May 28, 2012
Music
Bright Eyes
The year 2000, when Bright Eyes’ Fevers and Mirrors was initially released, was, in retrospect, the final vestige of an era of mystery, soon to be supplanted by Internet message board inundation and Twitter ubiquity.
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May 26, 2012
DVDs
Web Exclusive
By now, virtually of the major directors recognized in the 20th century pantheon have gotten the Blu-ray treatment, save Woody Allen. Now, the Blu-ray edition of Allen’s Annie Hall has arrived at last.
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Studio: The Weinstein Company
May 26, 2012
Cinema
Issue #41 - Yeasayer
One of the highest grossing French films of all time, The Intouchables is a broad-stroked portrait of the development of an unlikely friendship between the aristocratic paraplegic Philippe (François Cluzet) and his reluctant Senegalese caregiver Driss (Omar Sy).
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May 25, 2012
Music
Issue #41 - Yeasayer
The good news is, with a Sigur Rós album, you know what you’re getting into. The bad news is…oh, come on, you thought there was truly any bad news associated with a new Sigur Rós album?
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May 25, 2012
Music
Issue #41 - Yeasayer
If Teen Daze is Max Fischer, chillwave is his Rushmore. Unlike contemporaries such as Toro Y Moi and Washed Out—who graduated from the pseudo-genre’s lackadaisical backbeats and murky synths on the strength of their pop chops—the nameless Canadian producer seems happy to wallow in the world of hazy electro soundscapes.
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May 25, 2012
Live
I Break Horses
A sold-out house greeted Maria Lindén and Fredrik Balck at their first ever Los Angeles show on Wednesday night. The Swedish duo—who perform as I Break Horses—were rolling through town in support of last year’s excellent debut Hearts.
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May 24, 2012
Music
Weird Dreams
Weird Dreams aren’t quite as odd as they make themselves out to be, despite a casual reference to “666” or naming a jaunty little tune “River of the Damned.” Choreography is an album that owes its very existence to the twin pillars of The Beatles and The Beach Boys, the kind of retro jangle-pop people listen to when reminiscing about the glories of summers past.
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May 24, 2012
Music
Issue #41 - Yeasayer
San Francisco’s all-femme post-punk trio returns with a third album, the first on their very own record label.
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May 23, 2012
Music
Soulsavers
Over their last two albums, Rich Machin and Ian Glover of Soulsavers have created epic soundscapes of emotion, filled out by guest singers who penned lyrics and sang to Machin and Glover’s compositions.
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May 23, 2012
Music
Unsprung
Ursprung is a new studio project from German electronic music producer/DJ Hendrik Weber, aka Pantha du Prince, and Stephan Abry of Workshop. Where this pair’s creative leanings typically involve electronic music, Ursprung places the guitar at its center.
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