/ mar 2010

1. 03.12.2010 | 12:23 PM EDT

   Secret Meeting Pt.1:
   The National Road Test High Violet Poised to release their followup to Boxer, The National gathered a few hundred friends, family and music press last night for the first of an intimate two-night stint at Bell House in Gowanus, Brookly...

2. 03.11.2010 | 3:23 PM EDT

   Practice Pad: Mistaken For Strangers This post needs little embellishment. Suffice to say, this kid is an inspiration to drummers and National fans as she pretty much nails the complex sticking patterns of Bryan Devendorf’s remarka...

/ feb 2010

1. 02.24.2010 | 4:23 EDT

   The Kitchen Sink:
   Your Creativity Down the Drain Those in creative fields still beholden to client demands (record labels, global brands, movie studios, corporate retailers, the list goes on…) are well familiar with the mercenary principle: yo...

2. 02.23.2010 | 4:23 PM EDT

   Artful CGI. Avatar Can Suck It. This is not narrative filmmaking, simply some stunning architectural sequences created entirely with CGI. Sweet use of rack-focus and the texture work is amazing. Avatar can suck it. Great stuff at t...

3. 02.09.2010 | 4:23 AM EDT

   Out of Office w/ The National Morissey once whined: “We hate it when our friends become successful.” Well, I kinda get the sentiment, but when it comes to The National boys, I defer to pride… What a thrill itR...

/ dec 2009

1. 12.19.2009 | 4:23 EDT

   Penned In, Pent Up + Put-Out:
   Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men At 83 years of age, the infallible Sidney Lumet wielded the newest HD technology to make 2007′s Before the Devil Knows Your Dead, a disturbing hell-ride that keeps furious pace next to other dar...

2. 12.01.2009 | 4:23 AM EDT

   Clever Villain, Handsome Devil “Y’all take a listen, you’ll hear a Deep Sound comin’ down from Bobby Peru.” An unforgettable bit of obliquely vulgar dialogue by Willem Dafoe in Wild at Heart. What cinephile among ...

/ nov 2009

1. 11.24.2009 | 4:23 EDT

   I’m Your Taco Man, Yes I Am. My Mexican abluelito onced asked my Welsh grandmother if she wouldn’t like a Jack & Coke, to whom she wryly replied: “Why ruin two good things by putting them together?” Indeed....

2. 11.19.2009 | 4:23 AM EDT

   Simon’s Le Chat Last year, an excerpt made the rounds on the Internets presenting a charming account of the joy’s and challenges of co-habitating with a feline. It can indeed be like living with a fuzzy, sure-...

3. 11.18.2009 | 4:23 AM EDT

   Robbing Peter to Pay…Themselves The greedy scumbags over at Bank of America, Chase and other financial “insittutions” have run amok with their latest dastardly practices: shaking down responsible consumers by shamelessly...