March 2009 :: Screen Reviews

Tour:Smart: And Break the Band

Does Martin Atkins really expect folks to spend money on a DVD that promotes a book that bands can spend money on to learn how to save money on the road? Andrew Coulon hopes not.

Eric Johnson - Anaheim

Have you ever heard a guitar sing? If so, you've never heard anything like Eric Johnson's guitar. A 2006 performance in Anaheim had Tim Wardyn so fixated that he could've sworn Johnson had about 12 fingers on his left hand.

The Wrestler

A washed-up wrestler makes one last trip into the ring, where even Marisa Tomei can't save him. Referee Carl F Gauze makes it a slow three-count.

TV Party: The Everything for Sale Show

Take note, internet-broadcasting upstarts, the DVD reissues of Glenn O'Brien's pioneering 1980s shambles of a talk show uncover a whole new level of transcendent slack. On this episode: Jeffrey Lee Pierce!