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Review: Paul

E.T. riff confuses fanboy-baiting references with actual gags
American excess replaces the British austerity vibe that defined the Simon-Pegg-and-Nick-Frost-starring genre send-ups Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz in this love letter to Reagan-era Spielberg.
By BRETT MICHEL | March 17, 2011

Rollin ’n’ tumblin’

Off the Couch
Genre-jumping all week long
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | May 05, 2010

Justified arrogance

Stone Brewing Company comes to Julian’s
Stone is the country’s number one brewer. And they know it.
By JOSH SMITH | April 08, 2010

Let's Get Raw

Do It Clean Dept.
Couldn't score a seat at the Climate Change Conference underway in Copenhagen, but still want to reduce your carbon footprint? Perhaps you need to eat it raw.
By TOM MEEK | December 16, 2009

Drear leaders

The Black Heart Procession stick to the low road
On the Black Heart Procession’s first visit to Boston, back in ’98, the duo hunched on chairs at the Middle East downstairs surrounded by equipment — keyboards, guitars, a musical saw, an array of percussion.
By MATT PARISH | October 27, 2009

The Black Heart Procession | Six

Temporary Residence (2009)
Formed in sunny San Diego, the Black Heart Procession write the kind of gloomy, downcast dirges you'd expect from less hospitable climates.
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY | October 06, 2009

First look at James Cameron's Avatar

Titanic Gamble
James Cameron captained the biggest box-office smash of all time, his Titanic having grossed nearly $2 billion worldwide. But that was 12 years ago, long before the recession appeared on anyone's radar.
By BRETT MICHEL | August 26, 2009

Lost tribes found

'GBH puts a human face on history
Nobody likes a guilt trip. That's why filmmaker Ric Burns's 1995 Manifest Destiny documentary The Way West was such a drag.
By CLIF GARBODEN | April 07, 2009

Unextinct

Dinosaur Jr. will roam the earth forever
The convo is already off to a bumpy start with one Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr., phoning in from his Los Angeles residence at 10:30 am PST.
By CHRIS CONTI | March 31, 2009

Wavves | Wavves

Fat Possum (2009)
Fat Possum (2009)
By DEVIN KING | March 17, 2009

All at once

N.A.S.A.’s gang bangers might be a little much
If nothing else, the release of The Spirit of Apollo (Anti-) a few weeks ago by the intercontinental hip-hop/baile/other duo of N.A.S.A. (that’s North America/South America) makes an encouraging, if not actually uttered, statement.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | March 03, 2009

Interview: Witch

Less weed, more speed
SONGS FOR THE DEAF AT AS220, COURTESY OF WITCH
By CHRIS CONTI | February 18, 2009

Maine creators at the New York Comic-Con

Dispatch from Comictopia
If you've never attended a large comics convention, it's difficult to get a sense of the enormity and nonstop sensory onslaught.
By ALEX IRVINE | February 11, 2009

Review: Cattle Decapitation's The Harvest Floor

Metal Blade (2009)
Doom lite
By DAVID BOFFA | January 27, 2009

Year in Books: Word plays

Of werewolves and wastelands
Here, listed alphabetically by author, are 10 of the best works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry that the Phoenix wrote about in 2008.
By JON GARELICK | December 22, 2008

Regifting

Aurelia's Oratorio; All About Christmas Eve; How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
Aurelia's Oratorio; All About Christmas Eve; How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
By CAROLYN CLAY | December 12, 2008

Id vicious

The Museum School Art Sale at SMFA, ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock + Roll’ at Steven Zevitas Gallery
Money is a dominant topic of conversation in the art world even when there isn’t a global financial crisis.
By EVAN J. GARZA | November 13, 2008

As RI struggles, entrepreneur sees promise

Techwatch
The revelation that Rhode Island faces a $300 million-plus deficit for the current year is just the latest bit of dire economic news about the state.
By IAN DONNIS | November 12, 2008

Exposures

Photos from Yousuf Karsh, William Christenberry, and the PRC
In "Karsh 100: A Biography in Images," which is now up at the Museum of Fine Arts, his iconic shots of Winston Churchill, George Bernard Shaw, and Ernest Hemingway are defining portraits of the men in all their crusty manliness.
By GREG COOK | November 14, 2008

Photos: Exposures

A slideshow of photos from Yousuf Karsh, William Christenberry, and the PRC
A slideshow of photos from Yousuf Karsh, William Christenberry, and the PRC
By BOSTON PHOENIX WEB STAFF | November 11, 2008

Road worriers

Obscene gas prices, stolen equipment, broken vans, no sleep -- so why do bands still go on tour?
Right around this time 10 years ago, our van died in the desert plains of Arizona on some godless stretch of I-8.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | September 04, 2008

A classical end to summer

Bay Chamber Concerts presents three last summer shows
For the next two weeks the Bay Chamber Concert Series will present the end of their Summer Music Festival with three exciting concerts well worth the drive to Camden-Rockport area.
By EMILY PARKHURST | August 20, 2008

Guitar solos?

Obits go back to basics
“It actually feels really liberating, like a moment where you’re like, ‘Boy, am I glad to be an adult!’"
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | August 19, 2008

Words, words, words

Ammon Shea reads them all for you
Who would do such a thing?
By JEFFREY GANTZ | August 11, 2008

Facebook phobia

Thought high school was bad? Social-networking sites jack up Web-era insecurities
It’s safe to say that Facebook is now an omniscient, all-powerful tool that, in some way, traffics in dirt on nearly everyone you know.
By SHARON STEEL | July 16, 2008

Bicyclists strike a blow for affordable housing

Good deeds
30 bicyclists shoved off a few weeks ago from the Brown Boat House in Providence to begin a two-and-a-half-month journey to Seattle.
By A.J. PACITTIV | July 16, 2008

California matters

Massachusetts may have had gay marriage first, but California changes everything. Are Obama and Clinton listening?
For four years, and 10,000 same-sex nuptials, Massachusetts has had a monopoly on gay marriage in the United States.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | May 21, 2008

Behind the immigration debate

Stella Carrera helps newcomers navigate a rigid bureaucracy
Over the desk in Stella Carrera’s cubicle are a few ceramic angels, a colorful bundle of rosary beads, and a cartoon of a fat, lazy American watching a televised protest for immigrants’ rights.
By AMY LITTLEFIELD | April 02, 2008

Four Greens fight for their party’s nomination

Alternative Politics
Supporters of Cynthia McKinney say that choosing a presidential nominee doesn’t have to mean selecting between a black and a female candidate.
By TIM LEHNERT | April 02, 2008