Arts & Entertainment
Say Yes
Yeasayer’s sophomore album Odd Blood is deceptive. The first song, “The Children,” is a pretentiously experimental jumble of robotic noises and creepy, boogeyman vocals.
Blockley Gets Lively
Located at 38th and Ludlow, the Blockley Pourhouse is one of the newest additions to the campus bar scene.
Defibrillator: "Sixteen Going On Seventeen," Sound Of Music (1965)
I was 16, going on 17 when I truly recognized the mesmerizing quality of Liesl and her merry troup of curtain-wearing siblings.
Dubstep Takes On The World
Once again, the Brits have beaten us to the punch with the next music craze: meet dubstep. This phenomenon, one that you don’t even know you’ve heard of, began in South London’s underground dance scene almost ten years ago.
R.I.P. Music Television
When I was a not-so-rebellious preteen, MTV was the coolest. My dad introduced me to The Real World and Spring Break, but it was the music videos that really got me.
The Worst Deja Vu
This is going to sound harsh, but we are exhausted. We are exhausted by the lack of rhythm and blues in today’s supposed R&B, churned out by a revolving door of producers who seem to have forgotten how to make a three-minute song original.
Spread The Message
After garnering Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay, fall release The Messenger is returning to theaters this week.
Guilty Pleasure: Josie And The Pussycats (2001)
Archie’s too-cool-for-school rock star friends, Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (a pre-train wreck Tara Reid) and Valerie (Rosario Dawson) leap off the comic book pages and onto the big screen in this tongue-in-cheek comedy.
Open The Shutters
Shutter Island, Scorsese and DiCaprio’s fourth collaboration, finds the legendary duo taking more risks than ever before.
Island Dream Team
Street caught up with legends Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Sir Ben Kingsley to discuss their new film, Shutter Island Street: How did you approach this film, and what drew you to the material? Martin Scorsese: I think I just tried to approach it from my own reaction to reading the material.
Highway To Hell
St. John of Las Vegas’ opening scene features Steve Buscemi under the unflattering glare of a convenience store’s fluorescent lights.
Go Fish
On the surface, Fish Tank seems like the white, British version of awards show-darling Precious. Both films feature teenage girls with big dreams in seemingly hopeless situations, living in poverty with negligent mothers and little guidance.
Werewolf?
Are werewolves the new vampires? Thanks to a certain tweenage book/movie sensation, it seems like our favorite hairy monsters are making a resurgence on the big screen.
In The Mood For Love
A complex web of relationships that all converge over the course of one day? You’re probably thinking you’ve already seen this movie.
One Track Mind
All lush vocals and sultry piano, “Crave You” is, in a word, captivating. Giselle Roselli’s brilliant melody and lovelorn lyrics are perfectly at home in the rich, musical world Flight Facilities have created; the retro, loungey vibe is offset by a perfectly modern breakdown and a few flawlessy placed claps and synths.
3-D Upgrades
If Avatar’s success is any indication, we can expect many more 3-D films in the future.
Ready For Take-Off
Flight Facilities, comprised of Aussie artists Jimmy 2 Sox and U-Go-B, are taking off this year.
A Dream Indeed
Beach House made big waves with their last album, Devotion, which was noted for its beautiful austerity and spartan soundscapes.
Guitar Gets Gangsta
One promise we can make about Lil Wayne’s latest album: the title is not a lie. On Rebirth, Wayne drops his regular proud-to-be-sleazy MC persona and embraces his inner head banger.
