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  • Interview: Department of Eagles

    Interview

    Department of Eagles

    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:36:22

    Sporting a member from the universally lauded folk outfit Grizzly Bear, Department of Eagles will undoubtedly be approached by many with a ...more

  • Interview: Marc Broussard

    Interview

    Marc Broussard

    Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:36:59

    Somewhere on the road right now, there's a good chance that Marc Broussard is golfing. "Every day that we have off, we play golf, so that's always a ...more

  • Interview: Simon Pegg

    Interview

    Simon Pegg

    Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:55:40

    Simon Pegg is a master satirist, having skewered popular genre conventions in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz to the delight of fanboys (Peggheads?) ...more

  • Interview: Benji Hughes

    Interview

    Benji Hughes

    Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:13:53

    "Speak softly and carry a big hook" should be Benji Hughes's motto. The burly singer's soft-spoken nature belies the fact that he can carry a melody ...more

  • Interview: Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt

    Interview

    Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt

    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:33:38

    In Rachel Getting Married, actresses Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt play estranged sisters who reunite upon the occasion of a family wedding. ...more

  • Interview: Deerhoof

    Interview

    Deerhoof

    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:57:03

    Over the past decade, Deerhoof have established themselves as an inimitable voice in indie music without glomming onto a single aesthetic. Their ...more

  • Interview: Trivium

    Interview

    Trivium

    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:21:04

    Things aren't always what they seem—especially in North Carolina. "We're in Asheville, which is a really fucking cool city," exclaims Trivium frontman ...more

  • Interview: Stuart Townsend and Martin Henderson

    Interview

    Stuart Townsend and Martin Henderson

    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:15:17

    Creating lasting change is seldom an easy task. Just ask the more than 40,000 people who protested the Word Trade Organization’s 1999 summit in ...more

  • Interview: Screenwriter Jenny Lumet of Rachel Getting Married

    Interview

    Screenwriter Jenny Lumet of Rachel Getting Married

    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:39:08

    Jenny Lumet may have a recognizable surname, but in penning Rachel Getting Married she has forged a creative identity wholly her own. The film stars ...more

  • Interview: T.I.

    Interview

    T.I.

    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:56:07

    Rapper T.I. is a man of few words. He speaks in a quiet, almost reserved timbre. He's of slight build. But the Southern-born hip-hopper's physical ...more

  • Politics as Usual

    Termanology

    Politics as Usual

    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:13:38

    The latest album from East Coast rapper Termanology finds him in solid—if unspectacular—form, continuing to re-vitalize some extremely familiar ...more

  • Fabric 42

    Âme

    Fabric 42

    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:02:03

    For the 42nd release in a series of monthly compilations, London's ultra-hip nightclub, Fabric, brings in Germany's answer to the Detroit House style ...more

  • When Skies Wash Ashore

    Straight Line Stitch

    When Skies Wash Ashore

    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:54:52

    The last few years have seen the fairer sex become a dominant force in the typically testosterone-driven world of metal. Since the gender barriers ...more

  • Lightbulbs

    Fujiya & Miyagi

    Lightbulbs

    Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:35:38

    On Fujiya & Miyagi's 2006 breakout Transparent Things, the Brighton, U.K. trio displayed a knack for taking dark bass grooves and electro-style ...more

  • The Stoop

    Little Jackie

    The Stoop

    Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:35:30

    New York's got its fire hydrants, and Georgia's got its swimming holes, but all of us like to get wet and play in the summer. Little Jackie finds ...more

  • Carried to Dust

    Calexico

    Carried to Dust

    Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:34:08

    2006's Garden Ruin tamped down Calexico's more explorative side, making a bid for more straightforward alt-country tuneage. It was billed as the ...more

  • WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip

    Madlib

    WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip

    Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:32:15

    We know that Madlib likes to play. The rapper does so with his alter egos Quasimoto and Madvillian. His constant production work with the likes of ...more

  • Furr

    Blitzen Trapper

    Furr

    Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:30:51

    Prior Blitzen Trapper work has often been characterized as "schizophrenic," and indeed, they seem to have poached from every imaginable guitar-driven ...more

  • Live and Lawless

    Unwritten Law

    Live and Lawless

    Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:22:33

    Like those funny little anecdotes that so often stall halfway through the retelling, live albums might seem like a great idea, but they usually end up ...more

  • Learn to Live

    Darius Rucker

    Learn to Live

    Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:11:00

    It's possible, of course, that there is some muse beckoning to Darius Rucker's soul, leaving him with little choice but to create. It's possible too ...more



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