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...know this is a bad idea the minute we meet its proprietor, played by Dennis Hopper. He's not quite in full Blue Velvet mode, but his sadism is understated and very effective as he works James and Tara almost to death, until, at last, the wormlike James turns on him when his cruelty to the girl turns murderous...
...Black” is a thing of the past. Although Foo and Wagner have tossed aside the vampy guitar licks and punchy percussiveness of earlier albums, the Raveonettes don’t compromise their catchiness in favor of edge. And while their music now sounds less like a Velvet Underground re-release and more like The Jesus and Mary Chain, echoes of the Raveonettes’ pop sensibilities are still audible, most noticeably in the clapping, upbeat canter of “Sad Transmission.” On the remaining tracks, the noise machine rises to the level...
...with the audience and not with the song. Staring out into the middle-distance most of time, she was just phoning it in. But back on stage half an hour later was a whole other Winehouse. On a set stripped bare - just her, her band and a red velvet backdrop - she belted out Love is a Losing Game in that raw, smoky way she does, making eyes at the TV cameras and sucking the audience into her fragile, tortured world. She may not have picked up a Brit, but she was rewarded with the loudest applause of the night. Winning...
...popular Atlanta nightclub a couple of years ago maintained separate web sites aimed at black and white crowds, on which it promoted nights designated for each audience. Friday night at another club, the Velvet Room, typically sees the line out front dominated by black people, while the DJs inside spin hip-hop, reggae and R&B. The following night finds the same trendy venue packed with whites and some Asians, dancing to a blend of hip-hop, pop and techno...
...show or the exotic, Tibetan-inspired poncho shearling and paisley embroidered coats at Alexander McQueen's Mongolian-meets-Mayan show. Meanwhile, Frida Gianinni took the Gucci man on an exotic trip to post-revolutionary Russia, returning with some pretty extravagant greatcoats festooned with Cossack-inspired embroideries and fur-and-velvet trim. Even the traditional pea coat and overcoat were revamped in supersized proportions at houses like Bottega Veneta and Ferragamo. Bottega Veneta designer Tomas Maier said he had been inspired by functional work wear from the 19th century. At Ferragamo the theme was discreet luxury, with loosened up pea coats...