Jun 02, 2017
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A hilarious and irreverent parody of one of cinema’s most absurd genres.
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Studio: CBS Films
Directed by Demetri Martin
Jun 02, 2017
Cinema
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It’s nice to be reminded from time to time that a film can come from a real place in a real person, and not a studio’s fantastical concept or a team of creatives trying to coordinate a remake, reboot or adaptation.
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Jun 02, 2017
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Blues obsession notwithstanding, Dan Auerbach has always been a pop songwriter. For every Skip James trick featured in the Black Keys songbook, there have been five more courtesy of Roy Orbison or Ray Davies (see: the cover of The Kinks’ “Act Nice and Gentle” on Rubber Factory).
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Jun 01, 2017
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One wouldn’t assume that a series of zeroes and ones could be sung in a convincing, let alone catchy, refrain. It might also seem equally impossible to sing a revolutionary new rendition of a song as overexposed as “The House of the Rising Sun.” Yet alt-J do all that and more on their new LP, Relaxer.
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Jun 01, 2017
Music
Chastity Belt
When we last heard from Chastity Belt, the band asked, “Is it cool to care?” The answer was the only response a group with songs like “Pussy Weed Beer” could deliver: “I don’t care.”
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May 31, 2017
Comic Books
Issue #60 - Father John Misty
Erik Kriek’s adaptation of five murder ballads, In the Pines is the rare graphic novel that comes with its own implied soundtrack.
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May 31, 2017
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2001’s Ghost World, directed by Terry Zwigoff and based on the eponymous comic book by Daniel Clowes, holds up remarkably well fifteen years later as a comedy which slyly subverts conventional teenage angst films via the sheer erudition of its script and power of its actors.
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May 30, 2017
Music
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Sufjan Stevens’ unpredictability in concert follows from an eclectic artistic spirit, one so regularly forged and informed by the voices of personal history. He’s as prone to folding into a pocket of quiet acoustic soul searching as he is to opening up the floodgates of orchestral and electronic embellishment that transcends a room.
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