Word: velvetized
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...Right...The Ramones, Velvet Underground, Stooges. Moving on into punk, the Ramones, UK punk, then you kind of get into reggae, dub reggae...
...Sollenberger, the band features guitarists John and Michael Gibbons, bassist Clint Takeda and drummer Ed Farnsworth, substituting for Joe Culver who is busy being a father. fter several releases on lesser known labels, Matador Records has been putting out their music since 1997. They list among their influences the Velvet Underground and the Blue Oyster Cult, who incidentally were playing downstairs at the club that night...
...record label, Arista. This album attempts to answer the call Prince set forth a decade ago, to "party like it's 1999." But the impression that the album leaves behind is not of the Artist's music but rather of the pageantry behind it all. The body-hugging velvet costumes. The name that isn't a name. The bizarre album covers. The man himself, whose name has been debated more than the gender of Pat on Saturday Night Live. The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, and Now Generally Referred to As Freak, has put forth a valiant effort...
...wily charm of The Man. Around Halloween an old friend from high school managed to get me into Starbucks, the very den of The Man. And as I paid for my coffee, I saw it. A cute little teddy bear, all dressed up for Halloween in a black velvet skeleton costume. His acrylic eyes, his fuzzy synthetic fur--it was all too much. I forked over the cash and brought the bear home. What easier way for the Man to gain access to my home, than through the commissioned agent Mr. Bear...
...celebrates Mary's faith and wisdom. While the teleplay admittedly takes dramatic license, it is true to the Gospels. The dialogue is refreshingly unstilted, and the spare, understated performances of newcomer Melinda Kinnaman as the young Mary, Pernilla August (The Phantom Menace) as the mature Mary, and Christian Bale (Velvet Goldmine) as Jesus are credible and moving. One cranky question: Why do American filmmakers always insist that biblical figures spoke with British accents...