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D0N’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME Claire Quilty’s Mike Rodi and Jenn Rhubright

May 14, 2000

0>Clare Quilty, named for the man who steals Lolita away from her pedophile lover in LOLITA, is a hard band to pin down. With lyrics and music by the introspective Mike Rodi and stage presence by the flighty, yet grounded Jenn Rhubright up front, CQ could be dismissed as an overly academic band with no where to go once the college crowd finds a new shiny object. But CQ seems to have a little something extra. Signed practically sight…

Independent Reviews Site – Music

March 30, 2000

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AM I BLUE? Canned Heat's drummer, Fito de la Parra talks about life with one of the great blues bands. Canned Heat, named for the drink that the truly desperate make from cans of Sterno, has truly lived the Blues. Its members have drank hard, taken all the drugs the 60's had to offer, and enjoyed the attentions of female fans and groupies across several continents. Many of its members have died over the course of the band's history...none…

SUMMER MOVIE MANIA I’ve Seen Everything So You Don’t Have To. -Jack Sanderson

February 10, 2000

CD

I realized walking out of a Hollywood multiplex the other day that I had seen everything playing. Searching the paper for another movie to see, I lamented with my movie going buddy, "We've seen everything!" Yup, EVERYTHING. Okay, I'm putting off LOVES LABOUR LOST, cause I just can't imagine watching Alicia Silverstone do Shakespeare. And she would be `doing' him. So let me share the summer fare so far and maybe save you a few bucks. GONE IN SIXTY…

Greetings Constant (we hope) Reader:

April 13, 0200

DVD

Welcome to the virgin issue of The Independent Reviews Site (IRS). I hope you like what you see. This column will be devoted to an editorial on what ever is bugging me at the moment. This month what was bugging me was the lack of good venues devoted to the review of books, cd's and films. There is no bite or no personality in reviews any more. I have designed this site with two issues in mind. First of…