Jun 20, 2011
Live
Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums are punk. Don’t let their jazz school educations; Andreas Werliin’s inventive percussive lines, or Mariam Wallentin’s artful vocal-slurs, tell you any different. More
Jun 20, 2011
Live
Seeing Friendly Fires live is a bit like stepping into a disco ball. Audibly at least. The sound swirls around you, tightly wound verses exploding into lush, melodic choruses. Look closely—you can see the sparkles in the air. More
Jun 19, 2011
Music
Web Exclusive
It's astonishing that after For Emma, Forever Ago created a snapshot portrait of the artist post breakup—angry, depressed, beaten—Justin Vernon could make a record that's so positively upbeat. More
Jun 17, 2011
Music
#36 - Music vs. Comedy
"Can't You Tell" is an excellent pop song, a head-nodding, foot-tapping good time. Unfortunately, the rest of Vetiver's fifth full-length album doesn't quite live up to it. More
Oni Press
Writer: Cullen Bunn; Art: Brian Hurtt
Jun 16, 2011
Comic Books
Web Exclusive
The Sixth Gun primarily concerns mystical weapons—six pistols, each of which granting its wielder a unique set of powers—and the cast of characters who either wield or covet them. Taking place in the proverbial post-Civil War Wild West, this first volume collects issues 1-6 of the series.
More
Jun 16, 2011
Music
Web Exclusive
It’s widely accepted that the prolific nature of the reigning garage rock bands spurting out of San Francisco and Brooklyn (seeming sister cities in the current indie scene’s lockdown on all that is rocking) is tied to their expedited recording processes. More
Jun 15, 2011
Music
Web Exclusive
At this stage in the colorful career of Fucked Up, the truly logical thing to do was to release a double-length concept album. After a string of early collector-bait hardcore punk singles, 2006's Hidden World presented the Canadian band as a steamrolling, arena-rock-meets-punk colossus. More
Jun 14, 2011
Music
Web Exclusive
When Chuck Klosterman referred to Brian Burton (Danger Mouse, that is) as the “D.J. Auteur” in the New York Times Magazine nearly five years ago, many key elements for 2011’s Rome were already in place. More
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Directed by: Don McGlynn
Jun 13, 2011
Cinema
Web Exclusive
Director Don McGlynn's documentary chronicle of the history of Gospel music is so rich with electrifying archival performance clips that, a few years ago, it would have sparked a follow-up run to Tower Records or Virgin Megastore to peruse these artists' recordings. More
Jun 13, 2011
Music
Web Exclusive
The layers of references in almost anything by Philadelphia group Man Man are manifold. There's a touch of Latin swing here, a sea shanty feel there, a Waits-ian growl from frontman Honus Honus here, or maybe it's just the sounds playing tricks? More
