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Shop for gently used reads and bargain books. Attention LP fans: dust off your turntables. There will be a selection of albums at this book sale. Take home lots of treasures with low prices. Saturday, April 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, April 26, 1-5 p.m. at the West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kansas.
Past winners of Hollywood’s most prestigious award are showcased every Tuesday evening in March at the Main Library, 625 Minnesota, Kansas City, Kansas. All films will be presented in High Definition. March 3: Chicago (Best Picture 2002; PG-13) – After committing crimes of passion, nightclub singer Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both wind up on Chicago’s famed Murderess Row until a slick defense lawyer helps make them local legends.
March 10: Million Dollar Baby (Best Picture 2004; PG-13) Clint Eastwood stars and directs this acclaimed tale of heart, hope and family. Hilary Swank stars as a spirited boxing hopeful who just wants a fighting chance.
March 17: Crash (Best Picture 2005; R) This compelling urban thriller tracks the volatile intersection of a multi-ethnic cast of characters struggling to overcome their fears as they careen in and out of one another’s lives.
March 24: The Departed (Best Picture 2006; R) – Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Boston State Police department and the Irish mafia. Each has sworn to take the other side down, but when it becomes apparent to both sides that there is a traitor in their midst, will each turn on each other? Directed by Martin Scorsese.
March 31: No Country for Old Men (Best Picture 2007; R) – Texan cowboy Llewellyn Moss finds himself a hunted man when he stumbles upon some dead bodies and makes off with $2 million. On his trail are a weary sheriff and a psychopathic killer. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Ed. note: The A/V Club will feature semi-regular rants, reviews and recommendations by authentic KCKPL Audiovisual staff members. Enjoy.
REVIEW: Boris – Smile (2008) – Southern Lord Records
Boris is a hard rock/space rock/heavy metal/drone outfit from Japan. Their 2008 album, Smile, pulls liberally from this vast pool of stylistic approaches, resulting in an overwhelmingly successful effort. You don’t need to understand Japanese to connect with the passionate lyrical deliveries on songs like the album’s opener, “Flower Sun Rain”.
For those trying to rock a little harder, tracks like “Statement” display Boris’ ability to hash out high-octane super rock ala your favorite late seventies British rock band… With a few twists! All the while tracks like “My Neighbor Satan” and the untitled album closer see Boris in full outer-limits exploration dream-mode. Be warned, though- a few of the songs get a little lengthy. Not a disappointing listen for those who are game.
Contemporary outer-space metal from the land of the rising sun!
George oversees music collection development at the West Wyandotte Branch.
BONUS ROUND:
* Click here to place a hold on Smile
* George says: “If you like Smile, you might also want to check out these albums…”
- Earth/The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull
- Sunn O)))/Flight of the Behemoth
- Isis/Panopticon
- Tool/Undertow
Alex Gibney’s Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is one of the latest non-fiction DVD titles to make it onto our shelves- currently both our Main and West branches own copies.
“In a nation of frightened dullards, there is always a sorry shortage of outlaws, and those few who make the grade are always welcome.” So wrote Hunter S. Thompson of the Hells Angels after riding with California’s motor-psycho Mongol hordes in the mid-1960s, a feat of embedded journalism that left him mauled, marked, and famous. But the sentence’s true subject—as with so much of what Thompson wrote in the years after his nervy, electric Angels book—is its author.
