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Bob's Burgers Review: Series Premiere

In 1999, Lauren Bouchard and Brendon Small teamed to create Home Movies, a charming cartoon about an eight-year-old would-be auteur. It was canceled after a season on UPN before being rescued by Cartoon Network's Adult Swim....  read more

Solid Sound Photos Ft. Wilco, Mavis Staples, Vetiver, Hannibal Buress, More

Photos taken at Solid Sound Festival 2010 by Rich Orris...  read more

Flight of the Conchords Announce U.K. Tour

Even though Flight of the Conchords is no longer on TV, Bret and Jermaine are still making and performing their patented comedy folk....  read more

Is Flight of the Conchords Finished? Yes, Affirmative.

The “fourth-most-popular folk duo in New Zealand” is hanging up its spurs at HBO. They just announced on their website that they will not be returning for a third season of their critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated show on the cable network....  read more

Flight of the Conchords' Kristen Schaal Gets U.K. Television Pilot

Playing the character of Mel on Flight of the Conchords seems like it would be a full-time job. What with all the T-shirt designs, awkward sexual advances and uninvited home visits, serving as the one-and-only superfan of New Zealand's fourth most popular digi-folk group sounds like a hefty commitment. Well, looks as though curly-topped comedienne Kristen Schaal has adjusted her schedule to cheat on her beloved Kiwis just a little, lending her absurd deadpan and kid-with-a-cold voice to a new show recently green-lit as a for-broadcast pilot on the U.K.'s Channel 4....  read more

The Boss Rules Bonnaroo with a Pumped Fist

Usually at Bonnaroo, my musical ADD makes me hop from one show to another after six or eight songs—there’s just so much good stuff to hear. But two artists accounted for over five hours of my time yesterday—Wilco and Bruce Springsteen. A two-hour set from Wilco reminded me that the band has two of my favorite guitarists—Jeff Tweedy and Nils Cline—and Pat Sansone ain't no slouch. I Tweeted to the world (or at least the small portion of the world that gives a crap about my proclamations) that there are very few live bands better than Wilco right now. But...  read more