By Jaime Burnet
Just because their cover art looks like a picture taken of a band member’s girlfriend with a disposable camera, doesn’t mean Roses Are Red sound like amateurs. On their Trustkill Records debut, the four boys prove they can sound as pretty and sensitive as their brooding stares promise. The songs are all addressed to that… Continue reading Spun: Roses Are Red
By Jaime Burnet
Ah, Benjamin. You have all the elements of the next big thing for those who want to lose their musical virginity, but don’t want to go all the way. After impatiently waiting for pop-punk to satisfy, there are undoubtedly those wanting to move onto heavier things, but afraid of plunging head-first into the death metal… Continue reading Spun: Breaking Benjamin
By Jaime Burnet
Don’t think since you know the movie or the novelization, you don’t have to see the show. The enrapturing quality of The Old Trouts Pinocchio is such that, until you’ve seen it, you can’t begin to conceive of what you missed. Once this realization sets in, you will be glad you spent the night at… Continue reading Theatre Review: ATP’s Pinocchio a magical delight
By Jaime Burnet
An animated Jiminy Cricket strolls out onto the Martha Cohen stage. “Good evening, folks,” he squeaks, tipping his two-dimensional top hat and swinging his umbrella. “I’m here to tell you a little story about a puppet who wanted to be a real boy. It all started when–” “What’s that on the stage?” asks Pinocchio director… Continue reading Theatre Preview: “You wouldn’t lie to me, would you Little Wooden Boy?” – The Mighty Tick
By Jaime Burnet
If you thought a Jakalope was a cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, you were wrong. As the new release It Dreams proves, Jakalope is actually a cross between industrial and Baby Spice. The music isn’t bad–minus the vocal track. Katie B.’s painfully unremarkable voice takes you through a monotonous 12-song wait for a… Continue reading Spun: Jakalope
By Jaime Burnet
Here’s a new CD for those of you who like The Tea Party! This band writes like The Tea Party, rocks like The Tea Party and has the same trademark sexy vocals as Tea Party frontman Jeff Martin. Oh wait, it is The Tea Party! Basically, if you liked their past work, you will most… Continue reading Spun: Tea Party
By Jaime Burnet
All your Spongebob paraphernalia is laid out on the bed like it’s a drug bust: the taped episodes, Patrick Star cuddle pillow, Bikini Bottom alarm clock, Spongebob Squarepants pajamas, the rug you spent hours hooking those tiny bits of wool into so that gap toothed grin would welcome you every morning. You are a self-admitted… Continue reading Movie Review: Sponge tasted better on television
By Jaime Burnet
With Hollywood’s tendency to adapt material into socially acceptable movies catering to audiences, it’s confusing and slightly startling to see a film valuing history over conventions of entertainment. Oliver Stone’s Alexander may not be an exact replica of the past, as a certain level of fiction in the interpretation is inevitable, but his commitment to… Continue reading Stone’s Alexander an epic to the very end
By Jaime Burnet
If we’ve learned anything from cartoon characters, it’s that you can’t be stubborn and you can’t be static if you want to succeed. Countless movies have an immature child take on mature traits to save the day, or a stuffy adult embracing their inner child so he or she understands how things must work out,… Continue reading Movie Interview: The unbearable lightness of Spongebob
By Jaime Burnet
Inevitably, people will change as time goes by, and one of the most noticeable indications of this change is music. A shift in style doesn’t necessarily mean a shift in musical values, but can be the product of the self-assurance gained with experience. Two years since their last release, sisters Tegan and Sara have come… Continue reading Music Interview: Jealousy makes world go round