In Spike Lee's long and eclectic career, "Miracle at St. Anna" is easily his most technically ambitious film. ...more

September 26, 2008

He was the Human Orchid, the Toast of the Coast, the most outrageous professional wrestler of his time. ...more

September 3, 2008

SUPERGRASS: DIAMOND HOO HA (ASTRALWERKS) *** On 2005's "Road To Rouen," Supergrass revealed a new maturity, both in its songwriting and in the painstaking production and arrangements. ...more

August 29, 2008

Angelo Dundee compares training boxers to catching fish. "It's not the strength but the technique," the longtime boxing trainer writes in his book, "My View From The Corner: A Life In Boxing" (McGraw-Hill, $24.95). Judging from the success of the fighters who cast their lot with him - Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman - Dundee's technique was very strong. ...more

November 25, 2007

ST. VINCENT: MARRY ME (XL) ***½ One spin of 'Marry Me' and listeners may be ready to propose to Annie 'St. Vincent' Clark - if not marriage, then at least a long-term musical relationship. ...more

October 5, 2007