The Leaderboard: Now You're Playing Without Power

By Jordan Mammo at 2:08 PM on September 16, 2012

Jordan Mammo looks at how Japanese developers Katsura Hashino and Atlus Persona Team marginalize the player in Catherine.   read more

Found in: Games, Features

The Half Light: The Trip and the Loneliness of Friendship

By Shane Ryan at 10:17 AM on September 14, 2012

I kept meaning to see “The Trip,” Michael Winterbottom’s road movie starring British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, back when it was in theaters in 2010.  read more

Found in: Movies, Columns

Sophia Takal Explores the Green-Eyed Monster

By Michael Dunaway at 5:15 PM on September 13, 2012

They say you should write what you know. When it came time for indie actor Sophia Takal to write her striking first feature film Green, she took what “they” say to heart in a big way.  read more

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Will Johnson: Amblin' Man

By Stephen M. Deusner at 3:45 PM on September 13, 2012

Will Johnson describes himself as a “habitual walker.” A mainstay on the Denton, Texas, scene, the singer/songwriter takes long walks—which occasionally turn into runs—to clear his mind while recording.  read more

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Animal Collective

By Ryan Reed at 9:45 AM on September 13, 2012

Back in 2009, Animal Collective released Merriweather Post Pavilion: a sparkling psych-pop opus that, seemingly overnight, cemented its status as a modern-day masterpiece. No one was prepared for it, not even the band.  read more

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The Raveonettes: L.A. Story

By Steve LaBate at 3:30 PM on September 12, 2012

Drugs, Failure and Inspiration in the City of Angels  read more

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Field Report: The Best of What's Next

By Hilary Hughes at 1:12 PM on September 12, 2012

Scores of musicians flock to Austin to premiere new material and (hopefully) reach a wealth of new fans at South by Southwest, but few bands make a SXSW show their literal debut.  read more

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Giving Back: Stephen Kellog and the Sixers

By Erin Levin at 12:22 PM on September 12, 2012

The first time I saw Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Goose stripped down on stage. The next time they raised $150 with me for the UVA Children’s Hospital. And the third, we were all backstage at Madison Square Garden.   read more

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The Avett Brothers: Songs of Life and Death

By Josh Jackson at 11:30 AM on September 12, 2012

Scott Avett doesn’t cry often. When he and his brother Seth were growing up in Concord, N.C., just north of Charlotte, their daddy told them, “Don’t cry too much; you’ll run out of tears.”  read more

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Calexico: Algiers

By Douglas Heselgrave at 5:27 PM on September 11, 2012

After playing together for more than 20 years, it’s understandable that Joey Burns and John Covertino—who together form the nucleus of Calexico—felt creatively restless and compelled to tinker with their trademark sound for their seventh album, Algiers.   read more

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