Paul Newman's Gritty Loners, Moral Outlaws
Sep 29th, 2008 · Actor, businessman and philanthropist Paul Newman died Friday at the age of 83. Steve Inskeep has a remembrance.
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What 'The Shield' Taught Basic Cable
Sep 2nd, 2008 · It's time to bid farewell to one of TV's most under-appreciated series, the FX program The Shield. When this gritty cop drama began in 2002, it was groundbreaking in more ways than one. Never before had a cable channel outside of HBO tried a high-quality scripted series.
'Mad Detective' Gritty And Grisly
Jul 17th, 2008 · A twisted take on the usual Hong Kong crime film, Mad Detective is a psychologically harrowing thriller with a supernatural side. It even possesses elements of another Asian cinematic staple: the ghost story.
For 'Willie & Joe,' War Is Hellishly Real — and Funny
Jul 11th, 2008 · The gritty, essential cartoons that Bill Mauldin published during World War II are the real thing and then some. Laurel Maury reviews of a new collection of the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist's work.
The Shys: 'The Hangman'
Jul 10th, 2008 · Californian garage rock revivalists the Shys titled their second full length record You'll Never Understand This Band the Way That I Do, and from the way it sounds, you can't help but wonder if the band in question is the White Stripes. Between the album's heavy, blues-inspired guitars, minimalist drumming, and lead singer Kyle Krone's distinctive howl, the record could easily be packaged in red and white. But while Detroit's duo can at times err on the side of experimentalism, the Shys have taken the crunchy guitars and heavy, fuzz-filled solos, and added more traditionally poppy group choruses and catchy melodies to come out with gritty rock that is immediately accessible.
U.S. Reaches Out To Poor Immigrants In France
Jul 2nd, 2008 · A gritty, poor suburb of Paris has become a recruitment ground for a U.S. State Department program for international visitors. The program is trying to court second- and third-generation immigrants across Europe in what began as an effort to counter anti-American sentiment abroad.
The Blacks: 'Raincoat'
Jun 11th, 2008 · With the garage rock revival, the gritty, unrefined noise-pop sounds of the '80s from bands such as the Pixies and the Jesus and Mary Chain have bubbled back to the surface. The Blacks' ragged, gutsy sound fits right in, capitalizing on the current market for raw rock.
Live Friday: Ryan Bingham, Hayes Carll in Concert
May 29th, 2008 · Bingham's songs are gritty and dense, reflecting an overall mood of loneliness and hardship, while opener Hayes Carll is a dryly witty 28-year-old whose humble, melodic folk tunes are often infused with humorous anecdotes. Both will perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live on Friday.
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