Celebrations: The two words on everyone’s lips this weekend are Mad Men. The show will even be screening, in its entirety an hour early, on the big screen in Times Square! Check out our guide to Mad Men shopping, art, architecture and food in NYC. Film Openings: Life During Wartime – A new film by Todd Soldonz as ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Arcade Fire
Stream The Stripes, Photoshopping Elizabeth I, and Death Cab Opera Covers
Quick, go stream the music from the White Stripes’ upcoming tour documentary, “Under The Great White Northern Lights” before they turn off the tap! (Vulture) Saucy opera star Renee Fleming is now promoting an album of covers including songs by Band of Horses, Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, and The Mars Volta. Curious. (Guardian UK) Those ... Read More »
The Scene In Six Sounds: The Blogosphere
From the vicious spiel of celebrity blogging stars like Perez Hilton to the underground waves produced by those touting the latest in lovable indie starlets, there’s no doubting that these days, popular blogs and their musical tastes can be considered a scene. Not only are record labels happily shipping album after album to the more popular pontificators in the hope ... Read More »
The Scene In Six Sounds: Canada
Despite being the butt of many musical jokes (see Bryan Adams, Nickelback and Celine Dion), Canada is something of a musical hub right now. In fact, you’ll find many of the world’s most fashionable bands in residence, wowing critics more and more by the day. While Canada’s superstars might not have taken the world by storm in terms of sheer ... Read More »
Good Idea/Bad Idea
For a while we’ve been following ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ Spike Jonze’s long-awaited adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s children’s classic. We dig the trailer and we love the behind-the-scenes site, and we can’t wait til the film comes out on Oct. 16. But there’s one thing we’re just not sure we can get behind: the video game. First off there’s ... Read More »