May 6-12, 2004 music Metal of Honor LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN: Bonnie’s rocked in the late ’80s/early ’90s. The Bonnie’s Roxx reunion gets old N.J. rockers to dust off their axes. by A.D. Amorosi When Mike Minnick announced…

April 29-May 5, 2004 art Marianne Dages by A.D. Amorosi art With imagery appropriated lock-stock-and-smoking barrel from Sam Peckinpah’s film The Getaway with Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, you’d think Marianne Dages’ senior-thesis exhibition for the University of the Arts…

April 22-28, 2004 art Rebirth of a Notion The eyes have it: Carol Shields (left) and Julia Zagar of Eyes Gallery, along with Copabanana owner Bill Curry (not pictured), have launched South Street Art, an exhibition space for emerging artists.…

April 15-21, 2004 cover story Sweet Chastity Photo By: Michael T. Regan by A.D. Amorosi The male chastity belt. Doesn’t seem like it would be sexy or attractive. Doesn’t seem like something meant to draw one in. Or out. But…

March 25-31, 2004 artpicks Dean Rosenzweig installation by A.D. Amorosi art To some, Dean Rosenzweig is a singer-lyricist for the druggy, cranky metal of Cream Chargers with guitarist Debbie O’Mara. To others, he’s the guitarist alongside Ethan Kairer, Mark Boyce…

March 18-24, 2004 cover story The New Classics? Local artists on the quest for immortality. by A.D. Amorosi How do you go about writing words and melody that last longer than a haircut? I asked some of my favorite local…

March 18-24, 2004 cover story The New Classics? Local artists on the quest for immortality. by A.D. Amorosi How do you go about writing words and melody that last longer than a haircut? I asked some of my favorite local…

March 4-10, 2004 naked city Firstlook: Tragos by A.D. Amorosi The unit block of South 19th Street is full of new life — Matyson, the under-construction Tony’s Milan. But the most colorful addition, with the most complex personality, is Tragos.…

March 4-10, 2004 music icepack by A.D. Amorosi With The Darkness selling out TLA in a minute and garage-rocker John Kerry leading the pack for the Democratic nomination, I made a decision: This week, everything must rock. Loudly. So it…