Rewind 1977 - Punk, Disco, and the Death of the King

Brighid Mooney takes us back to 1977, when punk, new wave, and disco all competed for the young's heart and soul.

Getting To Know...
This month, Zayne Reeves gives us the goods on John Prine's 30+ years of recordings.

Couch Festival
Too lazy to go to a real film festival? Try one of our couch festivals. This month: "Summer of Love"

Unearthed
Adapted from our award-winning reviews section, our new Unearthed column will take a deeper look at some of our favorite classics. This month, Adam D. Miller looks at Paul Simon's solo debut, 1972's Paul Simon.

Globetrotting
The return of Globetrotting! This month, Russell Bartholomee takes us to Paris, where the music, film, and literature are en francais.

Shot-by-Shot
Nathan Williams goes in deep, looking at a shot-by-shot sequence from David Lynch's Wild At Heart

Being There’s City Guide
This month’s rundown of some of the things happening in a few North American hotspots that we feel our readers might be interested in.

10x5
Our contributors pick five things they're digging this month.

10x5

Being There’s staff picks their favorites of the month.

Adam M. Anklewicz
(Technical Director/Webmaster & Staff Contributor):

1) Nuts
2) Bonzo
3) No longer in possession of one’s faculties
4) Three fries short of a Happy Meal
5) WACKO!


Russell Bartholomee
(Music Editor & Staff Contributor)

1) 1958, Soul Junk
2) Get Behind Me Satan, White Stripes
3) Hoop Dreams: The Criterion Collection
4) G.P., Gram Parsons
5) Rules Of The Game: The Criterion Collection


Cari Crosby
(Managing Editor; Media Relations and Marketing):

1) Six Feet Under season five
2) Batman Begins
3) Permanent residency
4) Mingus
5) Homemade ice cream


Lisa Hood-Anklewicz
(Staff Contributor & Technical Assistant)

1) Hanging out with my parents at NXNE
2) The Waking Eyes
3) Starting over
4) Neopets.com
5) Anticipating the Original Sin Summer Tour


Aaron Licht
(Staff Contributor):

1) Toronto 48 Hour Film Challenge
2) Worldwide Short Film Festival
3) Oh My God (dir. John E. Bryant) “How did this happen?”
4) Batman Begins (dir. Christopher Nolan)
5) Blinking Lights and other Revelations, eels

Adam D. Miller
(Editor-in-Chief, Staff Contributor)1) The Complete Monterey Pop
2) Batman Begins
3) Gimme Shelter
4) Naturally, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
5) Six Feet Under


Brighid Mooney
(Literature and Comedy Editor, Staff Contributor):

1) Love and Death
2) Stupidity, Dr. Feelgood
3) “Roadette Song”, Kilbourn and the High Roads
4) AudibleProops – Greg Proops
5) Freaks and Geeks complete series


Zayne Reeves
(Staff Contributor):

1) Anne Bancroft
2) Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein
3) Banana popsicles
4) Good tequila
5) Quiet evenings


Michele Sherrill
(Photo Department):

1) Summer wine tastings at The Wine Cellar
2) Greek food and equally good Greek wine at the Acropolis restaurant
3) Browsing through thrift stores and yard sales for treasures
4) Giggling at my husband who can’t put down the GPS he got for Father’s Day
5) Entertaining the great Zayne Reeves at my house


Nathan Williams
(Film and DVD Editor, Staff Contributor):

1) Bergman’s The Silence
2) Fitzgerald’s Love of the Last Tycoon: A Western
3) Bourbons
4) Live Prince bootlegs
5) Chocolate filters
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