Published by Simon & Schuster
Dec 03, 2013
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Linda Ronstadt recently disclosed that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and can no longer sing. Simple Dreams finds her taking a look back at her 40-plus year career.
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Dec 03, 2013
Music
Xiu Xiu
An entire record of Nina Simone covers is probably not how most people expected Xiu Xiu to follow last year’s Always. Yet given the capricious nature of Jamie Stewart’s avant-garde ensemble, it’s unlikely to be a decision that surprises many.
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Studio: Magnet
Directed by Ruairi Robinson
Dec 03, 2013
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In the final twenty hours of a six-month mission, a group of scientists discover microbial life on Mars.
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Dec 03, 2013
Music
John Wizards
When it comes to John Wizards, serendipity has a lot to answer for: a chance encounter on the streets of Cape Town led to one of the most mellifluous and self-assured debuts of 2013.
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Dec 02, 2013
Music
bEEdEEgEE
Gang Gang Dance’s primum mobile finally struck out on his own and the result is good-very good, even.
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Studio: FilmDistrict
Directed by Spike Lee
Dec 02, 2013
Cinema
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Spike Lee steps out of his comfort zone with Oldboy, a “reinterpretation” of Chan-wook Park’s 2003 classic.
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Dec 02, 2013
Music
The Blow
Punchy and direct, “Make It Up” starts off The Blow‘s self-titled album brightly, with the kind of gusto that made 2006’s Paper Television gobs and gobs of fun. Glitchy samples, a chorus full of joyful harmonies, and an uptempo beat make for an infectious pop masterpiece.
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Nov 29, 2013
Music
Sparks
At the very least, the brothers Ron and Russell Mael, otherwise known as Sparks, deserve a trophy for perseverance. Over the course of more than four decades, Sparks’ artistic evolution has been intriguing, even if that meant denting the Billboard charts only occasionally.
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