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  • Guns and Roses

    By on July 1, 2009

    Why do we always go for the bad boys? Is it the thrill of danger, the excitement of living on the edge, or simply that...

  • Beat Rock

    By on June 24, 2009

    A decade ago, the Black Eyed Peas was an alternative hip-hop trio with a devoted cult following. They soon exploded into the mainstream to become...

  • Cardiff East Enders

    By on June 24, 2009

    ''It's urban -- in Welsh terms,'' says Sian Summers, literary manager for the Sherman Cymru theater company, of the upcoming Studio Theatre reading of Cardiff...

  • Life's Lessons

    By on June 24, 2009

    Life is made up of little lessons that, when strung together, form a whole that allows us to see the larger truth. The same can...

  • Utter Madness

    By on June 24, 2009

    There will be those who will embrace the Shakespeare Theatre Company's current production of King Lear as bold, political, and über-entertaining. They will marvel at...

  • Birdland

    By on June 17, 2009

    Adam Bock's Five Flights features a gay love story -- but that's just one of several subplots. ''Instead of having it be the central issue,...

  • Mummy Dearest

    By on June 17, 2009

    Truth is stranger than fiction. Truth that is stranger than fiction set to music becomes doubly so. Before you venture to see GALA Hispanic Theatre's...

  • Evita's Closet

    By on June 10, 2009

    Did you know Eva Peron's corpse was perfectly preserved? Or that her mummy was lost for years? ''I just knew part of her story before...

  • Great Company

    By on June 10, 2009

    Those sentient during the excesses of the 1980s may recall The The's memorable big-band pastiche Twilight of a Champion in which a scathing Matt Johnson...

  • Feeling Loopy

    By on June 10, 2009

    Generally, when reading a theater review in Metro Weekly, you don't see Many ''I'' statements. ''I liked this.'' ''I didn't like that.'' ''I had trouble...

  • Landmark Plays

    By on June 10, 2009

    ''We wanted to create a very relaxed atmosphere to celebrate and learn about ourselves and our history,'' says Ganymede Arts' Jeffrey Johnson. His theater's current...

  • Crossing Over

    By on June 10, 2009

    The band The Sounds makes music that's every bit as derivative as Lady Gaga's, and the Swedish band's ambitions seem every bit as bald as...

  • The Morning After

    By on June 3, 2009

    Haven't we all had a hangover that hits in the morning like a ton of bricks being dropped on your head one at a time?...

  • Dark Victory

    By on June 3, 2009

    ''I didn't know what was happening -- I thought he was having a mid-life crisis or something,'' says composer Michael Shaieb of a close friend...

  • New Heights

    By on June 3, 2009

    Have you made Ciara's acquaintance yet? No doubt you've heard of her. After all, the Atlanta-based singer-songwriter -- born Ciara Princess Harris -- is a...