Everything must Go
Sunday’s closing-night auction at the Go Lounge was the cue for the downtown crowd to wallow in wistful nostalgia, but it wasn’t nearly as sad a bon voyage as it could have been. Many an establishment has waved goodbye after a final, bittersweet purge of its inventory; at least this one took place with the…
Class dismissed
Movie: Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Been there, Don that
Movie: Mickey Blue Eyes
Class dismissed
Movie: Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Been there, Don that
Movie: Mickey Blue Eyes
Mickey tightens his belt
Will the Mouse be eating dog food? Disney’s stock is in the doldrums, which has investors worried and CEO Michael Eisner taking drastic action. The stock has languished below $30 — down from $43 last year — even as the Dow Jones average went up 20 percent. Media competitors’ stocks did even better than the…
Putting out The Club’s fire
On official documents, it’s always been just “The Club.” But in fliers and in the minds of party people from London to Tokyo, the club at 578 N. Orange Ave. in downtown Orlando has long been known as The Club at Firestone or, more often, just “Firestone.” Now it appears the neon-orange “Firestone” sign that…
The old curiosity shop
In January, Britain’s Tesco supermarket chain considered allowing its Hastings store to run a nude-shopping night after the normal closing hour. The idea was eventually vetoed because of the potential for mishandling of fresh fruits and vegetables. Four months later, Tesco issued a directive that farmers grow smaller melons, claiming that focus groups had revealed…
A fumble on the goal line
Tip O’Neill is generally credited with having said, “All politics are local.” There is a certain truth to that, not just in politics but on all the stages of human activity. In Central Florida recently a number of things have happened to reinforce that notion in sport and other venues. The confluence of sport and…
Ways to be wicked
Disclaimer: The last thing I want to do is ruin the movie for anyone, so if you haven’t taken in The Blair Witch Project yet, stop reading right now. You won’t get it, anyway. And I don’t want to hear anyone saying, “Shut uuuuup, I haven’t seen it yet.” If I ever meet the guys…
Dead man talking
No one said Florida should cease killing people. Indeed, the attorney who seeks to end the state’s use of the electric chair says a less frightening form of execution might even cause the public death machine to operate more efficiently. “My clients agree: No one should have to go through this,” Martin McClain said during…
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Artist: Various artists
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Artist: Kool Keith
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Artist: Staind
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Artist: Various artists
Review – Gedida
Artist: Natacha Atlas
When California desert ro…
When California desert rockers Kyuss called in quits 1995, that’s when people finally started paying attention. Gone and now legendary, Kyuss developed a cult following, over four major-label albums, for its heavy, Black Sabbath-meets-Iggy and the Stooges grooves. Three years later, as Kyuss'”Blues For The Red Sun” achieved immortal status and pressure mounted for a…
Straight dope from Dean Ween
Dean and Gene Ween (a.k.a. Mickey Melchiondo and Aaron Freeman) were as shocked as anyone when Elektra Records decided to release a two-disc, eight-year retrospective of Ween’s soundboard recordings. Still, “Paintin’ the Town Brown: Ween Live ’90-’98” is here, and not only do the liner notes outline drugs imbibed for each song’s formative stage, but…
Texas storyteller rocks the range
There’s strings, happy guitar riffs and catchy choruses, then just before the mind decides, “Oh, another pop record,” the characters in Trish Murphy’s songs arrive full formed. After selling 15,000 copies of her independent CD, “Crooked Mile” (an Americana entry that earned comparison to Tom Petty and Lucinda Williams), the Houston-born singer/songwriter makes a return…
Videos with perks
“Stardust. Something dusty. The opposite of stardom.” Brett Bennett is explaining the reason behind the name of Stardust Video & Coffee, the store he and Katherine Howe opened in March on Winter Park Road, just north of Corrine. Of course, he doesn’t mean “dusty” literally — just the idea of things forgotten, brushed aside, the…
Counter attack
Psst – I’m about to let you in on a secret. What’s the cheapest theater ticket in town? Answer: Gino’s Pizza & Brew III on Orange Avenue, just north of Church Street. No matter what the hour, the guys behind the counter launch into a kinetic, gritty version of Hell’s Kitchen performance art every time…
Cooling off from the inside out
If you feel lethargic during the high-humidity Dog Days (and who doesn’t?), try a shot of climate-correct body fuel from Tropical Smoothie and Wraps, a new smoothie parlor in Goldenrod. In general, power smoothies are a misnomer. Loaded with carbohydrate-heavy ingredients like peanut butter and bananas, they can actually sap your energy when the heat…
