CONCERT REVIEW: The Richard Lloyd Group & Sleepersound (Shank Hall, Milwaukee)

Founding member of Television Richard Lloyd brings a tight, eclectic set of music to the Shank Hall stage, but neglects to mention anything about his brand new memoir.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Greil Marcus, Jon Langford & Sally Timms (Wehr Hall, Milwaukee)

Accomplished music critic Greil Marcus adapts his 2014 book The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs for the Alverno Presents stage with strange and unsatisfying results.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Bob Odenkirk (The Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee)

Comedy legend Bob Odenkirk reinvents the run-of-the-mill book tour as a big, busy stage show in support of his new collection of humorous essays, A Load of Hooey.

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FEATURE: Milwaukee Writer Tea Krulos Unmasks the "Real-Life Superhero" Movement with "Heroes in the Night"

I catch up with local author Tea Krulos to find out more about his new book Heroes in the Night, which delves into the secretive and eccentric world of real-life superheroes.

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FEATURE: An Inevitable Cult Classic: Valley of the Dolls

Sometimes the films that achieve cult classic status can be kind of surprising, but looking at 1967's Valley of the Dolls, it's plain to see that this particular film was more or less destined to become a midnight movie staple.

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FEATURE: It Ain't the Holy Grail: Erik the Viking

Though director and former Monty Python member Terry Jones eventually re-cut the film (and even let his son take a crack at doing the same), the problems plaguing 1989's Erik the Viking can't be solved by editing alone.

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