Paul Auster’s 2002 novel is whirlwind of storytelling, but may not be for every reader.

Matt Wagner has built an epic mythos around the characters in his series Grendel.  See where it all started. I’ve been a fan of Wagner for a little while now, having read the superb Trinity just recently.  I had tried to get into Grendel many years ago, and although I tried valiantly, I couldn’t understand [...]

Frank Miller’s newest work at DC is causing quite a bit of controversy, but what I see is the beginning of a great story. I bought this largely because I am a huge Frank Miller/Batman fan, and though I generally dislike Robin stories, I figured I’d give this one a try. It is fantastic. I [...]

The Wrestler, while it could be seen as a departure from Aronofsky’s distinct style, might just be his best film. Aronofsky’s gone back to his roots in a way with this film, though I don’t mean in terms of the jagged, jarring edits of his first two films or even the beautiful cinematography and art [...]

What looked like a promising horror flick by Batman Begins‘ screenwriter quickly turned into a piece of sh-crap. I was pretty excited about The Unborn.  Generally I don’t get my hopes up for these sorts of movies, but this one just happened to be directed by David S. Goyer, credited with the screenplay for Batman [...]

Andrew Bird, the whistling master, is back with a brand new album. I’ll start blunt…not much change here. If you’ve heard…any…Andrew Bird album, then you have heard this album. Now that’s out of the way and we can start with the good. Well I’ve always been a fan of Andrew Bird. (Surprised?! I know…) This [...]

I’ve only recently gotten into Animal Collective, so I decided to try out their newest album and start backwards. Merriweather Post Pavilion is a good LP, simply because it catches your attention very quickly. I can see this album being on MANY top ten lists.

I’ve added a few things to try and help with the immenant link deletion problem that so many bloggers have. Luckily I have experience on my side, so I know what to expect. I’m not quite done yet, as I need to hide the links via shorturl or something. On the note of past experience, [...]

The only people I’ve met who have heard this band, are the hardcore fans. You’ve either heard this band or you haven’t. Harvey Milk hails from Athens, GA…the spawning grounds for many popular artists like R.E.M. and the B-52′s. With the history of Athens behind them you think that a band who has been around [...]

Tortoise, in my opinion, is one of the most influential post-rock bands to be around today. Hailing from Chicago, they gained notoriety with their ’96 release “Millions Now Living Will Never Die”. That release took over the post-rock scene making many people’s top year-end lists. Their latest actual release “It’s All Around You” is just [...]