Metro Weekly

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  • Higher Love

    By on August 16, 2006

    Just so you know, there's nothing even remotely Catholic about Phoebe Rusch's 3/4 of a Mass for St. Vivian. Whatever sanctimonious religious icons the play's...

  • Vocal Discord

    By on August 9, 2006

    It's the most amazing thing: DJ Roger Sanchez can sing like Gene Simmons and Beyoncé. Heck, even Ciara. Don't believe it? Well, just listen to...

  • Down Under

    By on August 9, 2006

    I'm always up for a good scare at the movies. But it seems, more and more, today's so-called scary movies aren't up to the task...

  • Name-Drop Pop

    By on August 2, 2006

    Throwbacks: the Giants Chances are any new pop band you discover will sound like a slight modification of those that came before it. Chances are...

  • Star Gazing

    By on August 2, 2006

    Paris, 1904. Albert Einstein walks into the Lapin Agile hoping to see his sweetheart, whom he has planned to meet at the Bar Rouge at...

  • Humor Most Foul

    By on August 2, 2006

    Recently, I've been on a Woody Allen retrospect kick. My Netflix queue is overflowing with his past works, back when they were funny (Bananas), back...

  • Silky Smooth

    By on July 26, 2006

    He doesn't look much like the Duke, with his coarse dreads pushed back and an empty buttonhole crying on his shoulder. But make no mistake...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 26, 2006

    Jackson WHAT ABOUT THAT, WHAT ABOUT THAT... Janet Jackson's new album, due Sept. 26, will be reflective of the music she's created over the past...

  • What Comes Around

    By on July 26, 2006

    For those of us who fell in love with our best friends growing up, Michael Thomas Ford's Full Circle appears to be a dream come...

  • Dress Up

    By on July 26, 2006

    Never mind that you've probably never heard of them. The New York Dolls have helped inspire much of the punk and hair-metal music you have...

  • Splish Splash

    By on July 26, 2006

    I'm feeling a little sorry for M. Night Shyamalan right about now. Slam-dunking his movies seems to have become an Olympic sport for critics. In...

  • Holiday Road

    By on July 19, 2006

    Lady sings the blues: Ross Now that Beyoncé Knowles is done with Destiny's Child, and especially since the group ended on mostly good terms, comparisons...

  • Innocence Lost

    By on July 19, 2006

    Poor Snoopy. America's favorite beagle has turned rabid and mangled his chirping little friend. What's a teenage blockhead to do? Why, question the Universe, of...

  • Independent Spirit

    By on July 19, 2006

    It's always gratifying to watch independent filmmakers -- at least those with talent -- reach a point where they're working within the Hollywood system (meaning...

  • One Act Wonders

    By on July 19, 2006

    It's summertime in D.C., which means humidity reminding us that we are a city built on swampland and the Metro bulging with tourists trying to...