LUCY WRESTLES WITH BIG IDEAS
By Greg Popil You have to give director Luc Besson this much credit: He never, ever feels like he’s on autopilot. If Besson were a baseball player he would be one of those frustratingly inconsisten...
ReadmoreAN INTERVIEW WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER, PART TWO
By Michael Lello There are musical partnerships that are so intertwined, you can’t consider one without the other. Lennon and McCartney. Simon and Garfunkel. Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Jer...
ReadmoreAN INTERVIEW WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER, PART ONE
By Michael Lello Photo by Maureen Hunter Robert Hunter’s words have left an indelible imprint on pop culture – “what a long strange trip it’s been” and “drivin’ that train, high on cocaine,” anyone?...
ReadmoreA MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM IN THE POCONOS WITH MOE.
By Michael Lello Photos by Pati Bobeck Bands like moe. don’t follow the album-tour-album-tour cycle. They are live acts first that happen to release studio albums. But their new album “No Guts, ...
Readmore“PURGE” SEQUEL SMARTLY EXPANDS PREMISE
By Greg Popil Ever since the rise of blockbuster culture in Hollywood in the 1980s, the “hook,” or basic premise for a film, has largely taken precedence over characterization, plotting or even story...
ReadmoreA FIRE WITH FRIENDS HAS SIGHTS ON “A NEW LIFE”
By Michael Lello Photo by Jason Riedmiller Scranton band A Fire With Friends is dealing with a truly 21st Century problem — its online profile has been wiped out. No Facebook, no Twitter, nothing. It...
ReadmoreINDIGO MOON BRASS BAND BRINGS UNIQUE SOUND TO ARTS ON THE SQUARE
By Max McKeon Photo by Pati Bobeck New Orleans, Los Angeles and Scranton are separated by almost 1,300 miles, but that distance wouldn’t seem very far if you caught a rousing set by Indigo Moon Bras...
ReadmoreHEAVY BLONDE SET FOR ARTS ON THE SQUARE
By Eric Schlittler With the Arts on the Square event happening in just a few days, our Interview Swap series continues on the Highway 81 Revisited stage. The subject of today's interview is Mike Wil...
ReadmoreFOURTH PENNSYLVANIA BLUES FESTIVAL BRINGS DIVERSE LINEUP TO POCONOS THIS WEEKEND
By Michael Lello For the 23rd straight year, an impressive mix of blues artists from all over -- and blues fans – will descend on the Poconos for a weekend of music. The Pennsylvania Blues Festival ...
ReadmoreMICHAEL FRANTI TALKS YOGA, BARE FEET AND NEW MATERIAL
By Michael Lello Yoga, bare feet, charity. . . . It's all a bit much to take, especially for a cynic. But listen to Michael Franti talk about things like his reason to eschew footwear, and the Do ...
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