May 28, 2009 Danger Mouse’s “Dark Knight” Stalled *** By Aaron Harms The album Dark Night of the Soul is headed by musical artists Danger Mouse and Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, and includes various musical collaborations like The Flaming Lips, Frank Black, James Mercer of The Shins, Jaso...
April 2, 2009 A Blitz-ful Experience **** By Aaron Harms In the early 2000s, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs burst onto the indie/alternative/punk/art garage rock scene with its debut album, Fever to Tell. The New York trio's debut featured a unique sound that it continued to rely on in i...
January 29, 2009 Penelope Cruz Takes Acting Honors By Aaron Harms Crowds at the Arlington Theatre were bustling with anticipation as they awaited the arrival of Penelope Cruz, the 2009 award recipient for Outstanding Performer of the Year at the Santa Barbara International Film Festiva...
November 20, 2008 Meet the Smiths **** By Aaron Harms The Sound of the Smiths is an extensive collection of the Smiths' greatest hits, with 23 of its better-known tracks on the first disk and an impressive collection of 22 lesser-known (but equally good) B-sides and live ve...
October 30, 2008 Great Mutations *** By Aaron Harms The futuristic "Repo! The Genetic Opera" hits some good notes, but never quite assembles itself into a coherent melody. I viewed "Repo!" during its advance screening at I.V. Theater last Wednesday. The film will hit thea...
