Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Chemical Reaction

    By on July 11, 2007

    The Chemical Brothers hit it big a decade ago, with the duo's monster balls-to-the-wall hit ''Block Rockin' Beats.'' Since then, the Brothers have released a...

  • Heartbreakers

    By on July 11, 2007

    Don't ask the girls in Lez Zeppelin if they're lesbians -- they won't dish. ''Keeping a little bit of mystery to a group is very...

  • Gay Guitar Slingers

    By on July 11, 2007

    When folk-rock singer-songwriter Eric Himan first started performing at gay clubs six years ago, people thought it was an act. ''You know how strippers dress...

  • Bad Girl

    By on July 4, 2007

    Here it is, another summer already. Time to fire up the barbeque -- and then cue up another summer anthem from Rihanna. Is the third...

  • Medical Incredible

    By on July 4, 2007

    The main problem with any Michael Moore movie these days is that Michael Moore made it. Before the reels begin to turn, a lot of...

  • Soundwaves

    By on July 4, 2007

    WHEN 'NO, NO, NO' MEANS YES...America had to wait several years, but we've quickly become addicted to Amy Winehouse. The British R&B sensation's single, ''Rehab,''...

  • Death Becomes Him

    By on June 27, 2007

    When was the last time an alcoholic hit man was a breath of fresh air? Perhaps never, but You Kill Me provides a wonderfully refreshing...

  • Phantom Menace

    By on June 27, 2007

    Phantom of the Opera is today what it has always been: part circus, part carnival-ride, part made-for-TV movie. It is a sumptuous feast for the...

  • Soft Sell

    By on June 27, 2007

    Musical theater aficionados will find much to love on Stardom Road, Marc Almond's new solo album. But those who know and love him primarily as...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 20, 2007

    TRUE COLORS, SHINING THROUGH... The weather was perfect, the crowd about as queer as they come, and then there was the lineup. Last Sunday's True...

  • House Warming

    By on June 20, 2007

    ON THE GLBT choral scene, there is a duo both romantic and professional who have made a name for themselves: composer Robert Seeley and lyricist...

  • Duly Noted

    By on June 20, 2007

    LONG BEFORE American Idol-reject William Hung garnered his 15 minutes of fame for his awful renditions of pop songs, Florence Foster Jenkins was selling out...

  • Preening in Denmark

    By on June 20, 2007

    Since everyone pretty much knows the deal with Hamlet, the only question is if the Shakespeare Theatre Company's current production is the interpretation for you....

  • Witch Slapped

    By on June 20, 2007

    It was probably one of those ideas followed by the exclamation, ''That's so crazy it just might work!'' Don't simply create a stage version of...

  • A Friend Indeed

    By on June 20, 2007

    Hello, old friend. If you're a fan of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City series, it's impossible to pick up his new book, Michael Tolliver...