Imperial Teen: The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band
Girded in the optimism of ’70s shampoo commercials and the brio of fishnets, Imperial Teen has returned after a five-year hiatus to relieve drought and misery... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsThe Darjeeling Limited
Watching a Wes Anderson movie means (for better or worse) slipping into a few of the young director’s comfortably worn tropes... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsGrace Is Gone
Of the movies about America’s involvement in Iraq, Grace is Gone is the strangest... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsMae: Singularity
Melodic hooks, impassioned vocals and solid musicianship abound on Singularity, the third full-length from this Virginia quintet... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsDischord - Devendra Banhart
Thunder or blunder? Two writers debate... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsStephen Colbert
“I’m perfectly fine with someone choosing to be gay, as long as he keeps it to himself and marries a woman and has kids like the rest of us.”... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsThe Fiery Furnaces: Widow City
If you don’t like the Fiery Furnaces by now... read more
Found in: Music, Reviews4 To Watch: The Cave Singers
Stalactites and stalagmites aren’t a cozy image. But The Cave Singers live in what seems like suburban-sitcom ease: a Seattle house complete with a yard and a basement practice space... read more
Found in: Music, Features4 To Watch: MGMT
Sometimes eclecticism can cause a problem. In 2002, when Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser formed the wide-ranging duo MGMT (pronounced “Management”), their conflicting interests caused them to waffle on what they wanted to sound like... read more
Found in: Music, Features4 To Watch: Jesca Hoop
In casual dress, Hoop often favors a huge fur hat she inherited from her late mother. The hat gives her a fresh-from-the-traplines Kit Carson look... read more
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