Director of One Week and a Day visiting South Florida
Earlier this year I called Israeli writer-director Asaph Polonsky "a strong new voice in Israeli cinema." Well, now you can see him right here...
One of South Florida’s guitar greats remembered via “New Times”
We're coping with the loss of one of the best guitarists the Miami-area local scene has ever been blessed to have. Dan Hosker passed...
Manu Chao to make Miami debut in Sept.
Just as I thought I was done hyping the shows coming to South Florida this September, I get an email from the the Rhythm...
RIP Peter Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle
Before we get on with our familiar Thanksgiving celebrations, let's all pay thanks for a man who helped push the parameters of electronic music....
Interview with Spanish sci-fi revisionist Nacho Vigalondo in ‘New Times’
Thanks to the Cultist blog at "the Miami New Times" I had a chance to speak with one of Spain's most exciting young directors,...
David Bowie returns to music with new song on his 66th...
Well, consider my cynicism of David Bowie ever releasing a record again squashed. Early this morning (on his 66th birthday), David Bowie’s official website...
We will lead a Q&A on Deep City: The Birth of...
Miami is known the world over as a city full of surprises. As a freelance music writer here for more than 20 years, I...
‘The Connection’ (1962) explores the agony and ecstasy of men waiting...
Even in today’s “progressive” society, women directors are still considered an anomaly in the world of filmmaking. This brief interview, shot not too long...
Matt Kivel talks collaboration and elusive feelings as the core of...
With multilayered sounds and a hushed voice, Matt Kivel has released two albums this year. The latest one, Fires on the Plain released...
Local spotlight: Harnessing the monstrous “instru-metal” sound of Holly Hunt on...
Whether the couple behind the music of Holly Hunt realizes it or not, they treat their instruments as channels into something beyond simple music....