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Film
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Pixar is back with an animated creature prequel

 Those lovable ogres from Monsters, Inc. have returned. The motley, brightly colored beasts from Pixar Studio’s popular 2001 animated feature are back for Monsters University, a prequel featuring the key characters in their
Music Feature
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
 No one was more surprised than Violent Femmes’ drummer Victor DeLorenzo when the play button was pressed and the band’s six-year pause ended. “Gordon [Gano] called me last October, on John Lennon’s birthday
CD Reviews
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Various Artists

 The Putayamo label has earned a reputation as the classy curator of music from elsewhere. Vintage France is a CD for a Bastille Day spent with good wine and friends—a compilation of contemporary and veteran French singers and musicians rendering sterling interpretations of lilting
Film
Monday, June 10, 2013

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy at the crossroads

 Jesse and Celine have been the favorite heartthrobs of the smart set since their
Film
Monday, June 10, 2013

Escaping parents in a coming-of-age comedy

 Parents can be so annoying! And in the droll coming-of-age comedy The Kings of Summer
CD Reviews
Saturday, June 8, 2013

MF Shuffle

 Not many Milwaukee performers have self-released enough great songs over the decades to warrant their own best-of compilation. With so many gems to his credit, Mike Fredrickson has no trouble filling his retrospective CD with 24 tracks. They range from good to superb, and he even omits