Dec 05, 2012
By Hays Davis
Martha Wainwright
Where some artists coming from a family of established performers might go to extremes to ensure that they find a voice of their own, Martha Wainwright found herself going full circle recently to find hers back at the source. The daughter of singer/songwriters Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (as well as the sister of Rufus Wainwright), Wainwright chose the last song McGarrigle wrote (she died in 2010) as the centerpiece of her new album, Come Home to Mama More
Nov 30, 2012
By Austin Trunick
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For his third feature film, writer/director Andrew Dominik has adapted George V. Higgin’s classic crime novel, Cogan’s Trade. Transposed from 1970s Boston to New Orleans during the 2008 election season, Killing Them Softly takes Higgins’ crime story and places it in a new, very modern context. More
Nov 30, 2012
By Christopher Roberts
Slow Club
In conjunction with our Protest Issue we asked several artists the same set of politically-themed questions. Charles Watson of U.K. band Slow Club provided these answers. Last year the duo (which also features Rebecca Taylor) released their acclaimed second album, Paradise, via Moshi Moshi. More
Nov 29, 2012
By Michele Yamamoto
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Tilly and the Wall have always confounded the normal dynamics of a live show. The Omaha-born band might even be having more fun than you at their shows. And what’s more, this is true of their albums as well. All of their endeavors, including their latest release, Heavy Mood, have been guided by one simple objective—fun. More
Nov 28, 2012
By Lily Moayeri
A Place to Bury Strangers
After watching Flashdance, there can be a lingering desire to live in a warehouse. Jennifer Beals’ character brings a cache to making a storage space that is meant for inanimate objects your home. This desire is rekindled every time that movie airs on television, and A Place to Bury Strangers’ Oliver Ackermann is not immune to it. More
