September 2010
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The Other Guys
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Directed By: Adam McKay
Written By: Chris Henchy, Adam McKay
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 47 min.
In Theaters: Sep 9
Starring: Will Ferrel, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
The Other Guys represents something interesting to me, because for all intents and purposes, it’s a bad movie. However, with that said, I can’t bring myself to feel that way, or...
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Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex? // A Great...
Release Date: June 22nd, 2010 Genre: Indie rock, pop Label: None MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/agreatbigpileofleaves
Hearing about A Great Big Pile Of Leaves’ debut full-length, Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?, will probably result in more than a few “can you repeat that for me?”s, but is memorable enough to remember to look up. It’s also 50 minutes of damn good music. Anyone who has...
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Interpol // Interpol
Release Date: September 7th, 2010 Genre: Alternative, Shoegaze Label: Matador MySpace: www.myspace.com/interpol
The first thing that strikes me about Interpol as a band, is that, over their whole career, (the course of four albums) they’ve done an incredible job of crafting a sound where a listener can instantly hear a song and say, “yep, that’s Interpol”. Now whether this is a good...
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Studio: Universal Pictures
Directed By: Edgar Wright
Written By: Brian O’Malley
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Action, Romance, Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.
In Theaters: Aug 12
Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
For anyone short on time, who doesn’t have time to read this entire review, here’s the short version:
Scott Pilgrim vs The World is one of the best films of 2010, and...
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Business Casual // Chromeo
Release Date: September 14, 2010 Genre: Electrofunk Label: Turbo MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/chromeo
Continuing from my last review (Illumination // Miami Horror), we’ve got some more succulent dance music from Montreal to sate our ever-hungry dance nerves. I spoke last time about how there’s a lack of real dance music available to those who don’t want to dig around in CD stores for...
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Illumination // Miami Horror
Miami Horror is a funky little electro project from Australia. I remember seeing them at the beginning of the year playing at Big Day Out, and to be honest, even though I’d never heard any of their music to begin with, I was totally swept up with the sound they had which I can only really describe as god-damn danceable. Seriously, this bunch knows how to get your feet moving. They had a...
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An Interview with Houston's The Ride Home
Houston’s The Ride Home is on the rise. Conscious about the reality of performing music, their new music has a quality of its own. Unlike on their previous demo, Old News, it’s an experience and a feeling… something that the listener can connect with. Evolving over the past several years, they’ve reached a point where they’re finding their true sound. Tomorrow, they will release their first...
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Bow and Quiver // imadethismistake
The whole feeling of imadethismistake’s record, Bow and Quiver, can only be described as triumphant. Triumphant, in that it is both victorious and powerful sounding, but also incorporates spoken word poetry within punk music in a most original way so that it hits the listener like a wave of fresh air.
The opening track, “New York,” is a bluesy opening, accompanied by a steady drumbeat...
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The Suburbs // The Arcade Fire
The Arcade Fire has always had a very distinct sound to their music. From their debut, Funeral, it was obvious that this was a band to watch in the future, and their second release, Neon Bible, showed that they weren’t a one hit wonder kind of band. Their lyrical musings of neighborhoods, families, death, and coming of age in Funeral were perfectly set against their darker, brooding,...
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Urgency // Superhumanoids
After a while, listening to energetic, messy, exaggerated music can get on ones nerves. Constant distorted guitars and massive crescendos are all well and good, but it’s a good idea to break it up with something a bit more considered. This is where Urgency from LA outfit Superhumanoids fits perfectly. The four piece group has only begun doing official releases within this year, all of them...