Aly Comingore

February 17, 2005

Keep Your Hands to Yourself

By Aly Comingore

Here at Artsweek, we feel your pain and hereby attempt to bring you the facts as the gloved one and his team of experts move toward what is sure to be one of the most highly publicized court cases in history.

February 10, 2005

Moguls | Every Good Porno Has its Lesbians

By Aly Comingore

Jeff Bridges is our hometown hero and an unlikely movie star if there ever was one. With a film fest being given, it seems ironic at best to see "The Dude" himself awash in paparazzi bulb flashes and media hullabaloo as ...

February 3, 2005

“Wild Style” | Looking Back to the Roots of Hip Hop

By Aly Comingore

Long ago, before P. Diddy was remixing song by the Police and Universal was pouring millions into "8 Mile," Charlie Ahearn was canvassing the streets of New York's South Bronx for inspiration.

January 27, 2005

Sweet and Soulful

By Aly Comingore

Fusing gospel, jazz, blues, reggae and hip hop among a group of female a cappella singers seems a feat to be accomplished. Now mix with that a historically driven and politically inclined mindset and one can begin to und...

January 13, 2005

A Very Long Engagement | Tautou Engaging in Jeunet’s WWI Romance

By Aly Comingore

Set amid the Great War, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest effort, "Un long dimanche de fian

November 18, 2004

Kidjo Offers Campbell Hall a Little Peace, Love and Understanding

By Aly Comingore

Touring on behalf of her latest release, Oyaya!, Ang

October 27, 2004

Jimmy Eat World | Futures | Universal

By Aly Comingore

While Futures may not blatantly scream "commercial success" as its self-titled predecessor (formerly Bleed American) did in 2001, the album secures the boys of Jimmy Eat World with a number of potential radio hits as wel...

October 14, 2004

Ray Charles | Genius Loves Company | Concord Recordings

By Aly Comingore

There are few artists who we can indisputably carry the title of "legend" in conversation, and even fewer who manage to earn their title by crafting and playing popular music.

September 30, 2004

Sahara Hotnights | Kiss and Tell | RCA

By Aly Comingore

On Kiss and Tell, the latest release from Sweden's Sahara Hotnights, Maria Andersson and her band mates manage to convey a self-important swagger and sneer alongside catchy hooks and new wave beats.