Arts & Entertainment
Defibrillator: Weezer, "Weezer" (1994)
In first grade my favorite song was “Buddy Holly.” I memorized the lyrics proudly, ready to show them off to the only willing audience I had: my older, cooler siblings.
Your Summer in Music: 2009
Which concert attendee are you? Let’s face it, working the drive-thru window at Taco Bell this summer is going to leave you with more dollar bills than you know what to do with.
‘Tric: a Treat
Despite stadium-ready hooks, polished vocals and slick guitars, Fantasies isn’t a selling out moment for Metric so much as the next step in a logical progression.
Speak of the Devil
With lead vocals (Eddie Argos) reminiscent of Bobby “BORIS” Pickett’s hit tune “Monster Mash,” and Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, rhymes like “satisfaction” and “can’t stop scratchin’” and subject matter ranging from using a cell phone as an alarm clock while riding public transportation to looking for missing socks, it might be hard to for anyone to believe that Frank Black produced Art Brut vs.
Days of Our (College) Lives
Get accepted. Getting into college is tougher than it used to be, so you may need to resort to stealing the SATs.
Guilty Pleasure: Frequency (2000)
It’s impossible to describe the plot of Frequency without sounding like a raving lunatic, but I’ll do my best.
Going Solo
In The Soloist, sardonic divorced journalist Steve Lopez (Downey Jr.) is searching for his next story.
Top 15 Movies Coming Out This Summer
1. Rudo y Cursi (5/8) The boys from Y tu mamá también play rival soccer champions. A better combination does not exist.
Earth to Disney
Cashing in on Earth Day, Disney brings us Earth, a nature documentary chronicling the trials and tribulations of various adorable critters.
Wright on the Money
Street: Why was it so important for you to use volunteer members of the homeless community as extras? Joe Wright: I felt I had no absolutely right to speak for them and just pick their lives without their involvement.
Tokyo Drift
Wind enters through an unclosed window, disturbing an otherwise serene home. This opening scene of Tokyo Sonata foreshadows the storm brewing in the Sasaki family.
Observing & Reporting
Street: Where did you look for inspiration when playing this darker character? Seth Rogen: Inspiration is not a word that comes up a lot when talking about my acting career. Street: Do you see any similarities between your character and yourself? SR: No, not really.
State of the Union
The spheres of politics and journalism converge around two mysterious deaths in the sleek thriller State of Play. Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe), a streetwise reporter, quickly immerses himself in the case.
He Was Just Seventeen
There are two kinds of people who will like 17 Again. One is someone who will recognize the sad irony of Matthew Perry (“The One Who Was That Guy On Friends”), an actual has-been, playing a has-been.
Defibrillator: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Before John Travolta hammed it up in drag, the MGM movie/musical reigned supreme. Sure, Singin’ in the Rain may get all the credit in the history books, but dig deeper and you’ll discover a cinematic gem: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the story of the feisty tavern cook Milly and her search for love and family in 1850s Oregon. Unfortunately for Milly, when she marries backwoodsman Adam Pontipee, she’s forced to take care of his six brothers, who are blessed with the charm and manners of drunken Penn students at Fling.
WTFork?
Neil Young has always done whatever he wants, and with Fork in the Road, he’s created an album entirely about electric cars.
Pro Kahn
Save for the occasional overly-contrived pop star, it wasn’t too long ago when cool chicks had a hard time asserting their dominance in a sea of musical testosterone.
Turning Up the heat
Now We Can See, The Thermals’ long-anticipated follow-up to their 2006 album, The Body, The Blood, The Machine, delivers contemplative and often somber lyrics packaged sweetly in methodically structured pop-punk sing-a-longs.
Guilty Pleasure: Ashlee Simpson, "Autobiography" (2004)
As the old saying goes, there are four things that every true musician needs: a former member of 98 Degrees as a brother-in-law, lip service from Ryan Cabrera, a very, very loving father and a reality show.
