Reviews

Tribute to the former Beatle, also available as a DVD

Authentically rootsy Delta blues meets the ancestors

Startlingly inventive poetry&sound outing by two of the brightest boys in the class

Four-CD box and DVD on the story of an extraordinary musical dynasty

Previously unreleased 1974 tribute to a former beau

The last two albums prior to his farewell LP, The Wind, Uncut's Album Of The Year for 2003

School's out forever, dude, in the new Jack Black comedy

Mira Sorvino and Mariah Carey as waitresses who get mixed up with Italian mobsters? Surely one for the all-time turkey hall of infamy? Surprisingly, it's perfectly watchable—Sorvino's always been a decent actress, and Carey, believe it or not, swears like a potty-mouthed trooper and almost outshines her bosom. And doesn't sing. OK, it's no GoodFellas, but what is?

Coppola classic starring Gene Hackman as a paranoid surveillance expert

The ever-eccentric Richman continues his idiosyncratic musical odyssey. Recorded live in San Francisco in 2002, Take Me To The Plaza mostly comprises material from his last album, Her Mystery Not Of High Heels. Performing just with guitar and drums (something he was doing way before The White Stripes) his timing and wit are immaculate. But there's only "Pablo Picasso" (recently covered by Bowie) and "Girlfriend" from the old days.