Archive for ‘September, 2007’

Aerosmith: still not missing a thing

When a band is still touring after almost four decades, the obvious question is going to arise: Can they still rock? Aerosmith answered that question with a resounding “yes” last Friday at the Tweeter center in Mansfield.

It’s Wicked good to be back

Defying the lukewarm reception from critics at its 2003 opening, Wicked continues to entrance sold-out theatres around the world. Back in Boston at the Opera House through November 11, the current national tour does not disappoint.

MCS: More Catchy Sounds

The third album from Minneapolis-based pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack, Even If It Kills Me, hit stores this week. While the full-length boasts all of the things MCS fans have come to know and love – catchy beats, biting lyrics and vocalist Justin Pierre’s distinct voice – nothing separates the new release from the band’s previous efforts.

A party not worth crashing

Shot on location — which, in a post-Ocean’s 11 world, seems to be the calling card of legitimacy for otherwise unmemorable comedies — in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the cast and crew of The Hunting Party had to contend with the threat of hundreds of thousands of still-active landmines buried in the civil war-ravaged land.

Queue You: Movies worth checking out

If you’re into the creepy phallic fixations of David Cronenberg, whose newest flick, Eastern Promises, hits theaters this weekend, it’s tough to do better than Videodrome.