Monthly Archives: March 2009
Stand Up Wit… Paul Nardizzi
Paul Nardizzi has a Boston accent thicker than stew, and combined with his world-weary delivery he just drips sarcasm. A staple of the New England comedy scene, Nardizzi has also written a few humor books including 602 Reasons to Be … Continue reading
Under The Radar: Sloan
Really…it’s ludicrous to consider that a band like Sloan can still be under anybody’s radar, but the complete lack of success here in America is absolutely mind-boggling. Like fellow Canadians The Odds, Sloan features well-constructed songs, lots of hooks, great vocals … Continue reading
Lasting Impressions
I love good impressions. Some targets are so classic (Walken, Nicholson, Cagney) that it’s hard to add a new wrinkle to them after all this time. Other times you nail someone so well, you can’t get away from it, and … Continue reading
I Know Noir, But What Am I?
I was thinking about how it’s been a year since we lost Jules Dassin and Richard Widmark, both of whom lived into their nineties and died within a week of each other. Dassin, of course, was blacklisted in the famous McCarthy-influenced … Continue reading
