Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Faraway Lands

    By on August 13, 2008

    ''I'm from a land called secret Estonia, nobody knows where it's at,'' Kerli Koiv raps repeatedly on ''Creepshow,'' a blistering track off her new debut...

  • Laugh Attack

    By on August 13, 2008

    Humor is subjective. What strikes me as funny may not be funny to you. There are, however, plenty of crossover areas that make us all...

  • Soundwaves

    By on August 13, 2008

    BURNING UP HER BIRTHDAY CAKE... How many times in one year can gay bars celebrate Madonna? In fairness, it's not every year the Sticky and...

  • Yuks and a Uke

    By on August 6, 2008

    It's not a tall order, but with any luck Ben Lerman's three D.C. shows will have little in common with the low point of his...

  • Hakuna Matata

    By on August 6, 2008

    The lion might sleep in ''the mighty jungle,'' but at American University's Greenberg Theater, on Monday, Aug. 11, the lion will be rocking to the...

  • Shock Operas

    By on August 6, 2008

    Normally, there is nothing more irritating (to some at least) than a creative work that feels the need to announce itself upon arrival, to clarify...

  • Brit Lit

    By on August 6, 2008

    In high school, there were two ways to get out of reading a literature assignment -- watch the movie or get the CliffsNotes. For students...

  • Teen Spirit

    By on July 30, 2008

    Thirty-seven. That's how many times your heart might break during American Teen. It's high school-concentrate -- all the highs and lows and mistakes and inevitable...

  • Mann Power

    By on July 30, 2008

    Aimee Mann writes wistfully about faded glory on her latest album. ''It must be hard seeing the same old crowd just pass you by on...

  • Folk Iconography

    By on July 30, 2008

    ''That was the first time I had actually seen it,'' Janis Ian says about NBC's rebroadcast of her 1975 performance on Saturday Night Live. NBC...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 30, 2008

    Ultra Nate LIKE A ROBOT AT YOUR COMMAND... Ultra Naté topped the Billboard Club Play Chart last summer with her fantastic cover of the Pointer...

  • Devilish Behavior

    By on July 23, 2008

    In its native Britain, Jerry Springer: The Opera, was a hit. With many, however, it was also a miss. When the BBC aired a televised...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 23, 2008

    ABBA MAMMA MIA, HERE THEY GO AGAIN... Forget The Dark Knight. Oh sure, it's raking it in at the box office, on track to break...

  • Going Batty

    By on July 23, 2008

    Heath Ledger as The Joker in 'Batman: The Dark Knight' The answer is yes. Heath Ledger is that good as The Joker. Would his performance...

  • Dancing on the Fringe

    By on July 23, 2008

    Choreographer Daniel Phoenix Singh wanted to pay respect to what he's seen at Chaos, Zanzibar and Town. ''Just take some ideas you see in a...