A Bird of the Air

By Jonah Flicker at 10:18 PM on October 17, 2011

A Bird of the Air is a rare film that compiles just about everything that can go wrong with a comedy: overly quirky female lead, brooding male lead who just can’t seem to let himself get close to said female, saccharine soundtrack, even sappier love story, small town setting (somewhere in New Mexico in this case), and, most importantly, an animal as an important plot element. This utterly unfunny film fails even as it tries desperately hard at every turn. And as cliché after cliché leaps forth from the screen, one can’t help but feel sorry for the actors struggling...  read more

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Pam Grier: Being Jackie Brown

By Michael Dunaway at 11:45 AM on October 10, 2011

Talking to Pam Grier is like talking to Jackie, Foxy and Coffy all in one. She sounds positively joyful that Quentin Tarantino’s underappreciated gem Jackie Brown is finally coming to Blu-Ray. Her speech is punctuated with coos and chuckles, and the whole conversation takes on a vibey, ’70s-era groove.  read more

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Fruit Bats: A Folkin' Decade of Albums

By Alexandra Fletcher at 10:08 AM on October 10, 2011

“The indie-rock middle class is a large burgeoning tax bracket that a lot of people don’t know about. It’s a strange place to live, but it’s a living.”  read more

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Mastodon: A More Democratic Metal

By Ryan Reed at 10:44 AM on October 7, 2011

It’s a testament to Mastodon’s general bad-assery that guitarist Bill Kelliher is able to sound like a metal titan even while picking up his young son from elementary school.  read more

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From The Vault: Tom Petty - "Even The Losers"

By Paste Staff at 10:00 AM on October 7, 2011

After a warm introduction from Bill Graham, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers took to the Winterland stage the night before the revered venue would be closed forever with a capstone set by the Grateful Dead on New Year's Eve.   read more

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Live From Newport: David Wax Museum

By Max Blau at 1:30 PM on October 6, 2011

Watch David Wax Museum perform "Yes, Maria, Yes" and "Wait For Me" at this year's Newport Folk Festival.  read more

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Listening To My Life: Pop-Punk As Religion

By Allie Conti at 1:00 PM on October 6, 2011

Despite an overwhelmingly negative critical consensus, pop-punk is a sacred genre, a fact I will argue until my dying breath (after which “At Your Funeral” by Saves the Day will undoubtedly play as my requiem).  read more

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Zola Jesus: Getting Better All The Time

By Max Blau at 11:50 AM on October 6, 2011

Nika Roza Danilova is a little obsessed with the future. It’s not that the 22-year-old behind the pensive electronic-pop project Zola Jesus isn’t content with the present; she’s just more focused with the idea of doing things better.  read more

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Trampled By Turtles Stomp Through SXSW

By Paste Staff at 9:30 AM on October 6, 2011

Watch Trampled By Turtles stomp through SXSW, playing seven songs at Paste's Party in Austin this past March.  read more

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Indigo Girls: Beauty Queen Sister

By Adam Vitcavage at 4:34 PM on October 5, 2011

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls have known each other since elementary school and have been playing music together for over 25 years. Their songs have always been pleasant folk-country stories and with the duo’s twelfth studio album, Beauty Queen Sister Indigo Girls continue that trend.  read more

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