Pick Your Monster!
As each Halloween approaches, the twisted winds of fall urge us to plan our special insert of monsters. Space constraints prevent us from putting all the monsters in the insert. We thought this year, we’d let you, our readers, decide which will be featured. So, in what may be the strangest pageant going in RI […]
Film Review: Author: The JT LeRoy Story
In the late 1990s, JT LeRoy was a force of nature in the book world — the street-hustling son of a truck stop prostitute came out of unknown obscurity and quickly became a bestseller. Along the way, LeRoy became the darling of the alternative music, film and art scenes, all seemingly without actually existing. For […]
Show Review: Steven Tyler at PPAC
Okee dokee folks… I had the chance to get to the Steven Tyler show last Saturday night at the Providence Performing Arts Center. I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I’d heard many things about Tyler’s “Out On A Limb” Tour — it was going to be country, unplugged, or music and talking, but I […]
Interview with Matthew Caws from Nada Surf
There’s a case to be made that Nada Surf can be the most consistent band to come out of the ‘90s. The alternative rock act from New York City has put out eight albums since their inception in 1992 with their most recent being You Know Who You Are, which was released this past March. While a […]
A&E 175: Intro to Dorm Dècor
Notebooks and plastic folders lie in disarray at CVS. Large clothing retailers publish sales ads as fluorescent as their in-store lighting. The weather finally begins to cool down. Professors post textbooks, parents drop off their freshmen, and the rest of campus is also (hopefully) all moved in. Now that you have finally finished washing your […]
Pub Amble: Through the Murky Waters of the Ocean State
When I go out, I like the comfort of areas I know, like Thayer, Wickenden, Downtown or Olneyville. But on my latest excursion, I made my way south to a place shrouded in mystery and mystique. The only time I ever go south is to hit Narragansett, Scarborough or Newport beaches — never to drink. But I was […]
Know Thy Codes: Fresh Beer = Better Beer
Beer-drinking usually leads to talking about beer and I’m ever-surprised by what people know, don’t know, think they know or just kinda fabricate (aka, “that’s the beer talking”). (And there’s always more to know, as ace beer writer Jason Notte tweeted last week, “The more I cover the #beer industry, the more clear it is […]
Hip-Hop: Community Support
I want to take a moment to give major thanks to some of the people who continuously bring forth the hip-hop community. Not only do they put a tremendous amount of effort into their projects, they support other locals. This is simply a list of individuals who I believe deserve a spotlight for their work and daily contribution […]
Einstein and the Polar Bear: Of Books and Men
Einstein and the Polar Bear is an offbeat play filled with eccentric characters in a rural setting. Bill Allenson (Christian O’Brien) is a former author in a home in the quaint hamlet of Spider Lake. He runs a used book shop out of his home, so the living room is crammed wall to wall with […]