Mobius strip or a palindrome is pure delight to any fan.

Read on for more of Jeremy’s review and amazing photos of U-Melt…

Radiohead made a lot of people very happy today with the announcement of the dates for the second leg of their North American tour. We’re gonna skip the preliminaries and

While nearly every band in the world has a presence on MySpace, only a few of them are actually making money from the site. That may change with last week’s

Normally something like the passing of acting legend and NRA nut Charlie Heston wouldn’t get coverage here. But we’re unabashed Simpsons fans around these parts and for better or worse