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agray@tribtoday.com If this music thing doesn’t work out, Dave Grohl might have a future as a filmmaker. I loved “Sound City,” the documentary Grohl directed in 2013 about the recording studio where everyone from Fleetwood Mac to Tom Petty to Nirvana recorded iconic albums, and the Neve soundboard used during those sessions. The latest documentary from the Warren native, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Foo Fighters frontman is “What Drives Us,” a look at life on the road as a musician. This isn’t a story of private jets and the tricked-out tour buses used by musicians of Grohl’s stature. Grohl focuses on the formative period of his career and those he interviews, when a band piled too much gear and too many people into a too-small van that became the musicians’ living space whenever they weren’t on stage. ....
Mank, The Midnight Sky, Emma – works of impeccable craftsmanship by the cinematographers, production designers, SFX artists, and costume designers alike. If you re into genre movies, 2020 brought us many impressive horror and science fiction titles like Andrew Patterson s Possessor, Leigh Whannell s inventive Color Out of Space. We also got to laugh at Matthew John Lawrence s endearing and energetic Uncle Peckerhead, were unsettled by Remi Weekes His House, and charmed by Michael Matthews post-apocalyptic coming-of-age film Love and Monsters. Egor Abramenko s Soviet-era creature feature Sputnik made us squirm, and Justin G. Dyck s wildly entertaining satanic shocker Anything for Jackson took us for an unforgettable ride. ....
‘Saturday Night Live’ musician, Alabama native Howard Johnson has died AL.com 1/12/2021 Matt Wake, al.com His name was ordinary but his career in music was anything but that. Jazz musician Howard Johnson, who worked with artists ranging from John Lennon to Miles Davis and was a member of TV’s “Saturday Night Live” band during the ’70s, died today at age 79. Johnson, a Montgomery native, died after “a long illness,” according to a Facebook post by Nancy Olewine, who described Johnson as her “beloved partner of many years.” In her post, Olewine also wrote, “Thanks for all the love and appreciation you have shown Howard over the many years he has charmed and amazed us. And for your kind support during this difficult time.” ....
Buoyancy. Photo: Courtesy Kino Lorber It’s the time of year when I normally start to experience warm, nostalgic feelings for the previous 12 months. Conversely, as New Year’s Day draws near, a feeling of dread descends: surely the next year will be unimaginably awful, making the previous one look like the proverbial garden party in comparison. Boy, I hope I’m wrong about 2021, because in 2020 the only garden party of note was the super-spreader event celebrating Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court. It’s hard to imagine a worse year than the one we’re about to leave behind … but at least we had some good films to distract us from the pandemic, the President, the lightning siege and the rest. ....
City Lights Here’s what you need to know about the arts in D.C. Our free newsletter gives you daily updates on arts and more. We’ll also recommend things for you to do twice a week. Get the newsletter Success! You re on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn t process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… When the pandemic hit in March 2020, D.C.’s The North Country, like most bands, experienced plannus interruptus. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, D.C.’s The North Country, like most bands, experienced plannus interruptus, having to cancel their promotional efforts for their latest release America and Afterwards. “We were supposed to go to South By Southwest,” explains lead singer Andrew Grossman. […] ....