Charlie Arnold’s “The Love of the Visual”
The ubiquity of the Xerox brand stretches far beyond its birthplace here in this humble hamlet along the Genesee
Why Weird Al?
White, nerdy, and curiously popular Our vast and mysterious universe poses questions faster than it answers them. How were they able to build the pyramids? What happened to the dinosaurs? Where the f@#kare my keys? But the one riddle vexing me lately is who among us has purchased a Weird Al Yankovic record? The undisputed…
The Seasonal Kitchen
Get some recipes, some instruction, some good food, and better banter with Dick and Ginger Howell.
“MechAssault: Phantom War”
Blow stuff up on the go In terms of mechs (giant robots) and their appearances in video games, one of the grandfathers of such appearances is the BattleTech universe, a miniatures-based war game. The popular BattleTech universe has generated many a video game, with Microsoft currently holding the rights and having made the MechAssault game…
“The Departed”
Cops and crooks Movies Although his works deal with an impressive variety of subjects, characters, and settings, including high-society in 19th century Manhattan and the theocracy of 20th century Tibet, Martin Scorsese always seems most at home in the darker corners of contemporary urban America. His signature appears most legibly on films like Mean Streets,…
“Al Franken: God Spoke”
Celebrity trumps ideology Movie It probably hasn’t escaped your notice that the publication you’re now perusing leans ever-so-slightly to the left. So if you read this paper solely for the pleasure of yelling at it and then stomping on it, then you’re almost certainly not an Al Franken fan. On the other hand, if you…
The Blastoffs
Short and simple The Blastoffs’ new CD doesn’t waste your time Music Blastoffs singer-guitarist Kevin Kast will likely read this piece on his band, so now it won’t come as a surprise when I punch him in his mutton-chopped face. And it’s nothing personal; Heavy Kevvy, as he’s commonly known, is actually one of the…
I SCENE IT 10-11-06
I believe The mighty Kid Congo Powers drives on the odd side of the road. There’s more to see there and the music sounds better, too. Powers and his group The Pink Monkey Birds are the type of band that can be mentioned in the same breath — or bark — as Beefheart, Waits, Cohen,…
Music reviews – 10-11-06
WEB DECK: New CDs by Tiger Cried Beef, Publick Musick, DJ Shadow, and Paul Birch
Foley, Hastert, and us
As awful as it is, the way Congressional Republicans dealt with the early news about Mark Foley isn’t surprising
Republicans hang tough on the Water Authority
It might not have reached Mark Foley proportions, but for local Democrats, a recent scandal at the Monroe County Water Authority has been the gift that keeps on giving
Metro ink – 10-11-06
A COMPUTER-MUSIC MILESTONE Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1965: Max Matthews makes the first computer generated sounds. “They were fairly primitive beeps and boops,” explains Allan Schindler, director of EastmanComputerMusicCenter, “sounds that were not really sophisticated.” The EastmanSchool established its computer music program in 1981, and ECMC will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a free concert…
Reader feedback – 10-11-06
Seeking a savior for newspapers
Cost of war – 10-11-06
The totals: 2730 US soldiers, 237 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 43,850 to 48,693 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to October 4. 4202 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports. American soldiers killed between October1-4:…
The Spitzer vision
Eliot Spitzer discusses the Upstate economy and the dysfunction in Albany
Cost of war – 10-04-06
Cost of war The totals: 2712 US soldiers, 236 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 43,546 to 48,343 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to September 30. 4172 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports. American soldiers…
215 Crosman Terrace
Drive down Crosman Terrace, located in the Upper Monroe Neighborhood, and you will be delighted to experience one of the city’s most attractive early 20th century residential streets. Its name is linked to the Crosman Seed Company, which was founded nearby on Monroe Avenue in 1838 by Charles Frederick Crosman. The company maintained seed beds…
Billy Bang returns
Born William Vincent Walker, he could have earned Billy Bang in Vietnam, or it could have been the result of his violin pyrotec
“The Seal Maiden”
Dances with seals This weekend, Present Tense Dance and Drumcliffe Irish Arts team up to present The Seal Maiden and Dancing Home through the Heart of Yeats. Based upon an old Celtic myth that reminds us to be careful what we wish for, The Seal Maiden introduces us to Solanna, a spirited young seal. As…
Blackfriars’ “A Party to Murder”
A game of skill turns deadly in this twisty-turny shocker
Rochester Candlelight Ghost Walk
Kids’ music seems the most marginal of all markets compared to others currently available by the music industry
