Is “Kroll Show” the Best Thing on TV Right Now?
The answer is: Yes. Yes it is.¹ It’s not only that comedian Nick Kroll demonstrates incredible talent for capturing — in his character Liz, for example — the hysteria surrounding Kim […]
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Endless Highway: An Interview with Kelley McRae
[Editor’s note: This is a re-post of an article originally published on April 8, 2013. Because Kelley McRae will be giving another house show in Fort Lauderdale tomorrow, we decided […]
Everything Old is New Again: The Music of Dead Combo
To put it simply, Dead Combo is an obscure (at least for Americans) Portuguese band. Obscure, yes, because they are relatively unknown stateside. But also obscure in a musical sense. When […]
On the Record 04.03.13
Editor’s Note: Every week (unless he’s touring), Alex Cordova will be giving you a list of a selection of the new music set to come out during that week, along […]
A Beatles’ Album Cover Gives Us Pause
A cover of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” signed by all four Beatles has sold for $290,500. Let me repeat: a signed album cover — cardstock with a little […]
Found Canaletto = Treasure Story Surprise!
Apparently, the Denver Art Museum has been housing an original Canaletto in its basement for almost a decade. “Housing” might not be the best word for it, though; perhaps “the […]
It’s My Tilda Swinton in a Box
Modern art just got a lot… well, sleepier. Tilda Swinton, who most recently starred in “Moonrise Kingdom”, has been seen multiple times in the last week at the Museum of […]
New Music Tuesday
A few notables you may want to add to your library, whether you’re stressing over your March Madness bracket, or lost in your post-graduation life plan crisis. The Strokes — […]
The Magic of Monet
I had the opportunity to see parts of Claude Monet’s “Haystacks” series about a year ago in Chicago. I was in town primarily to visit some family and search out […]
Little Utopia 