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...memo: she may not be an above-average singer, but she’s an actress with a pretty solid track record. That said, her overblown histrionics don’t quite work in stereo. “Personal” is, at its best, an overacted soundtrack to the sensationalized Lindsay Lohan story (featured in a tabloid near you). At its worst, it’s the whiny attempt of a self-proclaimed drama queen to be taken seriously as an artist. The album’s titular track is disappointing, to say the least. You?...
...slightly more mature sibling: “No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Series Vol. 7)” by Bob Dylan, is essential listening for Dylanistas, a profoundly interesting music history lesson, and just a generally damn good album...
...with artists like Sufjan Stevens and Devendra Banhart is bringing the folk aesthetic to a modern, independent audience, gained widespread attention after his cover of the Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights” appeared on the “Garden State” soundtrack. Fittingly enough, he played a set full of inspired reworkings of his own catalog.A stripped-down, softly finger-picked version of “Southern Anthem” was the best example of the merit of this approach for an audience familiar with his recorded material. Lyrical couplets like...
...adapt to the changing way of life about her. Marshall accurately represents Golden’s research of Japanese history and culture. The film is an impressively accurate and detailed portrayal of geisha culture and Japanese life in the 1930s. The creative design of costumes and set, authentic Japanese soundtrack, and marvelous cinematography bring Kyoto’s Gion geisha district to life again—rickshaws race through the streets, geisha totter in on the arms of wealthy men, and townspeople bustle in and out of traditional Japanese houses, complete with rice paper walls, paneled sliding doors, and tatami...
...lead for a song or two. I laughed at his joke, bit my lip upon noticing his seriousness, and admitted that I had no idea how to lead. Even when practicing with my older sister in our living room (we used to clear out the furniture and play the soundtrack from Flashdance), I always played the girl. It seems that after years of being advised to feel for his cues, follow a squeeze, and stay light on my feet, I honestly can’t be a boss in a world of tiled floors, disco balls...