Given the recent setbacks in the struggle for gay rights, it can be difficult to view Milk without the specter of those disappointments looming just outside the screen’s borders. The film, which depicts the rise to power of Harvey Milk, America’s first openly gay political figure, serves as a stirring call to arms for gay rights activists, and as a reminder that sometimes progress is possible only through dedication, perseverance, and sacrifice.
David Heatley Interview by Black Arrow Press
David Heatley is a cartoonist and (apparently) musician. I Need Some Intervention, a short documentary by our friend Luca Dipierro, provides a glimpse into the mind of an artist whose comics—often detailing entries from his dream journal—can be insightful, personal, and disturbing. Heatley’s work has appeared three times in the Best American Comics book series.
Parts 2 and 3 of the documentary are after the jump.
Who Are The Pipettes?
British girl group The Pipettes have had a tumultuous year. Shortly after their terrific debut album, We Are The Pipettes, hit American shelves, two of the trio’s members left to pursue other projects. Remaining member Gwenno Saunders soldiered on, recruiting her sister Ani Saunders and Anna McDonald to replace them, and the new lineup was set to record their eagerly awaited follow-up album.
It would appear those plans have hit a snag: today the Pipettes camp announced the departure of Anna McDonald, leaving the group once again short a member. The reason for the departure, according to the band’s announcement, is that McDonald wanted to “pursue a song-writing career outside of the band.†The band insists that plans to record the next Pipettes album are still afoot, and they are currently searching for the “perfect Pipetteâ€.
Beer + RC Car + Mario = Awesome
Review: Frightened Rabbit; November 6, 2008; U31, San Diego
Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit played another excellent show in San Diego on November 5, less than six months from their previous date at the Casbah.