The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
“Gene Wilder summed up for me his mental image of [Mel] Brooks: ‘I see him standing bare-chested on top of a mountain, shouting ‘Look at me!’ and ‘Don’t let me die!’ These are the two things that rule his life.”
–Kenneth Tynan, Frolics and Detours of a Short Little Hebrew Man
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
