Originally published on msnbc.com July 10, 2006, in advance of the Kevin Smith film Clerks II. It’s no longer online there, so I’ve reposted it in full here. Kevin Smith made a lasting name for himself with his 1994 low-budget debut Clerks, an offbeat comedy following the exploits of a couple of hapless worker drones, …
Month: July 2006
Dividing the chores is an essential part of any marriage. Albuquerque duo Brett and Rennie Sparks split the task of songwriting between Rennie’s dark, dreamlike lyrics and Brett’s home-produced alt-country music and deep, resonant baritone. Imagine Edward Gorey writing lyrics for Johnny Cash. The process has served them well through seven albums, but rarely has …