Oct 12, 2015
Music
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The horrific accident that nearly killed Bradford Cox has clearly changed his outlook, and by extension, the music of Deerhunter. Gone is the gnashing of teeth and the back of the throat growl. Cox’s vocals often sounded as though they were squeezing out the last of the tube.
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BBC America, Saturdays 10/9 Central
Oct 09, 2015
TV
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History Channel’s Vikings is one of the best depictions of the Viking era on TV today. It’s only natural, then, that other channels would seek to replicate it to some degree or other. BBC America’s The Last Kingdom takes replication to the extreme, though.
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Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Directed by Takashi Miike
Oct 09, 2015
Cinema
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This is not an entry-level Takashi Miike movie.
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Oct 09, 2015
Music
SEXWITCH
SEXWITCH‘s groove is impossible to ignore. For a collaboration between Bat For Lashes’ dark queen Natasha Khan and shoegaze-psych masters Toy, these six recordings are infinitely looser than their creators’ back catalogues suggest.
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Oct 08, 2015
Music
Glen Hansard
The cover of Glen Hansard‘s Didn’t He Ramble is deceiving: a wintry window defaced by scratches that serves as a barrier between the listener and songwriter. Anyone familiar with The Frames and Swell Season singer knows his songs offer a warm invitation into his world.
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Studio: Stage6
Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson
Oct 08, 2015
Cinema
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Todd Strauss-Schulson’s parody isn’t as clever as other meta horror-comedies, but slasher devotees will find plenty to like.
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Oct 07, 2015
Music
Editors
While it still may not rank with Editors’ finest work, In Dream is the sound of a band finally moving on and discovering new ground rather than dwelling on past concerns, and the better for it.
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Published by Princeton Architectural Press
Oct 06, 2015
Books
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The Musician Says is a pocket-sized collection of quotes from a diverse collection of artists, meant to illuminate the musician’s experience.
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Oct 06, 2015
Music
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Girl Band by name, girl band by nature? Not this one. The Irish quartet are all male purveyors of guttural noise punk whose debut LP Holding Hands With Jamie is as searing as it comes.
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Oct 05, 2015
Music
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There is unlimited supply, on the Internet and in “real life,” of opinions about Miley Cyrus, but nobody can deny that she is interesting. The young, innocent girl behind Hannah Montana—a property often synonymous with Disney’s clean, family-friendly image—gradually evolves into a typical child-star trainwreck, exploring drugs and sexuality, and then into something else entirely: a relentlessly real, authentic, down-for-anything crazy person.
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