Few bands can tour with the Black Crowes and survive. The band is well-known for its debauchery and for being a tough act to have to go on before. But Nashville-based Bare Jr. pulled it off and probably made it tough for the Crowes to top its act.
I couldn’t help wanting to compare former Jane’s Addiction/Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro’s first solo release Trust No One with the most recent release from current Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. Not because the two sound similar. In fact, Frusciante’s To Record Only Water For Ten Days sounds nothing like Trust No One.
It’s not often that things sacred can exist harmoniously with science. But the two mediums will do just that this weekend with the unveiling of “Santos: Substance & Soul (Sustancia Y Alma),” an artistic and scientific look into santeria, the age-old tradition of carving and painting wood saints, at Albuquerque’s National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Built To Spill’s front man, singer/songwriter extraordinaire Doug Martsch has always been revered in the indie-pop world as a do-it-yourself guy. But I did not expect what I heard from the band’s publicist after I requested an interview with the band.
I couldn’t wait for the Disney movie “Atlantis” to come out.
UNM has been recognized for its innovation in many areas of education, and this weekend the University will do its part to enrich the experience of students and patrons of the arts with the 15th Annual Festival Flamenco Internacional.
When Scandinavian-born singer-songwriter Janita left her native Finland for New York City five years ago at the age of 17, she was thinking vacation. “When I came here, I thought it would be for two weeks,” Janita said from her Big Apple home. “When I told everyone I was moving here, I didn’t think I would be staying very long.” Now, Janita is looking to expand her career with her first American release, I’ll Be Fine, on the Carport Music Imprint. She has had top-10 hits and Grammy awards in both Finland and Asia since her career began at the age of 13. But she admits it was tough to expand in the fishbowl-like confines of Finland.
The new movie, “Animal,” starring Rob Schneider and “Survivor’s” Colleen Haskell takes a bizarre look at the sexual desires of animals. Rob Schneider stars as Marvin Mange, a good-hearted guy who has an incredible amount of bad luck, as his movie characters usually do. Marvin’s dream is to become a police officer like his father, but he just can’t seem to get it right.
Sometimes even the most normal families are hiding the darkest feelings inside. Fred Leebron’s psychological thriller “Six Figures” is the embodiment of twisting a knife inside and ripping the faáade of ordinary lives to physical and metaphoric shreds.
Joining the list of anticipated summer movies this year is “Evolution,” the new effort from director Ivan Reitman. The film follows the events of a meteor crash in a small Arizona town.
With a little less than three weeks before summer officially starts, Martin Lawrence and Danny Devito’s new movie “What’s the Worst that Could Happen” takes its place beside “Shrek” as one of the funniest movies of the season.
The first film documentary about the legendary senator Dennis Ch†vez will have its Albuquerque premiere at the National Hispanic Cultural Center this weekend, and plans for a National Public Television broadcast are in the makings.
The String Cheese Incident has come along way from its bluegrass roots and jam band status to bring together an eclectic mix of music on their latest album, Outside Inside.
According to VH1’s “Behind the Music,” before Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974, she worked odd jobs as a hostess and housekeeper.
This summer’s movie bash begins with what is sure to be a box office smash, “The Mummy Returns.”
It is time once again for the summer blockbusters to hit the big screen. Open your wallets and get ready to shell out your hard-earned money for some more crap, with a few hidden gems.
The members of Surphing Matylda are from tiny villages in Northern New Mexico but their self-titled debut CD features a big city brand of rock 'n' roll.
KUNM will feature local spoken word artist Justin Bailey and his new album release, The Primatives, tonight in a half-hour interview with Cynthia Hern†ndez.
Something good finally sauntered out of New Jersey. That's right, folks - Redbank, N.J., somehow produced a comedic genius.
Here in the United States we may not have looming cathedrals and giant pyramids, but we do have the incredible lore of the Wild West and its people.
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