by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 11, 2011 | Northeast Underground
Science-fiction fans rejoice! After 43 years and despite a critically-maligned 2001 Tim Burton remake starring Mark Wahlberg, the Planet of the Apes franchise gets a long-awaited reboot on Friday. In the new film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, starring James...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 13, 2011 | Northeast Underground
Beirut The Rip Tide (Pompeii Records) Release date: August 30, 2011 The opportunity for Balkan folk music to make an impact on the indie scene does not come often. However, with the release of his debut album Gulag Orkestar in 2006, Zachary Condon the enigmatic young...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 19, 2011 | Northeast Underground
Dennis Rodman (see photo), the eccentric NBA rebounding great who once wrote a book entitled “Bad as I Wanna Be,” apparently found much pathos in the genre of grunge music over the course of his career, at least according to comments he made to the media...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 23, 2011 | Northeast Underground
In what seems to have become a horrifying trend, a concert stage at the Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium collapsed Thursday resulting in injuries to dozens of concertgoers and at least five confirmed deaths. According to the Associated Press, a storm featuring...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 30, 2011 | Northeast Underground
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Mirror Traffic (Matador) Release date: August 23, 2011 When describing the critical-acclaim surrounding his latest release and first-time collaboration with fellow ‘90s fave Beck, Stephen Malkmus is nothing if not puzzled....