Rachel Lynn goes acoustic with “Tend to the Flame”
Generally speaking I’m not a singer / songwriter person–I only wanted to go to Lilith Fair that one year Missy Elliott played the main stage. If […]
Articles by ERIC RICKERT
MAJOR: Erica Glyn’s ‘Dollars For Thieves’ EP
There’s a lot of talk about the nineties revival going through our culture right now. It’s here. It’s big. Get used to it. We want […]
The Elusive Chanteuse: Back to Basics on ‘Me. I Am Mariah.’
Mariah Carey is an American institution. Not the Statue of Liberty or Silicon Valley, but something very much Americana and, occasionally, very necessary. The pop […]
Film Review: Bad Words
The poster for Bad Words look almost austere: muted tones, calming white Helvetica title, Jason Bateman’s name, centered and high, with just a pinch of […]
Album Review: St. Vincent
The Billfold recently shared the thought process behind building a resume, now outfitted for a recession: start with everything you can offer, all your savviness, […]
Film Review: Stranger By The Lake
Is Stranger By The Lake an allegory for AIDS? Is it the latest ode to Alfred Hitchcock? Is it an opportunity to see a lot […]
Are TV recaps the new TV?
Rich Juzwiak at Gawker mentioned TV recaps as entertainment themselves when he announced he was done (“Recapping television…amounts to writing sandcastles”). It’s a classic set-up, […]