Arts & Entertainment
Defibrillator
Grandpaboy Mono 2002 Back in 2001, The Strokes released Is This It, claiming to "save" rock with their punk snotitude and delicate attention to not really caring.
Needle in a Haystack
Currently studying abroad in Australia, I live a block from the beach, enjoy daily 80-degree weather and meet beautiful girls with accents.
All That Jazz
My dad told me when I was younger that he first started listening to jazz when he was in college. At the time, I couldn't believe it - it seemed impossible anyone could, firstly, adopt an entire genre of music into their listening palate so late in life (yes, college students still seemed very old to me at the time) and secondly, could do so entirely on his own. As I think about it now, the reason for his late-blooming appreciation for jazz is all too obvious.
Never Back Down
If you like watching actors/models kick and punch their way through a nonexistent plot, this film is for you.
Huffin and Puffin
Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) seems to be making it his business to play the 30-something loser who snags the ultra hot, and of course terribly sweet, girl.
The Week in Music
2/28: RX Bandits and The English Beat The Trocadero, All Ages Break out your digital recorders and head down to Chinatown to catch five-piece California ska band the RX Bandits at the Troc.
Be Your Own Pet Interview
After the show, Street was able to catch up with lead singer Jemina Abegg and lead guitarist Jonas Stein to talk about the upcoming album, touring and their abrasive style of crowd control. Street: How does it feel to be back in Philadelphia? Jemina Abegg: We always have awesome shows in Philly so it's great to be back. Jonas Stein: The last time we were here was at the First Unitarian Church opening up for Sonic Youth.
Cross-Cultural Trumpeting
So this Egyptian police band walks into a remote Israeli town. After strong showings at every major film festival over the past six months, The Band's Visit finally opens in Philadelphia on Friday.
Pet Sounds
Last Saturday, packed into a South Philly basement stood roughly 100 of the city's most in-the-know music fans.
The Defibrillator
Robbie Robertson Storyville 1991 Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter from The Band, was always an amazing musician (everyone's soul aches, wishing they had written "The Weight"). Storyville, his second solo album, is a wonder, and though I've never seen it on anyone's shelf, it is filled with his most beautiful songs.
Pure Illumination
"You mean actual flames?" "Yes." "Well, we can't set Mick Jagger on fire." It would be redundant.
Coitus Legitimus
You're watching a movie with a couple of friends and that uncomfortable sex scene comes on screen. The actors aren't really having sex though, so it's okay to sneak a peek.
Definitely A Contact Sport
Michael Haneke's Funny Games is Pirandello on steroids. Its portrayal of authorial caprice and wantonness all in the name of "entertainment" and "plausibility" is brutal, draining and eminently revealing.
Be Kind, Check This Find
Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind is a movie that wants to be many things. It strives to be a movie about loving movies.
Spotlight On: The Balkans
If the last time you heard about the Balkans was when you wore your retainer in public, you should know that things have changed a bit.
Charlie Bartlett Interview
What audience is the Charlie Bartlett aimed at? When I first pitched to do the film, I said it's a movie for teenagers for anyone who has a teenager and anyone who ever was a teenager.
No Nose Job Here
The childhood bedtime story of the Ugly Duckling becomes a colorful modern fairytale in the film Penelope.
